KBC Ancora closes financial year 2020/2021 with a profit of EUR
529.7 million, including recurring profit of EUR 18.0 million
Regulated information, Leuven, 27 August 2021
(17.40 hrs CEST)
KBC Ancora closes financial year
2020/2021 with a profit of EUR 529.7 million, including recurring
profit of EUR 18.0 million.
KBC Ancora recorded a profit of EUR
529.7 million in the financial year 2020/2021, equivalent to EUR
6.76 per share. This compares with a profit of EUR 60.8 million in
the previous financial year. The result was due in very large part
to the reversal of the remaining impairments on the participating
interest in KBC Group (EUR 511.7 million). The recurring result for
the financial year 2020/2021 (EUR 18.0 million) was determined on
the one hand by the income from the dividend received on the
participating interest in KBC Group (EUR 34.1 million), and on the
other by the operating costs (EUR 2.4 million) and interest charges
(EUR 13.8 million).
The result in the second half of the financial year was EUR
537.8 million, or EUR 6.87 per share. The recurring result for the
second half of the financial year was EUR 26.0
million.
KBC Ancora distributed a gross interim
dividend of EUR 0.20 per share on 10 June 2021 and, as already
announced, will not pay a final dividend.
The Board of Directors of Almancora Société de
Gestion, statutory director of KBC Ancora SA, hereby announces the
annual figures for the financial year ended 30 June 2021, subject
to the approval of the General Meeting of KBC Ancora Shareholders
to be held on 29 October 2021.
Abridged financial summaries and
notes1
Results for the financial
year
|
Financial year total (x EUR
1,000) |
2020/2021 per share (in EUR) |
Financial year total (x EUR
1,000) |
2019/2020 per share (in EUR) |
Income |
545,887 |
6.97 |
77,561 |
0.99 |
Operating income |
53 |
0.00 |
45 |
0.00 |
Recurring financial income Dividends from financial fixed
assets |
34,107 |
0.44 |
77,516 |
0.99 |
Non-recurring financial income Reversal of impairments |
511,726 |
6.54 |
0 |
0.00 |
Expenses |
16,204 |
0.21 |
16,713 |
0.21 |
Operating costs |
2,386 |
0.03 |
2,243 |
0.03 |
Financial expenses |
13,818 |
0.18 |
14,470 |
0.18 |
Result after taxes |
529,682 |
6.76 |
60,848 |
0.78 |
Number of shares in issue* |
|
78,301,314 |
|
78,301,314 |
* No instruments have been issued which could
lead to dilution.
KBC Ancora recorded a profit of EUR 529.7
million in the financial year 2020/2021, compared with a profit of
EUR 60.8 million in the previous financial year. The recurring
result for the year under review amounted to EUR 18.0 million.
Income (EUR 545.9 million) principally comprised
non-recurring income amounting to EUR 511.7 million stemming from
the reversal of the remaining impairments on the participating
interest in KBC Group, and a (recurring) income component
comprising the dividend from the participating interest in KBC
Group (EUR 34.1 million). Expenses (EUR 16.2 million) consisted
mainly of the usual operating costs (EUR 2.4 million) and interest
charges (EUR 13.8 million).
Developments in the last six months of
the financial year 2020/2021
Participating interest in KBC Group, net debt
position and net asset value
KBC Ancora did not buy or sell any KBC Group
shares in the second half of the financial year, and holds
77,516,380 KBC Group shares.
The net asset value of the KBC Ancora share
corresponds to 0.99 times the price of the KBC Group share, less
the net debt2 per share. KBC Ancora’s net debt position as at 30
June 2021 stood at EUR 3.58 per share.
Based on the price of the KBC Group share on 30
June 2021 (EUR 64.30), the net asset value of one KBC Ancora share
amounted to EUR 60.08, and the KBC Ancora share (EUR 35.98) was
trading at a discount of 40.1% to its net asset value.
The following charts illustrate the movements in
the price of the KBC Group and KBC Ancora shares and the discount
of the KBC Ancora share to its net asset value.
