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EVRAZ plc
uNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR H1 2022U
4 August 2022 - EVRAZ plc ("EVRAZ" or "the Group" or "the
Company"; LSE: EVR) today announces its unaudited interim financial
results for the six months ended 30 June 2022 ("the Period").
H1 2022 HIGHLIGHTS
-- Consolidated EBITDA1 totalled USUSD2,486 million, up 19.4%
YoY from USUSD2,082 million in H1 2021. The EBITDAmargin1 declined
to 30.7% from 33.7% in H1 2021. The increase in EBITDA was
primarily attributable to higher coalproduct sales prices as well
as better performance of North American assets.
-- Cost-cutting and customer focus initiatives generated an
effect ofUSUSD237 million in EBITDA.
-- Total debt1 dropped by USUSD136 million to USUSD3,958
million, while net debt1 amounted to USUSD3,165 million.
-- Net profit totalled USUSD6 million, compared with USUSD1,212
million in H1 2021.
-- The cash cost of steel and raw materials in Russia was the
following:? The cash cost of slabs1 increased to USUSD358/t from
USUSD283/t in H1 2021 ? The cash cost of washed coking coal1
increased to USUSD62/t from USUSD36/t in H1 2021 ? The cash cost of
iron ore products1 increased to USUSD56/t from USUSD40/t in H1
2021
-- The Group reported negative free cash flow1 of USUSD59
million, compared with positive USUSD836 million in H12021
following a surge in working capital due to an increase in
inventory and receivables amid hindered exports.
Financial Highlights
(USUSD million) H1 2022 H1 2021 Change, %
Consolidated revenues 8,097 6,178 31.0
Profit from operations 383 1,749 (78.1)
Consolidated EBITDA1 2,486 2,082 19.4
Net profit 6 1,212 (99.5)
Net cash flows from operating activities 632 1,410 (55.1)
Free cash flow1 (59) 836 n/a
CAPEX1 513 430 19.3
30 June 2022 31 December 2021 Change, %
Net debt1 3,165 2,667 18.7
Total assets 13,370 9,854 35.6
1 For the definition, see "Definitions of selected alternative
performance measures". Commenting on the results, EVRAZ's Chief
Executive Officer, Aleksey Ivanov, said:
"Recent geopolitical tensions have given rise to significant
corporate governance and operating challenges for EVRAZ. On top of
that, strong rouble, declining demand for our products, and
increased competition on EVRAZ's traditional markets present
additional headwinds.
In H1 2022, steel demand went down amid growing worries over the
health of the global economy and persistent supply chain
challenges. There was bearish sentiment in China due to extended
COVID-19 lockdowns, low margins and rising steel inventory. This
led to a pullback in steel prices from recent highs across all key
markets and especially in China, Europe and India.
Despite the above, EVRAZ posted strong EBITDA of USUSD2.5
billion, up 19.4% year-on-year. This was achieved thanks to higher
coal sales prices and better performance of our North American
operations, as well as our cost-cutting and productivity
improvement initiatives and customer focus efforts, which generated
a total effect of USUSD237 million in EBITDA.
Given the current macroeconomic backdrop and hindered access to
foreign equipment, the schedules of investment projects that are
related to the development of EVRAZ and are not currently in the
active phase had to be adjusted. Overall CAPEX stood at USUSD513
million, including USUSD253 million for development projects.
In addition, we slightly improved our debt position, reducing
total debt by USUSD136 million to USUSD3,958 million while net debt
amounted to USUSD3,165 million. The ratio of net debt to last
twelve months (LTM) EBITDA amounted to 0.6x in the reporting
period.
Notwithstanding the current hardships, we remain committed to
the sustainable development of our business. We value and protect
the health and safety of our personnel. Unfortunately, in H1 2022,
we lost four employees, and there were four fatalities among our
contractors. Fatal incidents are unacceptable, and EVRAZ is going
to do its utmost to prevent them from happening again. We have
thoroughly investigated the underlying causes of these tragedies
and introduced measures to mitigate causes and minimise risks.
In H1 2022, we also maintained close communication with our
employees, communities where we operate, and other relevant
stakeholders. In its ESG efforts, EVRAZ is consistently
transparent, providing regular and comprehensive non-financial
disclosures in line with GRI, SASB and TCFD standards.
Geopolitical tensions, mounting economic pressure and sanctions
are continuing to shape EVRAZ's operating environment in H2 2022,
but we are adapting our business to the new reality and working to
deliver on our commitments to customers, suppliers and employees."
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains "forward-looking statements", which
include all statements other than statements of historical facts,
including, without limitation, any statements preceded by, followed
by or that include the words "targets", "believes", "expects",
"aims", "intends", "will", "may", "anticipates", "would", "could"
or similar expressions or the negative thereof. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other important factors beyond the Group's
control that could cause the actual results, performance or
achievements of the Group to be materially different from future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements, including, among others, the
achievement of anticipated levels of profitability, growth, cost
and synergy of recent acquisitions, the impact of competitive
pricing, the ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals and
licences, the impact of developments in the Russian economic,
political and legal environment, volatility in stock markets or in
the price of the Group's shares or GDRs, financial risk management
and the impact of general business and global economic conditions.
Such forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions
regarding the Group's present and future business strategies and
the environment in which the Group will operate in the future. By
their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on
circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. These
forward-looking statements speak only as at the date as of which
they are made, and each of EVRAZ and the Group expressly disclaims
any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or
revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to
reflect any change in EVRAZ's or the Group's expectations with
regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances
on which any such statements are based. Neither the Group, nor any
of its agents, employees or advisors intends or has any duty or
obligation to supplement, amend, update or revise any of the
forward-looking statements contained in this document.
CONFERENCE CALL
A conference call to discuss the results, hosted by Aleksey
Ivanov, CEO, and Daria Kim, Deputy CFO, will be held on Thursday, 4
August 2022, at:
2 pm (London time)
3 pm (Berlin time)
4 pm (Moscow time)
5 pm (Dubai time)
9 am (New York time)
To join the call, please dial:
+44 (0)330 165 4012 or 0800 279 6877 UK
+1 646 828 8073 or 800 289 0720 US
+49 (0) 69 22222 5197 or 0800 724 5376 Germany
8000 3570 2642 UAE
Conference ID: 6308204
To avoid any technical inconvenience, it is recommended that
participants dial in 10 minutes before the start of the call.
An audio webcast will be available at the following link
(pre-registration needed): https://www.webcast-eqs.com/
evraz20220804
The presentation for the call will be available on the Group's
website, www.evraz.com, on Thursday, 4 August 2022, at the
following link:
https://www.evraz.com/en/investors/reports-and-results/financial-results/
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERIM MANAGEMENT REPORT for 2022
Market outlook
external challenges AND IMPACT ON EVRAZ
HOW WE RESPOND
HEALTH, SAFETY and ENVIRONMENT
HUMAN CAPITAL
KEY RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Definitions of selected alternative performance measures
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INTERIM MANAGEMENT REPORT for 2022 Market outlook
GLOBAL MARKETS
In H1 2022, global steel demand waned amid rising concerns over
the global economy and persistent supply chain challenges. In
China, extended COVID-19 lockdowns, low margins and rising steel
inventory led to the weakening sentiment. Heavy rainfall in
southern China affected construction activity as well. These
factors caused a pullback in steel prices from recent highs in all
key markets, especially in China, Europe and India.
In H1 2022, average steel prices, based on the CFR slab
FE&SEA benchmark, came in at US747USD/t, down 4% from
USUSD778/t in H1 2021. Based on hot-rolled coil (HRC) China EXW
domestic price benchmark, they averaged USUSD780/t in the reporting
period, down 5% YoY.
In H1 2022, global crude steel production decreased by 5.5% YoY.
This was driven by China, where steel output was down by 6.5% YoY.
India increased production by 8.8% YoY and became the only country
among the Top 10 producers posting positive growth.
A slight recovery might arrive in the short term if China eases
the COVID-19 restrictions and implements its previously announced
economic support measures. However, China's intention to keep crude
steel output below the 2021 level continues to pressure production.
In addition, the Chinese real estate sector still experience some
challenges. For these reasons and due to seasonal factors, prices
are likely to stay stressed.
Early in the year, coking coal prices continued to trend
upwards. The premium hard coking coal (HCC) price reached record
levels of USUSD670/t (FOB Australia) in March 2022 due to
uncertainty for steelmakers. Prices have remained at high levels
since, ranging from USUSD350/t to USUSD520/t despite stalled demand
growth. In China, prices have closely lagged behind because of
lockdowns. Overall, the global steel industry continues to slow
down with more mills mulling output cuts because of slimmer
margins.
In the reporting period, hard coking coal (HCC) prices averaged
USUSD467/t (FOB Australia), compared with an average of USUSD132/t
in H1 2021. The HCC CFR China price was around USUSD433/t.
On the supply side, Australian coal production and exports have
remained volatile. Ongoing heavy rainfall combined with prolonged
La Niña have lowered Australian supply, which could be partially
recovered in upcoming months. Coking coal prices are expected to
lose steam in H2 2022 amid increased supply and slowing demand.
In H1 2022, iron ore prices averaged USUSD140/t. Upswing in
prices during Q1 faded away due to worsening market conditions in
the global steel industry. As a result, prices came under pressure
at the end of Q2. Despite the underperformance so far this year,
supply seasonally improved. Australian majors have slightly
increased production, while Vale has struggled with heavy rainfall
and operational issues. Supply from other producing countries has
been on decline.
Iron ore prices might remain under constraint through the end of
2022.
In H1 2022, the MB FeV benchmark averaged USUSD45.0/kgV, an
increase of 35% YoY. Demand in the key markets, specifically in
Europe and North America, started to decline in Q2 2022 mainly due
to the crisis in the automotive industry and overall economy
slowdown in those regions. In China, vanadium demand stays 15%
below the 2021 levels despite recovery from lockdowns in April-May,
as construction steel output continues its downtrend. As a result,
during the reporting period price in Europe and China decreased
from USUSD43-44/kgV (April) to circa USUSD37-38/kgV (May-June). The
US market maintains a premium relative to the European market,
mainly due to the mid-term market imbalance caused by lower local
supply, logistics constraints and changes in the import structure,
while real demand from the steel industry is rather declining.
RUSSIAN STEEL
In H1 2022, the Russian steel industry faced a combination of
negative effects from deteriorating market conditions in China and
other foreign markets, as well as additional pressure from export
restrictions, sanctions, the rouble appreciation and tighter
competition. Currently, domestic producers experience problems with
payments from foreign customers, logistics constraints and falling
margins.
Despite a relatively strong start of the year, in March 2022,
steel consumption in Russia started to decline. This trend was
especially noticeable in non-residential construction, where around
35-40% of the announced projects were suspended. In June,
consumption of beams dropped to the lowest level in five years. In
May 2022, apparent consumption of rebars decreased by 22% YoY.
However, steel demand from the transport infrastructure and mining
sectors was less affected.
In H1 2022, domestic crude steel production totalled 35.4
million tonnes, down 7.2% YoY. A number of steel mills were forced
to cut production, with some of them operating at only 50% of their
capacity. EVRAZ's assets maintained good output levels, with
current utilisation rates close to 90%.
In H1 2022, rouble-denominated prices for most construction
products declined due to lower demand and increased supply of steel
in the domestic market because of restrictions on export
alternatives. For some products, prices in rouble terms contracted
by up to 35% from the beginning of the year. Based on the Moscow
EXW benchmark, in June the average rebar price was USUSD747/t, down
14% from January. So far, prices in the industrial and
transportation segments have managed to hold.
Geopolitical tensions affect the pricing of some Russian steel
products selling abroad. Export price discounts might be in the
range of USUSD40-80.
