Financial Statements of Repower AG, Brusio

Notes to the financial statements: C. Notes

1 Net sales

 

2018

2017

CHF thousand

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

691,709

613,259

Revenue from energy sales

688,275

606,342

Gains on held-for-trading positions

3,434

6,917

2 Depreciation/amortisation and impairment

 

2018

2017

CHF thousand

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation/amortisation and impairment

–31,728

–26,792

Depreciation of tangible assets

–15,966

–15,358

Amortisation of intangible assets

–6,207

–6,215

Amortisation of financial assets and investments

-

–10

Impairment of tangible assets

-

–510

Impairment of financial assets and investments

–9,555

–4,699

3 Extraordinary, non-recurring or prior-period income

 

2018

2017

CHF thousand

 

 

 

 

 

Extraordinary, non-recurring or prior period income

1,217

17,210

Gains on disposals of assets

782

3,648

Other extraordinary, non-recurring or prior period income 1)

435

13,562

1) In the year under review, this position mainly includes insurance reimbursements for claims and an indemnity received following the termination of a contract relating to a pre-emption right (previous year: primarly the release of reversion provisions).

4 Extraordinary, non-recurring or prior period expenses

 

2018

2017

CHF thousand

 

 

 

 

 

Extraordinary, non-recurring or prior period expenses

–354

–801

Loss on disposals of assets under construction

–5

–350

Loss on disposals of assets

–347

–335

Other extraordinary, non-recurring or prior period expenses

–2

–116

5 Cash and cash equivalents and current assets listed at the stock exchange

 

31.12.2018

31.12.2017

CHF thousand

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents and current assets listed at the stock exchange

381,312

432,812

Cash and cash equivalents

217,094

332,721

Energy trading

27,320

307

Positive replacement values of held for trading positions

136,898

99,784

6 Current securities and other financial instruments not listed at the stock exchange

 

31.12.2018

31.12.2017

CHF thousand

 

 

 

 

 

Current securities and other financial instruments not listed at the stock exchange

61,269

20,000

Fixed- term deposits (maturity within 12 months)

61,269

20,000

7 Receivables from goods and services

 

31.12.2018

31.12.2017

CHF thousand

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable

322,063

262,269

Third parties

273,097

215,041

Participants and management bodies

11,952

15,846

Investments

37,014

31,382

8 Other receivables

 

31.12.2018

31.12.2017

CHF thousand

 

 

 

 

 

Other receivables

8,246

8,222

Third parties

6,953

6,929

Investments

1,293

1,293

9 Inventories and non-invoiced services

 

31.12.2018

31.12.2017

CHF thousand

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories and non-invoiced services

10,725

11,590

Inventories

6,428

8,345

Non-invoiced services

4,297

3,245

10 Financial assets

 

31.12.2018

31.12.2017

CHF thousand

 

 

 

 

 

Financial assets

233,687

245,709

Securities

2,547

2,542

Fixed-term deposits >12 months

20,000

40,000

Non-current receivables third parties

411

822

Loans to investments 1)

210,729

202,345

1) In the «Loans to investments» there is a credit, for which a subordination of 350 thousand francs has been granted.

11 Intangible assets

 

31.12.2018

31.12.2017

CHF thousand

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

16,507

21,549

Concessions and reversion waiver compensation 1)

12,562

18,100

Rights of use 1)

1,307

1,136

Software

2,223

1,756

Intangible assets under development

415

557

1) In the year under review concessions and rights of use were reclassified from tangible assets to intangible assets.