Trend in KBC Group and KBC Ancora share price
(July 2020 – June 2021) |
Trend in discount of KBC Ancora share to its net asset
value (July 2020 – June 2021) |
|
|
Result for the second half of the
financial year 2020/2021
|
2H FY total (x EUR 1,000) |
2020/2021 per share (in EUR) |
2H FY total (x EUR 1,000) |
2019/2020 per share (in EUR) |
Income |
545,853 |
6.97 |
18 |
0.00 |
Operating income |
20 |
0.00 |
18 |
0.00 |
Recurring financial income Dividends from financial fixed
assets |
34,107 |
0.44 |
0 |
0.00 |
Non-recurring financial income Reversal of impairments |
511,726 |
6.54 |
0 |
0.00 |
Expenses |
8,090 |
0.10 |
8,263 |
0.11 |
Operating costs |
1,156 |
0.01 |
1,028 |
0.01 |
Financial expenses |
6,934 |
0.09 |
7,235 |
0.09 |
Result after taxes |
537,764 |
6.87 |
-8,244 |
-0.11 |
Number of shares in issue* |
|
78,301,314 |
|
78,301,314 |
KBC Ancora recorded a profit after tax of EUR
537.8 million in the second half of the year under review, or EUR
6.87 per share. In the same period in the previous financial year,
KBC Ancora recorded a loss of EUR 8.2 million.
Income amounted to EUR 545.9 million.
KBC Ancora received dividend income totalling
EUR 34.1 million on its participating interest in KBC Group.
In addition, the remaining impairments on the
KBC Group shares were fully reversed, generating non-recurring
income of EUR 511.7 million.
On 30 June 2021, the IFRS equity value amounted
to EUR 51.8 per KBC Group share and the KBC Group share was listing
at a price of EUR 64.30. Both the IFRS equity value and the stock
market price have for some considerable time been well above the
historical book value (EUR 46.44 per share) of the KBC Group shares
held in portfolio by KBC Ancora.
The Board of Directors accordingly took the view
that as at 30 June 2021 there was no longer any reason to maintain
the remaining impairments that had been applied to the KBC Group
shares. This led to an increase in the book value of the KBC Group
shares from EUR 39.94 to their historical book value of EUR 46.44
per share.
In the same period in the previous financial
year, KBC Ancora did not receive any dividends from its
participating interest in KBC Group, and generated no non-recurring
income.
Expenses in the second half-year (EUR 8.1
million) were EUR 0.2 million lower than a year earlier, and were
principally determined by the following factors:
- The usual operating expenses amounted to EUR 1.2 million, EUR
0.2 million higher than in the same period in the previous
financial year. Of this total, EUR 0.9 million relates to costs
incurred within the cost-sharing agreement with Cera. Other costs
relate among other things to listing fees, dividend distribution
costs and management costs (statutory director).
- Cost of debt amounted to EUR 6.9 million, EUR 0.3 million less
than in the same period in the previous financial year, due to the
downward adjustment (in 2020) of the interest rate charged on the
existing bullet loan of EUR 100 million, which matures in May
2027.
Balance sheet as at 30 June
2021
(x EUR 1,000) |
30.06.2021 |
30.06.2020 |
30.06.2019 |
BALANCE SHEET TOTAL |
3,664,327 |
3,150,309 |
3,089,448 |
Assets |
|
|
|
Fixed assets |
3,599,979 |
3,088,253 |
3,088,253 |
Financial fixed assets |
3,599,979 |
3,088,253 |
3,088,253 |
Current assets |
64,348 |
62,057 |
1,195 |
Liabilities |
|
|
|
Equity |
3,319,759 |
2,805,737 |
2,744,889 |
Contribution |
2,021,871 |
2,021,871 |
2,021,871 |
Legal reserve |
101,659 |
75,175 |
72,132 |
Other unavailable reserves |
1,136,257 |
650,117 |
650,117 |
Available reserves |
59,588 |
57,806 |
0 |
Profit (loss) carried forward |
383 |
767 |
767 |
Creditors |
344,568 |
344,573 |
344,559 |
Amounts falling due after more than one year |
243,000 |
343,000 |
343,000 |
Amounts falling due within one year |
100,244 |
198 |
179 |
Accrued expense and deferred income |
1,324 |
1,374 |
1,380 |
Total assets stood at EUR 3.66 billion on 30
June 2021, an increase of EUR 514.0 million compared with the
previous financial year, largely due to the reversal of the
remaining impairments on the KBC Group shares as described
above.
The number of KBC Group shares in portfolio
remained unchanged in the year under review; at the balance sheet
date, KBC Ancora held a total of 77,516,380 KBC Group shares. The
reversal of the impairments led to an increase in the book value of
the KBC Group shares to their historical book value of EUR 46.44
per share. The stock market price of the KBC Group share on the
balance sheet date was EUR 64.30.
