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Tancrede Fulop
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EDF's Profit Warning Reflects Cash Flow Uncertainty; Share Price Reaction Is Excessive

Electricite de France lowered its 2018 EBITDA target from EUR 15.2 billion to EUR 14.6 billion-EUR 15.3 billion and raised its 2018 investments by EUR 0.5 billion. Bottom line, the group is canceling its neutral free cash flow target set in early 2014, reflecting the company's uncertain outlook and difficulty reining in capital spending. The cancellation of the 2017 and 2018 targets one year after they were set, and a month and a half after they were reiterated, diminishes management's credibili...
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Electricite de France SA

Electricite de France is an integrated energy company with a presence in a range of electricity-related businesses: nuclear, renewable and fossil-fuel fired energy production, transmission, distribution, marketing as well as energy management and efficiency services, along with energy trading. Co. is an integrated energy company engaged in all aspects of the energy business: generation, transmission, distribution, supply and trading of energies. Co. is an electricity operator in France and abroad. The breakdown used by Co. for its activities is as follows: France; United Kingdom; Italy; Other International; and Other activities.

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