12 Trade creditors

 

31.12.2018

31.12.2017

CHF thousand

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts payable

298,140

239,621

Third parties

271,289

210,675

Participants and management bodies

12,767

10,078

Investments

14,084

18,868

13 Current interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

31.12.2018

31.12.2017

CHF thousand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate

Duration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

2,029

27,029

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

 

-

25,000

Private placement

3.660%

2008-2018

-

25,000

 

 

 

 

 

Other current interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

2,029

2,029

Investments

 

 

2,029

2,029

14 Other current liabilities

 

31.12.2018

31.12.2017

CHF thousand

 

 

 

 

 

Other current liabilities

136,571

121,998

Third parties

132,510

115,407

Participants and management bodies

3,133

5,768

Investments

928

823

 

 

 

Other current liabilities

136,571

121,998

Negative replacement values of held for trading positions

124,263

94,904

Other current liabilities

12,308

27,094

15 Non-current interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

31.12.2018

31.12.2017

CHF thousand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate

Duration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

369,520

392,378

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

 

136,346

138,510

Loan

2,500%

2010-2030

20,000

20,000

Private placement

3,625%

2008-2023

10,000

10,000

Bank loan

1.698%

2017-2024

28,173

29,255

Bank loan

1.922%

2017-2025

28,173

29,255

Bank loan

1.820%

2006-2026

50,000

50,000

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds

 

 

99,261

117,926

Bond

2.375%

2010-2022

96,445

115,000

Registered bond

3.400%

2014-2034

2,816

2,926

 

 

 

 

 

To investments

 

 

133,913

135,942

16 Other non-current liabilities

 

31.12.2018

31.12.2017

CHF thousand

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-current liabilities

49,104

46,398

 

 

 

Connection fees and grid cost contributions

8,287

4,552

Connection fees and grid cost contributions

8,287

4,552

 

 

 

Other non-current liabilities

40,817

41,846

Third parties 1)

127

359

Investments

40,690

41,487

1) Includes an interest-free investment loan running from 2007 to 2020. Mortgage assignments were pledged as security; see further notes to the financial statements, contingent liabilities, sureties, guarantee obligations and pledges in favour of third parties.

17 Provisions

 

31.12.2018

31.12.2017

CHF thousand

 

 

 

 

 

Provisions

19,511

28,810

For contract risks

5,202

9,978

Other risks 1)

14,309

18,832

1) Other risks include the value of interest rate swaps amounting to TCHF 11,410 (previous year: TCHF 12,351). Taken individually, the other items are immaterial.

18 Equity

 

31.12.2018

31.12.2017

CHF thousand

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity

741,084

737,163

 

 

 

Share capital

7,391

7,391

Share capital 7,390,968 registered shares at a par value of CHF 1 per share

7,391

7,391

 

 

 

Reserves

693,437

663,433

Legal capital reserves

 

 

Capital reserves

184,335

184,335

Legal reserve from retained earnings

17,123

17,123

Other reserves 1)

491,979

461,975

 

 

 

Retained earnings

40,278

66,354

Retained earnings carried forward 1)

36,353

41,018

Net income for the year

3,925

25,336

 

 

 

Treasury shares

–22

–15

1) In the year under review the increase of TCHF 4 in other reserves is attributable to gains and losses from the sale of treasury shares. The previous year the general meeting of shareholders of 16 May 2018 approved a transfer of TCHF 30,000 from retained earnings to other reserves.

Share capital

Significant shareholders as defined by the Swiss Code of Obligations (OR) 663c (share of capital and voting rights):

 

31.12.2018

31.12.2017

 

 

 

Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ)

29.83%

29.83%

Canton Graubünden

21.96%

21.96%

UBS Clean Energy Infrastructure KGK (UBS-CEIS)

18.88%

18.88%

Axpo Holding AG, Baden

12.69%

12.69%

Eigene Titel

 

2018

2017

 

Number of shares

Carrying value in CHF

Number of shares

Carrying value in CHF

 

 

 

 

 

Initial balance at 1 January

256

15,365

382

20,714

Purchases

605

42,835

2,637

152,507

Disposals

–560

–36,116

–2,763

–157,856

End balance at 31 December

301

22,084

256

15,365

In the year under review Repower AG bought 605 shares at an average price of CHF 70.80 and sold 560 shares at an average price of CHF 71.31.

The prior year Repower AG bought 2,637 shares at an average price of CHF 57.83 and sold 2,763 shares at an average price of CHF 59.38.