In upcoming months, challenges will persist, so EVRAZ continues
the process of adapting trade flows and supply channels.
COAL
In the reporting period, coking coal concentrate consumption in
Russia totalled 17.9 million tonnes, down 7.5% YoY, as coke
production decreased due to the lower steel mill utilisation
levels. Coking coal exports for the five months amounted to 14.8
million tonnes, up 44% YoY, amid a decrease in domestic demand. Due
to the ban on coal sales to Europe (except Turkey), competition for
deliveries to the Far East has intensified. For this reason, the
flow of Russian coal to China significantly increased.
In January-May, mining volumes increased to 50.8 million tonnes,
up 21% YoY. At the same time, coking coal production in Russia is
slowing down due to export restrictions. Logistics is complicated
due to congestion of available transportation corridors in the East
and difficulties in finding an affordable fleet. Russian coal
companies are also experiencing problems with receiving payments
from customers.
Prices of metallurgical coal in Russia were relatively stable
during the reporting period. In H1 2022, the FCA Kuzbass benchmark
price for premium Zh-grade coking coal averaged USUSD350/t compared
to USUSD101/t in H1 2021. The average price for the semi-hard
GZh-grade was USUSD258/t, three times higher YoY. Market
participants expect a significant drop in domestic prices in Q3
2022. NORTH AMERICA
In H1 2022, estimated North American steel production totalled
41 million tonnes, roughly flat YoY, while US steel product imports
amounted to 14.5 million tonnes, up 13% YoY. The first half of the
year was marked by volatility due to geopolitical tensions and the
resulting disruptions in global steel and raw material supplies.
After softness in the flat-rolled market through Q1, plate pricing
gained USD93/t (up 5%) in May vs February lows, peaking at
USD2,082/t. HRC prices gained USD569/t (up 54%) in April vs March
lows, peaking at USD1,624/t. Plate and HRC averaged USD2,032/t (up
64%) and USD1,404/t (down 3.5%), respectively, in H1. The US mill
capacity utilisation finished H1 2022 at 80.8%, up 2.5 percentage
points vs H1 2021.
Total estimated North American demand for all long steel
products increased by 19% YoY. Rail demand in H1 2022 totalled
approximately 500 thousand tonnes, up 4% YoY. The market
environment for ENA's wire rod and bar products remained strong,
with estimated H1 wire rod demand totalling approximately 2.2
million tonnes, up 55% YoY. Despite weakness in the automotive
sector, strong demand in construction and domestic supply tightness
supported near-record pricing. High-carbon wire rod averaged
USD1,110/t, up 35% YoY, and rebar prices averaged USD1,000/t, up
33% YoY.
In energy markets, the WTI crude benchmark averaged USD102 per
barrel in H1, temporarily reaching as high as USD124 per barrel in
March. Onshore rig activity improved, with the U.S. and Canada
averaging 665 rigs (up 62% YoY) and 154 rigs (up 57% YoY),
respectively. Estimated total H1 OCTG demand surpassed 2 million
tonnes (up 71% YoY). Total H1 line pipe demand remained flat YoY,
with recovering small diameter line pipe demand offset by continued
weakness in the large diameter pipe market. ERW OCTG and line pipe
prices averaged USD2,558/t and USD2,492/t, up 91% and 48% YoY,
respectively. Average seamless OCTG prices rose by 86% YoY to
USUSD2,826/t. Continued improvement in North American energy
tubular products is expected through H2 2022, as oil and gas prices
are projected to remain elevated and domestic OCTG supply remains
tight. external challenges AND IMPACT ON EVRAZ
In H1 2022, EVRAZ faced serious challenges associated with
recent developments which had a significant impact on EVRAZ's
performance in the reporting period.
In February 2022, the aggravation of geopolitical tensions had a
negative impact on the Russian economy. The USA, European Union and
several other countries have imposed new sanctions on certain
Russian government and business entities, including banks,
individuals and specific sectors of the economy, as well as
restrictions on certain types of transactions. Some foreign
companies announced the suspension of activities in Russia or the
termination of the supply of products to Russia.
In March 2022, temporary economic restrictions were introduced
by the Russian Federation, including a ban on residents providing
loans to non-residents in foreign currency and on residents
transferring foreign currency to their accounts in foreign banks,
as well as restrictions on payments on securities to foreign
investors, and on transactions with counterparties from a number of
foreign countries. These resulted in the failure of capital markets
infrastructure in Russia which limited the ability of EVRAZ to
transfer dividends and coupon payments towards the Russian
shareholders and investors of Eurobonds.
Following introduction of sanction on Mr Abramovich, one of the
major shareholders of EVRAZ, on 10 March 2022 all independent
directors resigned from the Company's Board of Directors. This
meant a major corporate governance challenge as EVRAZ no longer met
best practices and minimum legal requirements for membership of the
Board. Additionally, international and UK consulting firms, banks
and sponsors refused to work with EVRAZ due to the Company's status
as a sanctioned entity from their point of view.
In 2021, EVRAZ announced the demerger of its coal business, PJSC
Raspadskaya, which was expected to be completed in late March 2022.
The unprecedented developments described above made this
transaction technically impossible (for example, sponsors and legal
advisers wound down their services, banks and transfer agents were
unable to process payments of dividends), so in early April 2022
the Board decided not to proceed with the demerger.
On 5 May 2022, as part of financial sanctions against Russia,
the UK Government imposed direct sanctions on the EVRAZ plc. This
means the freezing of assets of EVRAZ plc, including the Company's
inability to pay dividends unless a special licence is granted by
respective UK authorities. Despite of the Company's sanctioned
status in the UK, the shareholders' stakes in the Company were not
frozen, excluding the stake of Mr Abramovich.
Apart from sanctions, EVRAZ was affected by the global economic
slowdown, especially in China, where real estate prices were
declining for the first time since 2015, which has a negative
impact on global demand for steel products. Moreover, the reporting
period saw a significant drop in demand for steel products in
Russia due to the shutdown of most construction-related projects.
The demand for beams was hit the hardest due to lower consumption
in the industrial construction market, which may need up to 18
months to accomplish imported equipment substitution and required
redesign. For more information, see the Market Outlook section.
Additionally, inflation has had a significant impact on the
global economy, including in Russia. Things have become even more
complicated with the unusually high volatility of the USD exchange
rate.
Since the Russian metals industry is largely export-oriented,
the sanctions have significantly reduced the country's export
potential, partly due to logistics constraints and transport
infrastructure issues. In addition, the sanctions pressure caused
Russian-made steel products to sell at a discount and hindered
settlements with foreign customers. Following these EVRAZ was
affected by a surge in working capital due to an increase in
inventory and receivables amid hindered exports.
However, as far as operations are concerned, EVRAZ has navigated
the first half of the year as the Group's key export markets have
been historically located in Southeast Asia. Our metallurgical
plants in Russia are operating at about 90% of their effective
capacity. HOW WE RESPOND
To continue Board's operations in accordance with minimum
requirements, Nikolay Ivanov, the Company's CFO, was nominated to
the Board on 11 March 2022. However, the sanctioned status of EVRAZ
poses significant hurdle to re-establish a Board that is majority
independent.
Responding to the above challenges, EVRAZ's management focused
on short- and mid-term tasks given higher macroeconomic
uncertainty.
Today, EVRAZ is adapting its export channels to the current
environment and ensuring timely proceeds. In addition, the Group is
reorienting towards Russian suppliers of spare parts and equipment,
while also looking for alternatives abroad.
In view of the current macro backdrop and hindered access to
foreign equipment, EVRAZ had to revise the timing of its investment
projects related to the Company's development, which are not in the
active stage.
To that end, the deadlines for the rail and beam mill
modernisation project at EVRAZ NTMK were extended by one year due
to equipment supply constraints. Another major project, EVRAZ
ZSMK's integrated casting and rolling facility is at the
engineering stage - further options are under review.
At the same time, EVRAZ proceeds with projects that are in the
active stage, such as EVRAZ Pueblo's long rail mill project and
EVRAZ Uzlovaya's vanadium processing plant.
Regardless of the challenges and uncertainties of 2022, EVRAZ
delivered solid financial results in H1 2022. Total EBITDA reached
USUSD2,486 million mainly due to higher sales prices of coal
products and better performance of North American operations. Our
North American facilities continued to operate in spite of the
geopolitical tensions affecting customer and supplier relationships
and delivered a solid financial result, with H1 2022 EBITDA at
USUSD296 million. These positive trends were partly offset by the
decrease in EBITDA of Steel segment amid lower sales volumes and
prices, which amounted to USUSD1,153 million in H1 2022.
In the reporting period, the Coal segment's EBITDA stood at
USUSD1,174 million, an increase of more than three times YoY. H1
2022 saw some Korean and Japanese customers refusing to buy from
Russia due to sanctions, which brought sales to China up to 70-90%
of EVRAZ's coal product exports. Besides, there is a number of
export logistics problems, including those related to finding
available freight vessels. In the reporting period there were also
coal production issues due to challenging geological conditions, as
well as interruptions in the supply of necessary reinstallation
equipment. In H1 2022, 10.1 tonnes of raw coal were produced, down
13.0% YoY. EVRAZ's Coal segment's management and supply teams are
working hard to debottleneck. Steps are being taken to adapt
customer service to the new geopolitical environment, as well as to
optimise costs.
In the vanadium business, EVRAZ maintained all of its supply and
conversion chains, as well as its leading position at most of
consuming markets globally. However, demand from the steel industry
in Europe and North America started to decline in Q2 2022 due to
overall economy slowdown and a crisis in the automotive industry,
which led to a certain shift in the geography of sales towards
Asian markets. The Group has increased share of vanadium products
sold under the long-term contracts to 60-65% in H1 2022, focusing
primarily on the strategic partnership with customers, including
technical support and joint R&D activities aiming to promote
and increase high performance vanadium-alloyed steel usage in
various applications.
The decision to suspend dividends (which were declared at the
end of February 2022) adopted by the Board later this spring
allowed EVRAZ to accumulate a cash cushion of USUSD793 million,
adding to the Company's resilience in these turbulent times.
Moreover, during the reporting period EVRAZ repaid USUSD136 million
of debt which resulted in total debt of USUSD3,958 million. Net
debt amounted to USUSD3,165 million with net debt/LTM EBITDA stood
at 0.6x.
Despite the intrinsically challenging environment, EVRAZ's
priorities are the same as before; we remain active in most areas.
EVRAZ continues to work on operational stability, employee
development, digital transformation projects, energy efficiency and
realisation of Environmental Strategy 2030 projects.
In addition, EVRAZ remains committed to one of its core
principles, customer focus. During the reporting period, we worked
hard to develop new EVRAZ Steel Building and EVRAZ Steel Box
businesses fostering the use of steel structures in construction,
with some tangible results achieved. The EVRAZ Steel Box project
boasts nine contracts with customers so far; the BOX Express online
building design platform for construction partners was launched.
EVRAZ Steel Building is completing a major contract for metal
supplies to Egypt. In addition, projects to improve customer
experience are underway; the Company delivered the first batch of
so-called green rails. HEALTH, SAFETY and ENVIRONMENT
Notwithstanding the current headwinds, we remain committed to
the sustainable development of our business.
Health and safety of our employees is our top priority no matter
what. Regretfully, in H1 2022, we lost four employees and there
were four fatalities among our contractors. Fatalities are
unacceptable, and EVRAZ does its utmost to avoid any reoccurrence.
We have thoroughly investigated the root causes of these tragedies
and introduced corrective measures to mitigate future risks. In the
reporting period, the LTIFR for the company (the number of injuries
per million hours worked that result in employees or contractors
taking time off work), was 1.24x, which is better than our target
of 1.30x. By the end of H1 2022, our Risk management programme is
progressing well, but we are still looking for ways to enhance it
with some additional measures being tested at one of our assets.
