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Half Year Results ended December 31 2021
-Revenue up 21.1% to Kes.83bn
-Gross margin up 20.6% to kes.28bn
-Electricity sales up 8.7% to 4562GWh
-Operating profit up 76.8% to Ksh.12.2bn
-Finance costs up 3% to ksh.6.8bn
-Profit before tax ksh.5.659bn
-Profit After Tax closed at Ksh.3.8bn
-Earnings per share ksh.1.96
There is always an inverse correlation between results of KenGen and KPLC ...hoping KenGen doesn't surprise with opposite results.
Half year results for these parastatals will raise your hopes only for this 'profits' to disappear in year end results
-Non-fuel power purchase costs increased from Shs.38.1 Billion to Shs40.5 Billion mainly due to additional unit purchases to support increased demand.
-Fuel costs increased from Shs.4.6 Billion to Shs.10.9 Billion mainly due to a 314 GWh increase in units purchased from thermal plants to 709 GWh due to low hydrology resulting from delayed rains, and an upsurge in fuel prices.
-Electricity sales recorded an 8.7% growth from 4196GWh to 4,562GWh, compared to a similar period last year mainly due to: an increase in customer connectivity.
-We have prioritized debt reduction and the result of that is we improved our working capital position by KES.10 billion in the financial year.
-The Company closed the first half of FY2021 with a cash position of Shs.8.3 Billion that includes ring-fenced funds projects, receipts from Government for the Last Mile, and street lighting programmes, as well as funds for scheduled loan repayments.
-As a consequence, the Company reduced trade and other payables by over Shs.4 Billion. In addition, the business cleared overdrafts amounting to Shs.3.6 Billion.
Wealth is built through a relatively simple equation
Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle