Alumetal Group

Financial results 2022

16 March 2023

FY 2022 at glance

  • 247,8k tons sales volume (7% increase yoy) - increased sales volumes despite a demanding business conditions in the European automotive industry
  • PLN 293,5 mn EBITDA (37% increase yoy) - effect of increased sales volume and EBITDA per ton
  • PLN 216,1 mn normalized consolidated net profit (46% increase yoy) - mainly due to EBITDA growth
  • PLN 165,1 mn operating cash flow - significant improvement in EBITDA to OCF conversion in the 2H'22
  • PLN 221,0 mn net debt (0,8x EBITDA'22) - increase of net debt as a result of increase in net working capital, dividend payments and capital expenditure

Motor vehicle production and sales in the EU and UK in k units

22 000

20 000

19 725

18 698

18 439

18 254

18 609 18 358

18 604

17 978

17 079 17 552

18 000

18 520

17 127

18 130

15 290

16 27616 318

17 541 17 645 17 887

16 970

16 000

16 760

15 774

15 797

13 63013 801

14 000

15 104 15 065

14 400

13 782

13 749 13 597

13 624

13 130

12 809

12 000

10 000

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

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2015

2016

2017

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2020

2021

2022

Production Registration

Source: OICA i ACEA

  • In 2022 EU and UK motor vehicle sales fell by 6% but production of motor vehicles increased by 5%
  • The production level of motor vehicles in the EU and UK fell from 18,4 mn units on average in 2015-19 to 13,6 mn units on average in 2020-22, a decline of 26%. The level of motor vehicle production after falling in 2020, didn't rebound in 2021-22 due to disrupted supply chains (primarily a shortage of semiconductors)

Metal Bulletin 226 alloy spread in EUR per ton

900

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388

12-201203-201306-201309-201312-201303-201406-201409-201412-201403-201506-201509-201512-201503-201606-201609-201612-201603-201706-201709-201712-2017

03-2018

06-201809-201812-201803-201906-201909-201912-201903-202006-202009-202012-202003-202106-202109-202112-202103-202206-202209-202212-2022

monthly average

ten-year average

  • In 2022 average benchmark margin amounted to 622 EUR/t which was 23% higher in comparison to 2021 and 60% higher than ten-year average margin of 388 EUR/t
  • In 2022 stabilization of margins at a high level - 605 EUR/t in 1Q'22, 605 EUR/t in 2Q'22, 647 EUR/t in 3Q'22 and 631 EUR/t in 4Q'22

Export/import of aluminium scrap from/to the EU and Poland

1200

Export/import of Al scrap from/to EU in k tons

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0

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LTM

IX'22

Export

Import

400

Export/import of Al scrap from/to EU in k tons

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0

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2005

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2007

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LTM

Export

Import

XI'22

  • Net export of scrap from the EU decreased from 550k tons in 2021 to 275k tons in LTM. Export to India accounted for 28% and to China only for 5% of total EU exports
  • Net export of scrap from Poland amounted to 80k tons in LTM, similar level in 2021

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