EVRAZ recognises the need for incremental improvement of health and
safety practices and works tirelessly towards this.
Steelmaking business plays a significant role in the
decarbonised circular economy. The Company strives to produce steel
in a better way for the environment. We continuously review every
aspect of the business model to identify where we could better
allocate resources and engineering solutions available today, while
keeping a close eye on advances in technology. Despite the
challenges, we continue to pursue our long-term targets stated in
the Environmental strategy 2030. Concurrently we are moving forward
with our biodiversity roadmap and also maintained close engagement
with communities where we operate. HUMAN CAPITAL
EVRAZ highly values its employees and understands that its
people are the driving force behind its operational improvement
efforts. In the reporting period, EVRAZ made considerable progress
in developing its HR strategy. We put in significant work to
improve the incentive and social benefits system, develop employee
training programmes, as well as streamline the HR management
process against the backdrop of a labour shortage.
In H1 2022, participants of the New EVRAZ Leaders programme
completed a new ESG training module, with a number of projects
created as part of the module getting a go-ahead. EVRAZ continued
to develop the system of employee health protection through the
consistent detection, prevention, and treatment of diseases. The
Group embarked on a project to draft an EVRAZ employee health
management strategy.
We also kept developing the Company's succession system and
cooperating with educational institutions that offer training
programmes for engineers. KEY RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
The Group's business is exposed to numerous risks and
uncertainties.
The geopolitical tensions that began in February 2022 and the
ensuing sanctions have exacerbated the Company's exposures and
created new predicaments for its operations.
On 10 March 2022, the London Stock Exchange listing of EVRAZ
shares was suspended, and on 5 May 2022, the UK imposed sanctions
on the Group's parent company EVRAZ plc. Furthermore, in light of
the worsened geopolitical situation, a number of countries have
introduced supply bans, some of which apply to the Group's
products.
All this presents substantial challenges for the Company in
terms of its corporate governance and operating activities. All
independent directors left the Company's Board of Directors on 10
March 2022, and the planned demerger of its coal assets
consolidated under PJSC Raspadskaya had to be cancelled on 1 April
2022.
The heightened risks the Group faces due to geopolitics and
actions of national governments include the severance of ties with
suppliers and customers, disruption of logistics chains, price
hikes for various materials and equipment (in some cases -
inability to purchase them), currency volatility, financial market
restrictions, including hampered FX payments, and others.
This required serious effort on the Company`s management as it
worked to maintain business stability amid the deteriorating
economic backdrop, external pressures, and rapidly changing
operating environment.
These factors may affect the Group's ability to effectively
execute its strategy in the remaining six months of the financial
year and could cause actual results to differ materially from the
expected and historical results.
The directors consider the principal risks and uncertainties as
summarised below and detailed on pages 87-92 of the EVRAZ plc 2021
annual report, available at www.evraz.com, to remain relevant in
2022, and the mitigation actions to be adequate for maintaining
business continuity during this challenging period.
Risks:
-- Global economic factors, industry conditions and
cyclicality
-- Product competition
-- Cost effectiveness
-- Potential regulatory actions by governments, including trade,
anti-monopoly and anti-dumping regulations,sanctions regime, and
other laws and regulations
-- Functional currency devaluation
-- HSE: environmental
-- HSE: health and safety
-- Business interruption
-- Digital effectiveness, as well as reliable, efficient and
continuous IT service
-- Capital projects and expenditures
-- Decarbonisation
With its finger on the pulse of the current events, the
management keenly monitors emerging risks and implements
preventative measures to stem any potential adverse effect on the
Group's business. The Board of Directors receives regular updates
regarding impacts on the Group's operational, commercial and
financial performance.
In H1 2022, despite of EVRAZ's best efforts, there were several
safety incidents, including eight fatalities. The management is
committed to reducing the number of fatal incidents, with this view
the Group's health and safety programmes are being transformed /
updated. Starting 2022, the risk management system features
risk-oriented tools and a pilot project (HSE Management System
Transformation) designed to incorporate risk management tools
across HSE MS, with plans to roll it out at all production sites.
All improvements are geared towards identifying risk areas and
preventing further incidents. For more information, see the Health,
Safety and Environment section.
Despite the geopolitical situation, the Group continues
implementing environmental programmes to reduce harmful emissions
and mitigate negative environmental impacts of production in
accordance with its Environmental Strategy 2030.
The Environmental Strategy 2030 serves as a roadmap for
improving environmental performance by assessing climate risks,
applying best environmental practices and working to meet
stakeholder expectations. EVRAZ also continually monitors and
assesses other risks and uncertainties that have not been
classified as principal ones, including employee, taxation, social
and community, human rights and other risks. Although impact and
probability analyses suggest that such risks could affect the
Group's operations to some extent, the management believes they are
being adequately addressed and does not see them as capable of
materially affecting the performance, future prospects or
reputation of the Company.
The COVID-19 pandemic is waning across the world, but flare-ups
in some countries, especially in China, exert material impact on
the market value of the Company's products in H1 2022.
Despite all of the above, the measures taken by the management
and the results achieved underscore the efficient steering of the
Company in the current uncertain circumstances. DIRECTORS'
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
The directors confirm that, to the best of their knowledge,
these interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34
and that the interim management report includes a fair review of
the information required by DTR 4.2.7 and DTR 4.2.8, namely:
An indication of important events that have occurred during the
first six months and their impact on the consolidated interim
financial information, and a description of the principal risks and
uncertainties for the remaining six months of the financial year;
and material related party transactions in the first six months and
any material changes in the related party transactions described in
the last annual report.
By order of the Board
Aleksey Ivanov
Chief Executive Officer
EVRAZ plc
3 August 2022 DEFINITIONS OF SELECTED ALTERNATIVE PERFORMANCE
MEASURES
The Group uses alternative performance measures (APMs) to
improve comparability of information between reporting periods and
business units, either by adjusting for uncontrollable or one-off
factors which impact upon IFRS measures or, by aggregating
measures, to aid the user of this report in understanding the
activity taking place across the Group's portfolio.
EBITDA
EBITDA is determined as a segment's profit/(loss) from
operations adjusted for social and social infrastructure
maintenance expenses, impairment of assets, profit/(loss) on
disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets,
foreign exchange gains/(losses) and depreciation, depletion and
amortisation expense.
The EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing EBITDA by
revenue.
EBITDA is not a measure under IFRS and should not be considered
as an alternative to other measures of financial position. EVRAZ'
calculation of EBITDA may be different from the calculation used by
other companies and therefore comparability may be limited.
See Note 3 of the consolidated financial statement for
additional information and reconciliation with IFRS financial
statements.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow represents EBITDA, net of non-cash items, less
changes in working capital, income tax paid, interest paid and
covenant reset charges, conversion premiums, premiums on early
repurchase of bonds and realised gains/(losses) on interest
payments under swap contracts, interest income and debt issue
costs, less capital expenditure, including recorded in financing
activities, purchases of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired,
proceeds from sale of disposals classified as held for sale, net of
transaction costs, less purchases of treasury shares for
participants of the incentive plans, plus other cash flows from
investing activities.
Free cash flow is not a measure under IFRS and should not be
considered as an alternative to other measures of financial
position. EVRAZ' calculation of free cash flow may be different
from the calculation used by other companies and therefore
comparability may be limited.
See Calculation of free cash flow table in the Financial review
section for additional information reconciliation with IFRS
financial statements.
Cash and short-term bank deposits
Cash and short-term bank deposits is not a measure under IFRS
and should not be considered as an alternative to other measures of
financial position. EVRAZ' calculation of cash and short-term bank
deposits may be different from the calculation used by other
companies and therefore the comparability may be limited.
Cash and short-term bank deposits calculation
30 June Change Change, %
(USUSD million) 31 December 2021
2022
Cash and cash equivalents 793 1,427 (634) (44.4)
Cash and short-term bank deposits 793 1,427 (634) (44.4)
Total debt
Total debt represents the nominal value of loans and borrowings
plus unpaid interest, finance lease liabilities, loans of assets
classified as held for sale, and the nominal effect of
cross-currency swaps on principal of ruble-denominated notes. Total
debt is not a measure under IFRS and should not be considered as an
alternative to other measures of financial position. EVRAZ'
calculation of total debt may be different from the calculation
used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited.
The current calculation is different from that used for covenant
compliance calculations.
Total debt has been calculated as follows:
30 June Change Change,
(USUSD million) 31 December %
2022 2021
Long-term loans, net of current portion 2,037 3,840 (1,803) (46.9)
Short-term loans and current portion of long-term loans 1,808 101 1,707 n/a
Add back: Unamortised debt issue costs and fair value adjustment to liabilities 12 17 (5) (29.4)
assumed in business combination
Nominal effect of cross-currency swaps on principal of ruble-denominated notes - 44 (44) (100.0)
Finance lease liabilities, including non-current portion 65 64 1 0.0
Finance lease liabilities, including current portion 36 28 8 28.6
Total debt 3,958 4,094 (136) (3.3) Net debt
Net debt represents total debt less cash and liquid short-term
financial assets, including those related to disposals classified
as held for sale. Net debt is not a measure under IFRS and should
not be considered as an alternative to other measures of financial
position. EVRAZ' calculation of net debt may be different from the
calculation used by other companies and therefore comparability may
be limited. The current calculation is different from that used for
covenant compliance calculations.
Net debt has been calculated as follows:
30 June Change Change, %
(USUSD million) 31 December 2021
2022
Total debt 3,958 4,094 (136) (3.3)
Cash and cash equivalents (793) (1,427) 634 (44.4)
Net debt 3,165 2,667 498 18.7
CAPEX
Capital expenditure (CAPEX) is cash expenditure on property,
plant and equipment. For internal reporting and analysis, CAPEX
includes non-cash transactions related to CAPEX.
CAPEX has been calculated as follows:
Change Change, %
(USUSD million) H1 2022 H1 2021
Purchases of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 513 428 85 19.9
Purchases of property, plant and equipment on deferred terms - 2 (2) (100.0)
CAPEX 513 430 83 19.3
Labour productivity, USUSD/t
P=S/V
S - Labour Costs (asset and A-category subsidiaries), exclusive
of tax, local currency (on Division consolidation sites with
different currencies, USUSD)
V - production volume, tonnes (for steel assets: V - metal
products shipped Lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR)
The KPI is calculated on a year-to-date basis for the company
employees only.
LTIFR = X.1000000/Y
X is the total number of occupational injuries resulting in lost
time among the Group's employees in the reporting period.
Fatalities are not included.
Y is the actual total number of man-hours worked by all Group
employees in the reporting period.
Cash cost of semi-finished products cash, USUSD/t
Cash cost of semi-finished products is defined as the production
cost less depreciation. The result is divided by production volumes
of semi-finished steel products. Raw materials from EVRAZ coal and
iron ore producers are accounted for on at-cost-basis. Costs of
semi-finished steel products of EVRAZ NTMK and EVRAZ ZSMK are then
weight-averaged by the total production volume of saleable
semi-finished products.
Cash cost of coking coal concentrate, USUSD/t
Cash cost of coking coal concentrate is defined as cost of
revenues less depreciation and SG&A. The result is divided by
sales volumes.
Iron ore products cash cost, USUSD/t
Cash cost of iron ore products is defined as cost of revenues
less depreciation and SG&A. The result is divided by sales
volumes.
Number of EBS transformations
Number of EBS transformations implemented at the key assets
during the reporting year.
Customer focus and cost-cutting effects
Each project effect is calculated as an absolute deviation of
targeted metric year to year multiplied by relevant price or volume
depending on project's focus.
