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Charles Fishman
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Centrica's Creation of E&P Joint Venture With German Utility Provides Future Optionality

We reiterate our GBX 250 fair value estimate and narrow moat and stable trend ratings for Centrica after the firm announced it will combine its exploration and production assets with those of German utility Bayerngas Norge. Centrica will own 69% of this joint venture and Bayerngas Norge 31%. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter. Centrica will consolidate the JV. 
Synergies should offset cash flow dilution from lower production. The JV is expected to invest GBP 400 million-6...
Underlying
Centrica plc

Centrica is an energy and services company. Co.'s segment are: Energy Supply and Services, which supplies gas and electricity in the U.K. and North America; Connected Home, which supplies energy solutions and technologies to residential customers; Distributed Energy and Power, which supplies energy solutions, generation and technologies to commercial and industrial customers; Energy Marketing and Trading, which trades and optimizes energy; Exploration and Production, which produces and processes gas and oil and develops new fields; Central Power Generation, which generates power from combined cycle gas turbines, wind and nuclear assets; and Centrica Storage, gas storage in the U.K.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

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Charles Fishman

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