Debt remained virtually unchanged from the
position on the balance sheet date in the previous financial year
(EUR 344.6 million, including financial debt of EUR 343
million).
Current assets (cash) rose by EUR 2.3 million
compared with a year earlier, to stand at EUR 64.3 million.
After addition of the result carried forward
from the previous financial year (EUR 0.8 million), the result
available for appropriation amounted to EUR 530.4 million; this
figure includes a non-recurring result of EUR 511.7 million. The
following appropriation of profit will be proposed to the General
Meeting of Shareholders to be held on 29 October 2021:
- addition of EUR 26.5 million (5% of the profit for the
financial year) to the legal reserve;
- addition of EUR 486.1 million to the unavailable reserves. This
amount represents 95% of the non-recurring result deriving from the
reversal of impairments. The remaining 5% of the reversed
impairments (EUR 25.6 million) is accounted for by the increase in
the legal reserve;
- addition of EUR 1.8 million to the available reserves; This
amount represents 10% of the recurring result after formation of a
legal reserve (5% of the that amount);
- distribution of a dividend of EUR 15.7 million (EUR 0.20 per
share), which was paid to shareholders as an interim dividend on 10
June 2021; This amount represents 90% of the recurring result
available for distribution, after formation of the legal
reserve;
- carry-forward of the balance of EUR 0.4 million, or EUR 0.005
per share, to the next financial year.
Notes on anticipated developments in the
financial year 2021/2022
Costs within the cost-sharing agreement with
Cera are expected to amount to approximately EUR 1.9 million. Total
interest charges for the financial year 2021/2022 are estimated at
approximately EUR 13.2 million. Other operating costs are likely to
be around EUR 1.3 million.
In its press release of 5 August 2021, KBC Group
reaffirmed its intention to distribute an additional gross dividend
in the fourth quarter of 2021 of EUR 2.00 per share in respect of
the financial year 2020. KBC Group has also stated its intention,
in line with its dividend policy, to distribute an interim dividend
of EUR 1.00 per share in November 2021 followed in May 2022 by a
final dividend, the amount of which has yet to be determined, in
respect of the financial year 2021. Barring exceptional or
unforeseen circumstances, KBC Group's dividend policy is to aim for
a dividend payout ratio (including the coupon on the outstanding
Additional Tier-1 instruments) of at least 50% of the consolidated
profit.
Barring exceptional circumstances, KBC Ancora
will take its dividend income in the current financial year into
account in determining the interim dividend that it is able to pay
out in June 2022, in line with its dividend policy. This means
that, barring exceptional circumstances, 90% of the recurring
result for the financial year available for distribution (i.e.
after adjustment for any exceptional results and after the
compulsory formation of the legal reserve) will be paid out as
(interim) dividend.
In addition, during the course of the financial
year 2021/2022, KBC Ancora will make the necessary preparations and
take the requisite decisions in the context of the loans totalling
EUR 100 million which mature in May 2022. The cash position accrued
at that time will be addressed for this purpose, with due
observance of the usual dividend policy. The cash position as at 30
June 2021 stood at EUR 64.3 million.
Information on the external audit of the
annual accounting data
The auditor, KPMG Réviseurs d’entreprises,
represented by Kenneth Vermeire, has issued an unqualified opinion
on the financial statements. The draft press release was also
reviewed by the auditor and contains no obvious inconsistencies
compared with the financial statements.
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KBC Ancora is a listed company
which holds 18.6% of the shares in KBC Group and which together
with Cera, MRBB and the Other Permanent Shareholders is responsible
for the shareholder stability and further development of the KBC
group. As core shareholders of KBC Group, these parties have signed
a shareholder agreement to this effect.
Financial calendar:
28 September
2021 Annual Report
2020/2021 available and notice of Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders
29 October
2021 Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders
28 January
2022 Interim
financial report (1H)
26 August
2022 Annual press
release for the financial year 2021/2022
This press release is available in Dutch, French
and English on the website www.kbcancora.be.
KBC Ancora Investor Relations & Press contact:
Jan Bergmans
Tel.: +32 (0)16 27 96 72
E-mail: jan.bergmans@kbcancora.be or
mailbox@kbcancora.be
1 KBC Ancora's
reporting is based on Belgian GAAP. 2
Net debt is defined
here as total liabilities less total assets excluding financial
fixed assets.
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