EVRAZ plc
Unaudited Interim Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements
Six-month period ended 30 June 2022
EVRAZ plc
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Six-month period ended 30 June 2022
Contents
Report on Review of Interim Financial Information
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
........................23
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of
Comprehensive Income ..............24
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial
Position ...................25
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
.......................26
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in
Equity ..................28
Selected Notes to the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements ..........30 Report on Review of Interim
Financial Information
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors
of EVRAZ plc
Introduction
We have reviewed the accompanying interim condensed consolidated
financial statements of EVRAZ plc and its subsidiaries, which
comprise the interim condensed consolidated statement of
operations, interim condensed consolidated statement of
comprehensive income for the six-month period ended 30 June 2022,
interim condensed consolidated statement of financial position as
at 30 June 2022, interim condensed consolidated statement of cash
flows, interim condensed consolidated statement of changes in
equity for the six-month period then ended, and selected
explanatory notes (interim financial information). Management of
EVRAZ plc is responsible for the preparation and presentation of
this interim financial information in accordance with IAS 34,
Interim Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express a
conclusion on this interim financial information based on our
review.
Scope of review
We conducted our review in accordance with International
Standard on Review Engagements 2410, Review of Interim Financial
Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity. A
review of interim financial information consists of making
inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and
accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review
procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit
conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing
and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we
would become aware of all significant matters that might be
identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit
opinion.
Conclusion
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that
causes us to believe that the accompanying interim financial
information is not prepared, in all material respects, in
accordance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting . D.M.
Zhigulin
Partner
TSATR - Audit Services Limited Liability Company
3 August 2022 Details of the auditor
Name: TSATR - Audit Services Limited Liability Company
Record made in the State Register of Legal Entities on 5
December 2002, State Registration Number 1027739707203.
Address: Russia 115035, Moscow, Sadovnicheskaya naberezhnaya,
77, building 1.
TSATR - Audit Services Limited Liability Company is a member of
Self-regulatory organization of auditors Association
"Sodruzhestvo". TSATR - Audit Services Limited Liability Company is
included in the control copy of the register of auditors and audit
organizations, main registration number 12006020327.
Details of the entity
Name: EVRAZ plc
Registration Date: 23 September 2011, registration number:
7784342.
Address: 2 Portman Street, London, England, W1H 6DU. Unaudited
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (In millions
of US dollars, except for per share information)
Six-month period
ended 30 June
Notes 2022 2021
Revenue
Sale of goods 3 USD 7,948 USD 6,055
Rendering of services 3 149 123
8,097 6,178
Cost of revenue (4,848) (3,633)
Gross profit 3,249 2,545
Selling and distribution costs (680) (414)
General and administrative expenses (353) (288)
Social and social infrastructure maintenance expenses (14) (16)
Gains/(losses) on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net (5) (1)
Impairment of non-financial assets 5 (17) (4)
Foreign exchange gains/(losses), net (1,786) (30)
Other operating income 9 6
Other operating expenses (20) (49)
Profit from operations 383 1,749
Interest income 12 3
Interest expense (107) (124)
Share of profits/(losses) of joint ventures and associates 8 7 5
Gains/(losses) on financial assets and liabilities, net 12 58 (4)
Gains/(losses) on disposal groups classified as held for sale, net - 2
Profit before tax 353 1,631
Income tax expense 6 (347) (419)
Net profit USD 6 USD 1,212
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent entity USD (24) USD 1,198
Non-controlling interests 30 14
USD 6 USD 1,212
Earnings/(losses) per share for profit/(loss) attributable to equity holders of
the parent entity:
basic (US dollars) 11 USD (0.02) USD 0.82
diluted (US dollars) 11 USD (0.02) USD 0.82
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited
interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of
Comprehensive Income
(In millions of US dollars)
Six-month period
ended 30 June
Notes 2022 2021
Net profit USD 6 USD 1,212
Other comprehensive income/(loss)
Other comprehensive income to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent
periods
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations into presentation 3,431 119
currency
Effect of translation to presentation currency of the Group's joint ventures 8 42 2
and associates
3,473 121
Items not to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods
Gains/(losses) on re-measurement of net defined benefit liability 17 44
Income tax effect (4) (11)
13 33
Total other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax 3,486 154
Total comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax USD 3,492 USD 1,366
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent entity USD 3,399 USD 1,348
Non-controlling interests 93 18
USD 3,492 USD 1,366
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited
interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial
Position
(In millions of US dollars)
30 June 31 December
Notes
2022 2021*
Assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 7 USD 6,358 USD 4,605
Intangible assets other than goodwill 132 130
Goodwill 466 457
Investments in joint ventures and associates 8 160 100
Deferred income tax assets 157 191
Receivables from related parties 9 16 10
Other non-current financial assets 48 19
Other non-current assets 61 64
7,398 5,576
Current assets
Inventories 2,378 1,669
Trade and other receivables 1,742 708
Prepayments 171 110
Receivables from related parties 9 143 34
Income tax receivable 185 35
Other taxes recoverable 498 282
Other current financial assets 10 56 13
Cash and cash equivalents 10 793 1,427
5,966 4,278
Assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale 4 6 -
5,972 4,278
Total assets USD 13,370 USD 9,854
Equity and liabilities
Equity
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent entity
Issued capital 11 75 75
Treasury shares 11 (148) (148)
Additional paid-in capital 2,528 2,522
Revaluation surplus 108 108
Accumulated profits 3,461 3,472
Translation difference (565) (3,975)
5,459 2,054
Non-controlling interests 271 180
5,730 2,234
Non-current liabilities
Long-term loans 12 2,037 3,840
Deferred income tax liabilities 566 287
Employee benefits 209 187
Provisions 352 287
Lease liabilities 65 64
Other long-term liabilities 17 88
3,246 4,753
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 1,621 1,662
Contract liabilities 287 251
Payables to related parties 9 42 50
Dividends payable to shareholders 11 - 309
Short-term loans and current portion of long-term loans 12 1,808 101
Lease liabilities 36 28
Income tax payable 59 108
Other taxes payable 413 301
Provisions 82 57
4,348 2,867
Liabilities directly associated with disposal groups classified as held for 4 46 -
sale
4,394 2,867
Total liabilities 7,640 7,620
Total equity and liabilities USD 13,370 USD 9,854
* The amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2021 financial
statements and reflect adjustments made in connection with the
cessation of classification of Raspadskaya Group as held for
distribution to owners (Note 2).
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited
interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
These Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 3 August 2022
and signed on its behalf by:
Aleksey Ivanov, Director Unaudited Interim Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(In millions of US dollars)
Six-month period ended
30 June
2022 2021
Cash flows from operating activities
Net profit USD 6 USD 1,212
Adjustments to reconcile net profit/(loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Deferred income tax (benefit)/expense 157 (3)
Depreciation, depletion and amortisation 281 282
(Gain)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 5 1
Impairment of non-financial assets 17 4
Foreign exchange (gains)/losses, net 1,786 30
Interest income (12) (3)
Interest expense 107 124
Share of (profits)/losses of associates and joint ventures (7) (5)
(Gain)/loss on financial assets and liabilities, net (58) 4
(Gain)/loss on disposal groups classified as held for sale, net - (2)
Allowance for expected credit losses 10 -
Changes in provisions, employee benefits and other long-term assets and liabilities (16) 14
Expense arising from equity-settled awards 6 6
2,282 1,664
Changes in working capital:
Inventories (86) (241)
Trade and other receivables (844) (145)
Prepayments (22) 6
Receivables from/payables to related parties - (1)
Taxes recoverable (152) -
Other assets (39) (10)
Trade and other payables (409) 192
Contract liabilities (15) (69)
Taxes payable (94) 15
Other liabilities 11 (1)
Net cash flows from operating activities 632 1,410
Cash flows from investing activities
Issuance of loans receivable to related parties (231) -
Proceeds from repayment of loans issued to related parties, including interest 135 -
Short-term deposits at banks, including interest 7 2
Purchases of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (533) (450)
Proceeds from government grants related to property, plant and equipment 20 22
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 1 2
Contributions to associates/joint ventures (Note 8) (11) (5)
Proceeds from sale of disposal groups classified as held for sale, net of cash disposed and transaction - 2
costs
Other investing activities, net 1 -
Net cash flows used in investing activities (611) (427)
Continued on the next page
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(continued)
(In millions of US dollars)
Six-month period ended
30 June
2022 2021
Cash flows from financing activities
Payments for the purchase of non-controlling interests USD - USD (38)
Proceeds from bank loans and notes (Note 12) 279 1,698
Repayment of bank loans and notes, including interest (Note 12) (608) (2,097)
Net proceeds from/(repayment of) bank overdrafts and credit lines, including interest (13) 2
(Note 12)
Payments under covenants reset - (10)
Restricted deposits at banks relating to financing activities (4) -
Gain/(loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments 5 6
Purchases of property, plant and equipment on deferred terms - (2)
Lease payments, including interest (22) (15)
Dividends paid by the parent entity to its shareholders (Note 11) (292) (729)
Dividends paid by the Group's subsidiaries to non-controlling shareholders (17) (4)
Net cash flows used in financing activities (672) (1,189)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 17 (6)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (634) (212)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 1,427* 1,627
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period USD 793 USD 1,415
Supplementary cash flow information:
Cash flows during the period:
Interest paid USD (84) USD
(139)
Interest received 11 2
Income taxes paid (included in operating activities) (358) (424)
* The amount shown here does not correspond to the 2021
financial statements and reflect adjustments made in connection
with the cessation of classification of Raspadskaya Group as held
for distribution to owners (Note 2).
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited
interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in
Equity
(In millions of US dollars)
Attributable to equity holders of the parent entity
Additional
Issued Treasury Revaluation Accumulated Translation Reserves of Non-controlling Total
capital shares paid-in surplus profits difference disposal Total interests
groups Equity
capital
At 31 December USD USD USD
2021 (as USD 75 (148) USD 2,522 USD - USD 3,472 (1,928) (1,939) USD 2,054 USD 180 USD 2,234
reported)
Cessation of
classification
of Raspadskaya
Group as held - - - 108 - (2,047) 1,939 - - -
for
distribution to
owners (Note 2)
At 31 December USD USD
2021 (as USD 75 (148) USD 2,522 USD 108 USD 3,472 (3,975) USD - USD 2,054 USD 180 USD 2,234
restated)
Net profit - - - - (24) - - (24) 30 6
Other
comprehensive - - - - 13 3,410 - 3,423 63 3,486
income/(loss)
Total
comprehensive - - - - (11) 3,410 - 3,399 93 3,492
income/(loss)
for the period
Issue of bonus
shares (Note 8,200 - - - (8,200) - - - - -
11)
Cancellation of
bonus shares (8,200) - - - 8,200 - - - - -
(Note 11)
Share-based
payments (Note - - 6 - - - - 6 - 6
11)
Dividends
declared by the
parent entity - - - - (729) - - (729) - (729)
to its
shareholders
(Note 11)
Cancellation of
dividends - - - - 729 - - 729 - 729
declared (Note
11)
Dividends
declared by the
Group's - - - - - - - - (2) (2)
subsidiaries to
non-controlling
shareholders
At 30 June 2022 USD 75 USD USD 2,528 USD 108 USD 3,461 USD USD - USD 5,459 USD 271 USD 5,730
(148) (565)
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited
interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in
Equity (continued)
(In millions of US dollars)
Attributable to equity holders of the parent entity
Additional
Issued Treasury Revaluation Accumulated Translation Reserves of Non-controlling Total
capital shares paid-in surplus profits difference disposal Total interests
groups Equity
capital
At 31 December USD 75 USD USD 2,510 USD 109 USD 2,187 USD USD - USD 791 USD 129 USD 920
2020 (154) (3,936)
Net profit - - - - 1,198 - - 1,198 14 1,212
Other
comprehensive - - - - 33 117 - 150 4 154
income/(loss)
Total
comprehensive - - - - 1,231 117 - 1,348 18 1,366
income/(loss)
for the period
Acquisition of
non-controlling - - - - (19) - - (19) (19) (38)
interests in
subsidiaries
Reversal of
derecognition
of - - - - 35 - - 35 30 65
non-controlling
interest in
subsidiaries
Transfer of
treasury shares
to participants - 6 - - (6) - - - - -
of the
Incentive Plans
Share-based - - 6 - - - - 6 - 6
payments
Dividends
declared by the
parent entity - - - - (729) - - (729) - (729)
to its
shareholders
Dividends
declared by the
Group's - - - - - - - - (4) (4)
subsidiaries to
non-controlling
shareholders
At 30 June 2021 USD 75 USD USD 2,516 USD 109 USD 2,699 USD USD - USD 1,432 USD 154 USD 1,586
(148) (3,819)
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these unaudited
interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
Selected Notes
to the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
Six-month period ended 30 June 2022 1. Corporate Information
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements were
authorised for issue by the Board of Directors of EVRAZ plc on 3
August 2022.
