As the group announced on Thursday, total production for the 2021/22 fiscal year (as of the end of September) rose to CHF 10.5 billion, up from CHF 6.1 billion the previous year. However, the company’s own electricity generation from nuclear, hydro and renewable energies declined, and Axpo had to compensate by purchasing electricity from the market.
As a result, adjusted operating result EBIT of CHF 392 million was significantly lower than in the previous year (CHF 643 million). This does not account for the negative return on decommissioning and divestment funds (+13.6 percent after +12.4 percent), which impacts the operating result by 327 million.
Reported EBITDA, which includes all special factors, was 1.7 billion after 516 million the previous year. As a result, Axpo posted a corporate profit of 594 million after 607 million in the prior year 2020/21. It was stated that no dividends will be paid due to the credit line issued by the federal government.
Axpo has not used the federal bailout to date. At the beginning of October, a federal bailout for systemically important electricity companies totaling CHF 10 billion went into effect. This is connected with conditions that are not very attractive to buyers of funds.
The reversal of the value of the power plant park realized by the Group, taking into account the rapid increase in electricity prices and future price expectations, had a very positive effect. (kae/SDA)