EVRAZ plc ("EVRAZ plc" or "the Company") was incorporated on 23
September 2011 as a public company under the laws of the United
Kingdom with the registered number 7784342. The Company's
registered address is 2 Portman street, London, W1H 6DU, United
Kingdom.
The Company, together with its subsidiaries (the "Group"), is
involved in the production and distribution of steel and related
products and coal and iron ore mining. In addition, the Group
produces vanadium products. The Group is one of the largest steel
producers globally.
In 2021 EVRAZ plc was jointly controlled by a group of 3
shareholders: Greenleas International Holdings Limited (BVI),
Abiglaze Limited (Cyprus) and Crosland Global Limited (Cyprus).
On 16 February 2022, one of the Group's major shareholders,
Greenleas International Holdings Limited, which is controlled by Mr
Roman Abramovich, transferred all its shares in EVRAZ plc to the
direct ownership of Mr Roman Abramovich.
On 10 March 2022 HM Treasury issued the Financial Sanctions
Notice and included Mr Roman Abramovich on the UK sanctions list
relating to Russia. On the same date the Financial Conduct
Authority temporarily suspended the listing of the Company's shares
on the London Stock Exchange in order to protect investors pending
clarification of the impact of the UK sanctions. All directors,
except for Aleksey Ivanov, resigned from the Company's Board.
Nikolay Ivanov was appointed as an executive director to the Board.
On 5 May 2022 EVRAZ plc was added to the UK sanctions list. More
details on san?tions are provided in Notes 12 and 13. 2.
Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Preparation
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard
("IAS") 34 "Interim Financial Reporting". Accordingly, these
interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include
all the information and disclosures required for a complete set of
financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the
Group's annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended
31 December 2021.
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements are
not the financial statements prepared in accordance with the
legislation of the United Kingdom and do not constitute statutory
accounts as defined by Section 435 of the Companies Act 2006, and
were prepared for the Group's management.
Operating results for the six-month period ended 30 June 2022
are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected
for the year ending 31 December 2022.
Going Concern
The directors of the Company, having considered the current
circumstances and the potential uncertainties, particularly with
respect to the continuing conflict relating to Ukraine and the
economic sanctions (Notes 1, 12 and 13), concluded that the Group
has adequate resources to continue as a going concern in the
foreseeable future. Consequently, these interim condensed
consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going
concern basis. 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Basis of Preparation (continued)
Restatement of Financial Statements
Subsidiaries that Ceased to Be Classified as Held for
Distribution to Owners
At 31 December 2021 management, having considered the facts and
circumstances existing at that date, concluded that Raspadskaya
Group met the criteria for classification as disposal groups held
for distribution to owners and criteria of a major business line,
which should be treated as a discontinued operation. Consequently,
the classification, measurement and presentation requirements of
IFRS 5 "Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued
Operations" were applied in the consolidated financial statements
as at, and for the year ended, 31 December 2021.
The General Metting of the Company held on 11 January 2022
approved the possible demerger of the coal business headed by
Raspadskaya, which was conditional on the final approval of the
Company's directors.
Following the restrictions imposed by the Russian regulatory
authorities in February 2022 with respect to the distribution of
shares and the rights of foreign shareholders, the Company had to
suspend and further on 1 April 2022 to cancel the process of
demerger of Raspadskaya from the Group.
As a result of these changes in circumstances, Raspadskaya Group
ceased to meet the definition of a disposal group held for
distribution to owners. In accordance with IFRS 5 the Group
restated its consolidated financial statements, including the
relevant notes, for the periods in which the assets were classified
as held for distribution to owners and discontinued operations as
if the Raspadskaya Group had not been classified as assets held for
distribution to owners and discontinued operations in the past and
all assets and liabilities and the results of operations had been
accounted for in accordance with the applicable International
Financial Reporting Standards.
The effects of the restatement on the previously reported
amounts are set out below.
Statement of Changes in Equity Year ended 31 December 2021
As previously Adjustment for
Restated
reported discontinued
operations
Revaluation surplus USD - USD 108 USD 108
Translation difference
(1,928) (2,047) (3,975)
Reserves of disposal group held for distribution to 1,939 -
owners (1,939) 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Basis of Preparation (continued)
Restatement of Financial Statements (continued)
Statement of Operations Year ended 31 December 2021
As previously Adjustment for
USUSD million Restated
reported discontinued operations
Continuing operations
Revenue
Sale of goods USD 13,224 669 USD 13,893
Rendering of services 262 4 266
13,486 673 14,159
Cost of revenue (7,454) (685) (8,139)
Gross profit 6,032 (12) 6,020
Selling and distribution costs (827) (80) (907)
General and administrative expenses (545) (72) (617)
Social and social infrastructure maintenance expenses (30) (5) (35)
Gain/(loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net (7) (1) (8)
Impairment of non-financial assets (22) (8) (30)
Foreign exchange gains/(losses), net 11 23 34
Other operating income 16 4 20
Other operating expenses (45) (19) (64)
Profit from operations 4,583 (170) 4,413
Interest income 4 1 5
Interest expense (212) (20) (232)
Share of profits/(losses) of joint ventures and associates 14 - 14
Impairment of non-current financial assets - - -
Gain/(loss) on financial assets and liabilities, net (20) (1) (21)
Gain/(loss) on disposal groups classified as held for sale, net 2 - 2
Other non-operating gains/(losses), net - 3 3
Profit before tax 4,371 (187) 4,184
Income tax expense (847) (230) (1,077)
Net profit from continuing operations 3,524 (417) 3,107
Net loss from discontinued operations (417) 417 -
Net profit 3,107 - 3,107
Net profit from continuing operations attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent entity 3,465 (431) 3,034
Non-controlling interests 59 14 73
3,524 (417) 3,107
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent entity (431) 431 -
Non-controlling interests 14 (14) -
(417) 417 -
Net profit attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent entity 3,034 - 3,034
Non-controlling interests 73 - 73
USD 3,107 USD - USD 3,107 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Basis of Preparation (continued)
Restatement of Financial Statements (continued)
Statement of Financial Position 31 December 2021
As Adjustment for
previously Restated
discontinued
reported operations
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment USD 3,169 USD1,436 USD 4,605
Intangible assets other than goodwill 126 4 130
Goodwill 457 - 457
Investments in joint ventures and associates 100 - 100
Deferred income tax assets 183 8 191
Receivables from related parties 10 - 10
Other non-current financial assets 18 1 19
Other non-current assets 62 2 64
4,125 1,451 5,576
Current assets
Inventories 1,565 104 1,669
Trade and other receivables 626 82 708
Prepayments 96 14 110
Receivables from related parties 34 - 34
Income tax receivable 29 6 35
Other taxes recoverable 171 111 282
Other current financial assets 12 1 13
Cash and cash equivalents 1,027 400 1,427
3,560 718 4,278
Assets of disposal groups classified as held for distribution to owners 2,169 (2,169) -
5,729 (1,451) 4,278
Total assets USD 9,854 - USD 9,854
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent entity 2,054 - 2,054
Non-controlling interests 180 - 180
Total equity 2,234 - 2,234
Non-current liabilities
Long-term loans 3,440 400 3,840
Deferred income tax liabilities 194 93 287
Employee benefits 143 44 187
Provisions 182 105 287
Lease liabilities 49 15 64
Other long-term liabilities 77 11 88
4,085 668 4,753
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 1,539 123 1,662
Contract liabilities 250 1 251
Short-term loans and current portion of long-term loans 101 - 101
Lease liabilities 22 6 28
Payables to related parties 50 - 50
Dividends payable to shareholders 292 17 309
Income tax payable 67 41 108
Other taxes and duties payable 145 156 301
Provisions 37 20 57
2,503 364 2,867
Liabilities directly associated with disposal groups classified as held for 1,032 (1,032) -
distribution to owners
3,535 (668) 2,867
Total liabilities 7,620 - 7,620
Total equity and liabilities USD 9,854 - USD 9,854 2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Changes in Accounting Policies
In the preparation of the interim condensed consolidated
financial statements, the Group followed the same accounting
policies and methods of computation as compared with those applied
in the complete consolidated financial statements for year ended 31
December 2021, except for the adoption of new standards and
interpretations and revisions of existing IAS as of 1 January
2022.
New/Revised Standards and Interpretations Adopted in 2022 ?
Amendments to IFRS 3: Reference to the Conceptual Framework
The amendments add an exception to the recognition of
liabilities and contingent liabilities, which requires entities to
apply the criteria in IAS 37 or IFRIC 21 instead of the Conceptual
Framework, to determine whether a present obligation exists at the
acquisition date. The amendments also clarify that contingent
assets do not qualify for recognition at the acquisition date.
These amendments had no impact on the interim condensed
consolidated financial statements of the Group. ? Amendments to IAS
16: Proceeds Before Intended Use
The amendment prohibits entities from deducting from the cost of
an item of property, plant and equipment, any proceeds of the sale
of items produced while bringing that asset to the location and
condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner
intended by management. Instead, an entity recognises the proceeds
from selling such items, and the costs of producing those items, in
profit or loss.
These amendments had no impact on the interim condensed
consolidated financial statements of the Group as there were no
sales of such items produced by property, plant and equipment made
available for use on or after the beginning of the earliest period
presented. ? Amendments to IAS 37: Onerous Contracts - Cost of
Fulfilling a Contract
An onerous contract is a contract under which the unavoidable
costs (i.e., the costs that the Group cannot avoid because it has
the contract) of meeting the obligations under the contract exceed
the economic benefits expected to be received under it. The
amendments specify that when assessing whether a contract is
onerous or loss-making, an entity needs to include costs that
relate directly to a contract to provide goods or services. These
costs include both incremental costs (e.g., the costs of direct
labour and materials) and an allocation of costs directly related
to contract activities (e.g., depreciation of equipment used to
fulfil the contract as well as costs of contract management and
supervision). General and administrative costs do not relate
directly to a contract and are excluded unless they are explicitly
chargeable to the counterparty under the contract.
The Group applied the amendments to the contracts for which it
had not fulfilled all of its obligations at the beginning of the
reporting period. The Group did not identify any contracts as being
onerous and therefore it did not recognise any onerous contract
provision. ? Amendments to Annual improvements 2018-2020
These amendments include clarifications to IFRS 1 First-time
Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards -
Subsidiary as a first-time adopter, IFRS 9 Financial Instruments -
Fees in the '10 per cent' test for derecognition of financial
liabilities, IAS 41 Agriculture - Taxation in fair value
measurements. They had no impact on the Group's interim condensed
consolidated financial statements. 3. Segment Information
The following tables present measures of segment profit or loss
based on management accounts.
Six-month period ended 30 June 2022
Steel, Other
USUSD million Steel Coal operations Eliminations Total
North America
Revenue
Sales to external USD 5,194 USD 1,619 USD 1,199 USD 85 USD USD 8,097
customers -
Inter-segment sales 32 - 731 245 (1,008) -
Total revenue 5,226 1,619 1,930 330 (1,008) 8,097
Segment result - EBITDA USD 1,245 USD 289 USD 1,214 USD 2 USD (90) USD 2,660
Six-month period ended 30 June 2021
Steel, Other
USUSD million Steel Coal operations Eliminations Total
North America
Revenue
Sales to external USD 4,581 USD 972 USD 556 USD 69 USD - USD 6,178
customers
Inter-segment sales 31 - 275 169 (475) -
Total revenue 4,612 972 831 238 (475) 6,178
Segment result - EBITDA USD 1,811 USD 64 USD 346 USD 5 USD (12) USD 2,214
3. Segment Information (continued)
The following table shows a reconciliation of revenue and EBITDA
used by management for decision making and revenue and profit or
loss before tax per the consolidated financial statements prepared
under IFRS.
Six-month period ended 30 June 2022
Steel, Other
USUSD million Steel Coal operations Eliminations Total
North America
Revenue per IFRS financial USD 5,226 USD 1,619 USD 1,930 USD 330 USD USD 8,097
statements (1,008)
EBITDA based on management USD 1,245 USD 289 USD 1,214 USD 2 USD USD 2,660
accounts (90)
Reclassifications and other (92) 7 (40) 2 51 (72)
adjustments
EBITDA calculated based on USD 1,153 USD 296 USD 1,174 USD 4 USD USD 2,588
IFRS financial statements (39)
Unallocated subsidiaries
(102)
USD 2,486
Social and social
infrastructure maintenance (10) - (4) - - (14)
expenses
Depreciation, depletion and (141) (62) (75) (2) - (280)
amortisation expense
Impairment of non-financial (7) (1) (9) - - (17)
assets
Loss on disposal of property,
plant and equipment and (3) - (2) - - (5)
intangible assets
Foreign exchange gains/ (233) (10) (183) - - (426)
(losses), net
759 223 901 2 (39) 1,744
Unallocated income/(expenses), (1,361)
net
Profit/(loss) from operations USD 383
Interest income/(expense), net (95)
Share of profits/(losses) of 7
joint ventures and associates
Gain/(loss) on financial 58
assets and liabilities
Profit/(loss) before tax USD 353
In 2022, the Group recognised USD(1,786) million of foreign
exchange losses, of which USD(1,360) million related to unallocated
operations. These losses represent mostly unrealised exchange
differences on translation of rouble-denominated liabilities under
the intra-group loans between the Group's subsidiaries with
different functional currencies. The appreciation of the Russian
rouble against the US dollar in 2022 led to foreign exchange losses
being recognised in the income statements of non-Russian
subsidiaries, which were not offset with the foreign translation
exchange gains recognised directly in the equity of the Russian
subsidiaries.
In the six-month period ended 30 June 2022 and 2021, the Group
(recognised)/reversed an allowance for net realisable value of
inventory of USD(118) million and USD1 million, respectively. 3.
Segment Information (continued)
Six-month period ended 30 June 2021
Steel, Other
USUSD million Steel Coal operations Eliminations Total
North America
Revenue per IFRS financial USD 4,612 USD 972 USD 831 USD 238 USD USD 6,178
statements (475)
EBITDA based on management USD 1,811 USD 64 USD 346 USD USD USD 2,214
accounts 5 (12)
Unrealised profits (4) - 4 - (1) (1)
adjustment
Reclassifications and other (44) (11) (8) 1 - (62)
adjustments
(48) (11) (4) 1 (1) (63)
EBITDA calculated based on USD 1,763 USD 53 USD 342 USD 6 USD USD 2,151
IFRS financial statements (13)
Unallocated subsidiaries
(69)
USD 2,082
Social and social
infrastructure maintenance (12) - (2) - - (14)
expenses
Depreciation, depletion and (134) (61) (83) (2) - (280)
amortisation expense
Impairment of non-financial (2) - (2) - - (4)
assets
Loss on disposal of
property, plant and - - (1) - - (1)
equipment and intangible
assets
Foreign exchange gains/ (27) 15 26 - - 14
(losses), net
1,588 7 280 4 (13) 1,797
Unallocated income/ (48)
(expenses), net
Profit/(loss) from USD 1,749
operations
Interest income/(expense), (121)
net
Share of profits/(losses)
of joint ventures and 5
associates
Gain/(loss) on financial (4)
assets and liabilities
Gain/(loss) on disposal
groups classified as held 2
for sale, net
Profit/(loss) before tax USD 1,631
The material changes in property, plant and equipment other than
those disclosed in Note 7 are presented below.
Six-month period ended 30 June 2022
Steel,
USUSD million Steel Coal Other operations Unallocated Total
North America
Additions USD 234 USD 144 USD 111 USD 1 USD - USD 490
Six-month period ended 30 June 2021
Steel,
USUSD million Steel Coal Other operations Unallocated Total
North America
Additions USD 181 USD 141 USD 71 USD - USD - USD 393
3. Segment Information (continued)
The revenues from contracts with external customers for each
group of similar products and services and rental income are
presented in the following table:
Six-month period ended 30 June
USUSD million 2022 2021
Steel
Construction products USD 1,492 USD 1,460
Flat-rolled products 93 105
Railway products 734 482
Semi-finished products 1,837 1,693
Other steel products 350 261
Other products 234 208
Iron ore 105 101
Vanadium in slag 82 37
Vanadium in alloys and chemicals 216 193
Rendering of services 51 41
5,194 4,581
Steel, North America
Construction products 177 134
Flat-rolled products 507 357
Railway products 243 185
Tubular products 631 236
Other products 50 49
Rendering of services 11 11
1,619 972
Coal
Coal 1,188 545
Other products 9 9
Rendering of services 2 2
1,199 556
Other operations
Rendering of services 85 69
USD 8,097 USD 6,178
In the six-month periods ended 30 June 2022 and 2021 revenue
from rendering of services included rental income of USD6 million
and USD12 million, respectively.
3. Segment Information (continued)
Distribution of the Group's revenues by geographical area based
on the location of customers was as follows:
Six-month period ended 30 June
USUSD million 2022 2021
CIS*
Russia USD 2,993 USD 2,468
Kazakhstan 235 231
Ukraine 22 92
Others 126 81
3,376 2,872
America
USA 950 609
Canada 702 385
Mexico 54 159
Others 9 53
1,715 1,206
Asia
China 644 250
Taiwan 564 548
Indonesia 330 152
Republic of Korea 256 119
Vietnam 173 54
Japan 172 66
Philippines 124 199
Mongolia 74 45
Thailand 39 114
Others 49 42
2,425 1,589
Europe
European Union 335 247
Turkey 192 193
Others 16 15
543 455
Africa
Kenya 20 46
Egypt 12 10
Others 6 -
38 56
Other countries - -
USD 8,097 USD 6,178
*CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), including founding or
participating states 4. Changes in Composition of the Group
During the first half of 2022 there were no material changes in
the composition of the Group.
In March 2021, the Group signed a preliminary agreement with a
third party, under which a 100% interest in the Abashevskaya coal
mine could be sold by the Group for cash consideration of RUB 400
million (approximately USD8 million at the exchange rate as of 30
June 2022). In 2022, the Group completed the preparation procedures
necessary for the sale of the mine in its present condition and the
classification criteria for disposal groups held for sale were met.
Consequently, at 30 June 2022 the Group presented the Abashevskaya
mine as a disposal group classified as held for sale. At 30 June
2022 the net liabilities of the mine, which is included in the coal
segment of the Group's operations, amounted to USD(40) million.
5. Impairment of Non-current Assets
For the purpose of the impairment testing as of 30 June 2022 the
Group assessed the recoverable amount of each cash-generating unit
("CGU") where indicators of impairment were identified. Also the
Group performed an analysis of its property, plant and equipment
for functional obsolescence and recognised a USD17 million
impairment loss.
The recoverable amount has been determined based on a
value-in-use calculation using cash flow projections based on the
actual operating results and business plans approved by management
and appropriate discount rates reflecting the time value of money
and risks associated with respective cash-generating units. For the
periods not covered by management business plans, cash flow
projections have been estimated by extrapolating the respective
business plans' results using a zero real growth rate.
The key assumptions used by management in the impairment tests
with respect to the cash-generating units where indicators of
impairment existed are presented in the table below.
Average
price of Average
commodity
price of Recoverable Carrying amount of
Period of forecast prior to Pre-tax per commodity amount of CGU before
applying terminal value, discount Commodity tonne CGU, impairment,
years rate, % per
in the 2 tonne USUSD million USUSD million
nd
in 2022
half of
2022
Steel North
America
Large steel
diameter 5 15.66 products USD1,644 USD1,459 336 287
pipes
Oil Country 5 15.25 steel USD1,981 USD1,883 294 262
Tubular Goods products
Long products 5 12.87 steel USD1,252 USD1,230 830 822
products
EVRAZ ZSMK 5 20.81 steel USD638 USD641 1,239 1,054
products
As a result of impairment testing, the Group did not recognise
neither impairment losses nor any reversal of impairment.
The estimations of value in use are most sensitive to the
following assumptions:
Discount Rates
Discount rates reflect the current market assessment of the
risks specific to each cash-generating unit. The discount rates
have been determined using the Capital Asset Pricing Model and
analysis of industry peers. Reasonably possible changes in discount
rates could lead to impairment of the Oil Country Tubular Goods and
Long products cash-generating units. If the discount rates were 10%
higher, this would lead to an additional impairment of USD168
million. 5. Impairment of Non-current Assets (continued)
Sales and Purchase Prices
The price assumptions of the products sold and purchased by the
Group were estimated based on industry research using analysts'
views published by Citigroup, CRU, Credit Suisse, Jefferies, JP
Morgan, Morgan Stanley, RBC, Renaissance Capital, Sberbank and UBS
during the period from April to June 2022. The Group expects that
the nominal prices will grow with a compound annual growth rate of
(8.1)%-2.3% in 2022 - 2026 and 2.0% in 2027 and thereafter.
Reasonably possible changes in sales and purchase prices in the 2nd
half of 2022 and 2023 could lead to impairment of the Oil Country
Tubular Goods and Long products cash-generating units. If the
prices were 10% lower, this would lead to impairment of USD82
million.
Sales Volumes
Management assumed that the sales volumes of steel products
would increase by 6.9% in 2022 and future dynamics will be driven
by gradual market recovery and changes in assets' capacities.
Reasonably possible changes in sales volumes in the 2nd half of
2022 and in 2023 could lead to an impairment of the Long products
cash-generating unit. If sales volumes were 10% lower, this would
lead to impairment of USD17 million.
Cost Control Measures
The recoverable amounts of cash-generating units are based on
the business plans approved by management. A reasonably possible
deviation of costs from these plans could lead to impairment of the
EVRAZ ZSMK, Oil Country Tubular Goods and Long products
cash-generating units. If the actual costs were 10% higher than
those assumed for the 2nd half of 2022 and 2023, this would lead to
impairment of USD359 million.
Sensitivity Analysis
For the cash-generating units, which were not impaired in the
reporting period and for which the reasonably possible changes
could lead to impairment, the recoverable amounts would become
equal to their carrying amounts if the assumptions used to measure
the recoverable amounts changed by the following percentages:
Sales
Discount rates Sales volumes Cost control measures
prices
Oil Country Tubular Goods 6.7% (4.7)% - 4.4%
Long products 0.4% (1.5)% (2.8)% 0.8%
EVRAZ ZSMK - - - 4.5% 6. Income Taxes
Major components of income tax expense were as follows:
Six-month period
ended 30 June
USUSD million 2022 2021
Current income tax expense USD USD
(169) (421)
Adjustment in respect of income tax of previous years (21) (1)
Deferred income tax benefit/(expense) relating to origination and reversal of temporary (157) 3
differences
Income tax expense reported in the consolidated statement of operations USD (347) USD
(419)
In the six-month period ended 30 June 2022 the Group revised its
plans relating to the intra-group dividends and, as a consequence,
it recognised a USD100 million deferred tax benefit on the
undistributed earnings of the Group's subsidiaries.
Net foreign exchange losses amounting to USD1,786 million were
mostly non-deductible, which led to the excessively high effective
tax rate.
7. Property, Plant and Equipment
The movement in property, plant and equipment (including
right-of-use assets) for the six-month period ended 30 June 2022
was as follows:
Buildings Machinery Transport
USUSD million Land and and motor Mining Other Assets under Total
and equipment vehicles assets assets construction
constructions
At 31 December
2021, cost, net
of accumulated USD 90 USD 825 USD 1,260 USD 93 USD 140 USD 7 USD 754 USD 3,169
depreciation
(as reported)
Restatement of
the financial 5 89 352 54 810 - 126 1,436
statements
(Note 2)
At 31 December
2021, cost, net
of accumulated 95 914 1,612 147 950 7 880 4,605
depreciation
(as restated)
Additions - - 2 11 - - 477 490
Assets put into - 44 132 27 35 - (238) -
operation
Disposals (2) - (2) - - - - (4)
Depreciation
and depletion - (43) (182) (24) (28) (1) - (278)
charge
Impairment
losses
recognised in - (1) (2) - (8) - (6) (17)
statement of
operations
Change in site
restoration and - (1) - - (12) - - (13)
decommissioning
provision
Government - - - - - - (34) (34)
grants
Transfer to
assets held for - (1) - - (5) - - (6)
sale
Translation 9 331 495 70 428 - 282 1,615
difference
At 30 June
2022, cost, net USD 102 USD 1,243 USD 2,055 USD 231 USD 1,360 USD 6 USD 1,361 USD 6,358
of accumulated
depreciation
In the six-month periods ended 30 June 2022 and 2021, the
depreciation expense relating to the right-of-use assets amounted
to USD16 million and USD13 million, respectively, and interest
expense and payments relating to the lease liabilities amounted to
USD3 million and USD2 million, respectively. At 30 June 2022 and 31
December 2021, the carrying value of the right-of-use assets
amounted to USD109 million and USD81 million, respectively. They
were mostly represented by Transport and motor vehicles and
Machinery and equipment. 8. Investments in Joint Ventures and
Associates
The movement in investments in joint ventures and associates
during the six-month period ended 30 June 2022 was as follows:
USUSD million Timir Streamcore Allegro Other associates Total
At 31 December 2021 USD 14 USD 63 USD 12 USD 11 USD 100
Additions - - 11 - 11
Share of profit/(loss) (1) 6 (1) 3 7
Translation difference 6 28 8 - 42
At 30 June 2022 USD 19 USD 97 USD 30 USD 14 USD 160 9. Related Party Disclosures
For the Group related parties include associates and joint
venture partners, key management personnel and other entities that
are under control or significant influence of the key management
personnel or the Group's principal shareholders. In considering
each possible related party relationship, attention is directed to
the substance of the relationship, not merely the legal form.
Transactions with related parties were as follows for the six-month
periods ended 30 June:
Sales to Purchases from
related parties
related parties
USUSD million 2022 2021 2022 2021
Genalta Recycling Inc. USD - USD - USD 10 USD 4
Nakhodka Trade Sea Port - - 34 37
Vtorresource-Pererabotka 2 2 377 320
Yuzhny GOK 2 5 - -
Other entities 2 - 1 -
USD 6 USD 7 USD 422 USD 361
Amounts owed by/to related parties were as follows:
Amounts due from Amounts due to
related parties related parties
30 June 31 December 30 June 31 December
USUSD million 2022 2022
2021 2021
Loans
Timir USD 16 USD 10 USD - USD -
Nakhodka Trade Sea Port 100 - - -
116 10 - -
Trade balances
Nakhodka Trade Sea Port 28 - 9 4
Vtorresource-Pererabotka 13 30 27 44
Other entities 2 4 6 2
43 34 42 50
Less: allowance for expected credit losses - - - -
USD 159 USD 44 USD 42 USD 50
Loans Issued to Related Parties
In the reporting period the Group issued a USD100 million loan
to Nakhodka Trade Sea Port, an entity under common control with the
Group. The loan, denominated in US dollars, bears interest of 6%
per annum and matures in March 2023. In July 2022, the loan was
partially repaid (USD43 million).
In the reporting period the Group issued a USD130 million loan
to an entity under control of certain shareholders of the Group.
The loan, which was denominated in US dollars and bore interest of
8%, was fully repaid to the Group in the reporting period. 9.
Related Party Disclosures (continued)
Compensation to Key Management Personnel
In the six-month periods ended 30 June 2022 and 2021, key
management personnel totalled 30 and 27 persons, respectively.
Total compensation to key management personnel was included in
general and administrative expenses and consisted of the following
in the six-month periods ended 30 June:
USUSD million 2022 2021
Salary USD 6 USD 6
Performance bonuses 24 7
Social security taxes 5 2
Share-based payments 3 3
USD 38 USD 18
10. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents were denominated in the following
currencies:
30 June
31 December 2021
USUSD million 2022
US dollar USD 431 USD 1,280
Russian rouble 142 78
Chinese yuan 99 -
Canadian dollar 52 21
Euro 31 36
Others 38 12
USD 793 USD 1,427
The above cash and cash equivalents mainly consist of cash at
banks.
At 30 June 2022 cash and cash equivalents do not include
USD-denominated bank accounts amounting to USD64 million restricted
in connection with the sanctions (Notes 1 and 13). The balances of
these bank accounts were included within the Other current
financial assets caption (USD49 million) and within the Other
non-current financial assets caption (USD15 miillion) of the
consolidated statement of financial position.
11. Equity
Share Capital
30 June
Number of shares 31 December 2021
2022
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of USD0.05 each 1,506,527,294 1,506,527,294
Bonus Shares
On 1 February 2022, according to the shareholders' decision
taken at the Shareholders' Meeting dated 11 January 2022 in
connection with the demerger of Raspadskaya Group (Note 2), the
Company issued 848,188,421 bonus ordinary shares with a par value
of USD9.66766321843 each at no cost for the shareholders who
elected to receive bonus shares. This transaction led to a
reclassification between share capital and accumulated profits.
Following the receipt of the UK Court approval on 8 February
2022, the bonus shares were cancelled on the same date. The amount
of the cancelled share capital (USD8,200 million) became
distributable reserves.
11. Equity (continued)
Treasury Shares
30 June
Number of shares 31 December 2021
2022
Number of treasury shares 47,837,582 47,837,582
As the trading of the Company's shares was suspendend (Note 1),
the transfer of shares to be vested in March 2022 to participants
of Incentive Plans was cancelled.
Earnings per Share
Earnings per share are calculated by dividing the net income
attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average
number of ordinary shares in issue during the period. Diluted
earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing the net
profit attributable to ordinary equity holders by the weighted
average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period
plus the weighted average number of ordinary shares that would be
issued on the conversion of all the potential dilutive ordinary
shares into ordinary shares.
The following reflects the profit and share data used in the
basic and diluted earnings per share computations:
Six-month period
ended 30 June
2022 2021
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period 1,456,872,603 1,457,354,488
Effect of dilution: shares under Incentive plans
- 7,351,094
Weighted average number of ordinary shares adjusted for the effect of dilution 1,456,872,603 1,464,705,582
Profit/(loss) for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent entity, USD USD 1,198
USUSD million (24)
Basic earnings/(losses) per share USD USD 0.82
(0.02)
Diluted earnings/(losses) per share USD USD 0.82
(0.02)
In the reporting period share-based awards did not have a
dilutive effect as the Group reported net loss attributable to
equity holders of the parent entity.
There have been no transactions involving ordinary shares or
potential ordinary shares between the reporting date and the date
of completion of these interim condensed consolidated financial
statements.
Dividends
On 24 February 2022, the Board of directors of EVRAZ plc
declared dividends in the amount of USD729 million (USD0.50 per
share) to the shareholders recorded at 11 March 2022. On 9 March
2022 the Board decided to cancel these dividends due to the
increased business uncertainty caused by international sanctions
against Russia and the restrictions on movements of capital imposed
by Russia (Notes 1 and 13). 12. Loans and Borrowings
Short-term and long-term loans and borrowings were as
follows:
USUSD million 30 June 2022 Non-current Current 31 December 2021 Non-current Current
Bank loans USD 1,978 USD 920 USD 1,058 USD 2,156 USD 2,097 USD 59
Other loans 46 36 10 51 41 10
US dollar-denominated
5.375% notes due 2023 704 - 704 750 750 -
5.25% notes due 2024 700 700 - 700 700 -
Rouble-denominated
7.95% rouble bonds due 2024 391 391 - 269 269 -
Unamortised debt issue costs (12) (10) (2) (17) (17) -
Interest payable 38 - 38 32 - 32
USD 3,845 USD 2,037 USD 1,808 USD 3,941 USD 3,840 USD 101
Some of the loan agreements and terms and conditions of notes
provide for certain covenants in respect of EVRAZ plc and its
subsidiaries. The covenants impose restrictions in respect of
certain transactions and financial ratios, including restrictions
in respect of indebtedness and profitability. During the 1st half
of 2022 the Group was in compliance with all financial and
non-financial covenants.
The movement in loans and borrowings were as follows:
USUSD million 2022 2021
1 January USD 3,941 USD 4,837
Cash changes:
Cash proceeds from bank loans and notes, net of debt issues costs 279 1,698
Repayment of bank loans and notes, including interest (608) (2,097)
Net proceeds from/(repayment of) bank overdrafts and credit lines, including interest (13) 2
Covenants reset charges - (10)
Non-cash changes:
Interest and other charges expensed 86 109
Accrual of premiums and other charges on early repayment of borrowings 4 -
Effect of exchange rate changes 156 (1)
30 June USD 3,845 USD 4,538
On 5 May 2022, EVRAZ plc was included in the UK sanctions list.
This event does not represent an event of default for any of the
loans. However, under the terms of certain loan agreements with the
total outstanding principal of USD900 million any of the lenders of
these loans has the right to demand early repayment of its portion
of the loan, though they are not obligated to do so. If such
request would be made, the borrower must repay the appropriate
amount within a certain period, which is up to 3 months after
receipt of the claim. As the Group does not have an unconditional
right to defer settlement of these loans for at least twelve months
after the reporting period, they were classified as current
liabilities. As of the date of the authorisation of these
consolidated financial statements for issue the Group has not
received any claims for early repayment of the loans. 12. Loans and
Borrowings (continued)
Suspension of Listing
As a consequence of the suspension of the admission to listing
and trading of EVRAZ plc's shares on the London Stock Exchange, on
14 March 2022 the Euronext Dublin (previously known as the Irish
Stock Exchange) suspended the listing of 5.375% notes due 2023 and
5.25% notes due 2024.
Repurchase of Notes and Bonds
In January 2022, the Group settled a principal of USD46 million
under the 5.375% notes due 2023.
Swaps Contracts
In May 2022 the swap contracts relating to economical hedge of
the RUB 20 billion 7.95 per cent bonds due 2024 issued by
Evrazhoding Finance and the EVRAZ ZSMK's RUB 5 billion bank loan
due 2023 were terminated and the parties' rights and obligations
were fully settled, neither party was liable to pay any amount to
the other party in connection with this termination.
In the six-month period ended 30 June 2022 the Group recognised
a loss on increase in fair value of these derivatives of USD(36)
million, a realised gain on the swap transactions, amounting to
USD5 million, and a USD100 million gain on termination of the swap
contracts within the Gain/(loss) on financial assets and
liabilities caption of the consolidated statement of
operations.
Pledged Assets
The Group's pledged assets at carrying value included the
following:
30 June
USUSD million 31 December 2021
2022
Property, plant and equipment USD 53 USD 55
Inventory 583 556
Unutilised Borrowing Facilities
The Group had the following unutilised borrowing facilities:
30 June
USUSD million 31 December 2021
2022
Committed USD 98 623
Uncommitted 585 848
Total unutilised borrowing facilities 683 USD 1,471 13. Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Environment of the Group
The Group is one of the largest vertically integrated steel
producers globally and the largest steel producer in Russia. The
Group's major subsidiaries are located in Russia, the USA and
Canada. Russia is considered to be a developing market with higher
economic and political risks.
Steel consumption is affected by the cyclical nature of demand
for steel products and the sensitivity of that demand to worldwide
general economic conditions.
The aggravation of geopolitical tensions and the conflict
related to Ukraine, as well as the economic sanctions imposed by
the USA, the European Union and other countries on many Russian
state and commercial organisations, including banks, certain
sectors of economy and individuals caused economic slowdown in
Russia and closed access to international capital markets. Many
foreign enterprises announced the suspension of activities in
Russia or the termination of supply of products to Russia. The EU
and the UK decided to ban the import of certain steel products and
coal from Russia.
In March 2022 one of EVRAZ plc's shareholders (Mr. Roman
Abramovich) was included in sanction lists of the UK, the EU and
Switzerland. On 5 May 2022 the UK government imposed sanctions on
EVRAZ plc (Note 1). The UK sanctions regime does not apply to the
activities carried out by non-UK entities outside the UK.
In addition, sanctions introduced against the Russian banking
sector and the Group, as well as the legislation introduced by
Russia to counter the effect of these sanctions on the Russian
economy, include limitations on distribution of dividends and
issuance of loans from the Russian subsidiaries of the Group to the
non-Russian subsidiaries of the Group.
The Russian steel and mining sectors in general and the Group in
particular were negatively impacted by international sanctions and
are facing challenges to sell its products globally. Companies are
compelled to revise its production programs and have to redirect
its products to other markets.
The export and import limitations, restricted access to
international capital markets and technologies, restrictions on
transborder dividends and loans as well as the appreciation of
rouble negatively affect the Group's activities.
The increased market volatility may have an impact on the
Group's financial position, earnings and cash flows in the second
half of 2022 and beyond. Management closely monitors the
development of the economic situation and undertakes all necessary
measures to maintain the sustainability of the Group's business in
the current circumstances. Further sanctions could have an adverse
impact on the Group's business.
The global economic climate continues to be unstable and this
may negatively affect the Group's results and financial position in
a manner not currently determinable.
Taxation
Russian tax, currency and customs legislation is subject to
varying interpretations, and changes, which can occur frequently.
Management's interpretation of such legislation as applied to the
transactions and activity of the Group may be challenged by the
relevant regional and federal authorities.
Management believes that it has paid or accrued all taxes that
are applicable. Where uncertainty exists, the Group has accrued tax
liabilities based on management's best estimate of the probable
outflow of resources embodying economic benefits, which will be
required to settle these liabilities. Possible liabilities which
were identified by management at the end of the reporting period as
those that can be subject to different interpretations of the tax
laws and other regulations and are not accrued in these financial
statements could be up to approximately USD50 million. 13.
Commitments and Contingencies (continued)
Contractual Commitments
At 30 June 2022, the Group had contractual commitments for the
purchase of production equipment and construction works for an
approximate amount of USD1,142 million (31 December 2021: USD906
million). These commitments include USD258 million (31 December
2021: USD326 million) relating to the Palmer project - a
construction of a new rail mill in Pueblo (Colorado, USA) with an
expected completion date in the 2nd quarter of 2023.
In 2010, the Group concluded a contract with PraxAir Rus for the
construction of an air separation plant and for the supply of
oxygen and other gases produced by PraxAir Rus at this plant to
EVRAZ NTMK for a period of 20 years (extended to 25 years in 2015,
when the construction was completed). This supply contract does not
fall within the scope of IFRS 16 "Leases". At 30 June 2022, the
Group has committed expenditure of USD593 million over the life of
the contract (31 December 2021: USD490 million).
In 2018, the Group concluded a contract with Air Liquide Kuzbass
for the construction of an air separation plant and for the supply
of oxygen and other gases produced by Air Liquide Kuzbass at this
plant to EVRAZ ZSMK for a period of 20 years. The contractual price
comprises a fixed component and a variable component. At 30 June
2022, the total amount of the fixed component approximates USD575
million (31 December 2021: USD473 million), which is payable within
20 years starting upon commencement of production in 2021 in
proportion to the amounts of the variable component. The variable
component is determined based on the actual purchase of gases and
is estimated at USD560 million (31 December 2021: USD347 million)
during the life of the contract. Based on management's assessment
this supply contract does not fall within the scope of IFRS 16
"Leases" as the Group has no access to the equipment and has no
rights either to operate the assets, or to design them in order to
predetermine the way of their usage. Also it is expected that more
than an insignificant amount of the assets' output will be sold to
the parties unrelated to the Group. In 2021, the construction was
completed and the supply of oxygen and other gases started from
September 2021.
In 2019, the Group concluded a contract with Xcel Energy Inc.
for the supply of electricity to a Group's steel mill (CF&I
Steel LP) and a rail mill (Palmer North America LLC), both located
in Pueblo (Colorado, USA), for a period of 22 years. The Group is
committed to purchase from 1 January 2022 at least 500,000 MWh
annually on a take-or-pay basis at rates ranging from 3.90 to 4.90
cents/kWh. The rates can be adjusted for gas prices. At 30 June
2022, the total amount of this commitment at the unadjusted rates
approximated USD427 million (31 December 2021: USD440 million).
Social Commitments
The Group is involved in a number of social programmes aimed to
support education, healthcare and social infrastructure development
in towns where the Group's assets are located. The Group budgeted
to spend approximately USD25 million under these programmes in the
second half of 2022.
Environmental Protection
In the course of the Group's operations, the Group may be
subject to environmental claims and legal proceedings. The
quantification of environmental exposures requires an assessment of
many factors, including changing laws and regulations, improvements
in environmental technologies, the quality of information available
related to specific sites, the assessment stage of each site
investigation, preliminary findings and the length of time involved
in remediation or settlement. 13. Commitments and Contingencies
(continued)
Environmental Protection (continued)
The Group has a number of environmental claims and proceedings
which are at an early stage of investigation. Environmental
provisions in relation to these proceedings that were recognised at
30 June 2022 amounted to USD20 million. Preliminary estimates of
the incremental costs indicate that such costs could be up to
USD190 million. The Group has insurance agreements, which would be
expected to provide reimbursement of the costs to be actually
incurred up to USD228 million, of which USD20 million relate to the
accrued environmental provision and have been recognised in
non-current financial assets and current receivables at 30 June
2022. Management believes that, as of now, an economic outflow of
the additional costs is not probable and any pending environmental
claims or proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on
its financial position and results of operations.
In addition, the Group has committed to various environmental
protection programmes covering periods from 2022 to 2026, under
which it will perform works aimed at reductions in environmental
pollution and contamination. As of 30 June 2022, the costs of
implementing these programmes are estimated at USD309 million (31
December 2021: USD198 million).
Legal Proceedings
The Group has been and continues to be the subject of legal
proceedings, none of which has had, individually or in aggregate, a
significant effect on its operations or financial position.
The Group exercises judgement in measuring and recognising
provisions and the exposure to contingent liabilities related to
pending litigations or other outstanding claims subject to
negotiated settlement, mediation, arbitration or government
regulation, as well as other contingent liabilities. Judgement is
necessary in assessing the likelihood that a pending claim will
succeed, or a liability will arise, and to quantify the possible
range of the final settlement. Because of the inherent
uncertainties in this evaluation process, actual losses may be
different from the originally estimated provision. These estimates
are subject to change as new information becomes available,
primarily with the support of internal specialists or with the
support of outside consultants. As of 30 June 2022, possible legal
risks approximate USD7 million (31 December 2021: USD16 million).
Probable risks were recorded within the relevant captions of the
consolidated statement of financial position, mostly in
provisions
Issued Guarantees
Allegro
In 2021, the Group guaranteed 50% of liabilities of its joint
venture Allegro (Note 8) under a bank loan facility of RUB 9
billion (approximately USD176 million at the exchange rate as of 30
June 2022). The guarantee expires in February 2033. In addition,
the Group's share in the joint venture (50%) was pledged as
collateral for this loan.
EVRAZ Mezhdurechensk
In June 2018, EVRAZ plc and EVRAZ ZSMK issued a joint guarantee
in the amount of up to 30 billion roubles (USD478 million at the
exchange rate at the transaction date) to 9 companies owned by
Sibuglemet to compensate any direct losses caused by the failure to
perform the agreed management services provided by Management
Company EVRAZ Mezhdurechensk ("management company" or "EVRAZ
Mezhdurechensk"), an indirect subsidiary of EVRAZ plc, to these
entities. Sibuglemet is a producer of coking coal and operator of
coal refineries in the Kemerovo region of Russia. The management
company committed to perform all management functions including,
inter alia, all the decisions required to carry out the day-to-day
operations of these coal companies, their investment and
procurement activities. On 15 November 2020, the management
services contract was terminated. The guarantee is effective 3
years after the date of termination. 13. Commitments and
Contingencies (continued)
Issued Guarantees (continued)
In May 2022, certain mines and coal processing plants under
control of Sibuglemet filed several lawsuits with the Arbitration
Court of the Kemerovo Region against EVRAZ Mezhdurechensk seeking
compensatory damages of an aggregate amount of RUB 1.2 billion
(approximately USD24 million).
Management has started analysing these claims and at present it
assesses the risk of negative outcome, which can trigger payment,
as less than probable. Consequently, the Group has not recognised
any provisions in this respect.
14. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of financial instruments, such as cash,
short-term and long-term investments, short-term and long-term
accounts receivable, short-term accounts payable, short-term loans
receivable and payable and floating-rate bank loans, approximate
their fair value.
The following table shows fair values of the Group's bonds and
notes.
USUSD million 30 June 2022 31 December 2021
Fair Fair
Carrying amount Carrying amount
value value
USD-denominated
5.375% notes due 2023 713 367 758 790
5.25% notes due 2024 705 355 703 746
Rouble-denominated
7.95% rouble bonds due 2024 403 390 278 272
USD 1,821 USD 1,112 USD 1,739 USD 1,808
The fair value of the non-convertible bonds and notes was
determined based on market quotations (Level 1), except for the
valuation of the suspended notes of EVRAZ plc (Note 12 Suspension
of Listing) at 30 June 2022, which was determined at model-derived
prices based on the reported trades (Level 2).
15. Subsequent Events
After the reporting period the Group early settled certain
long-term USD-denominated bank loans totalling USD92 million in
full.
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ISIN: GB00B71N6K86
Category Code: IR
TIDM: EVR
LEI Code: 5493005B7DAN39RXLK23
Sequence No.: 179160
EQS News ID: 1413015
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