Kenya Power Ltd (NSE: KPLC) has announced a significant drop in FY19 performance (unaudited, pending appointment of Auditor General), with an EPS of KES 0.13 (-92.0% y/y). Results were worsened by a fast rise in power purchase costs (+34.3% y/y) on account of additional capacity (360MW) from Lake Turkana Wind Power Plant and the Garissa Solar Power Project. Additionally, interest costs rose substantially (+46.8%) due to increasing reliance on short term funding and overdrafts to finance working ...
Kenya Power Ltd (NSE: KPLC) announced a negative growth of 16.7% y/y in 1H19 EPS to KES 1.25 despite a strong y/y growth in electricity sales (21.4%). Other key revenue lines; Forex adjustment and fuel costs recovered, declined 82.0% y/y and 34.0% y/y respectively, driving total revenue to grow by a marginal 3.4% y/y. Cost management remains a formidable challenge with transmission costs rising 37.3% y/y. This is majorly on account of 100.0% y/y increase in provisions (KES 2.46Bn) and accelerate...
Kenya Power Ltd (NSE: KPLC) released disappointing FY18 bottom-line results, an EPS drop of 63.8% against restated FY17 financials. Total revenue and gross profit rose marginally by 4.2% y/y and 3.7% y/y respectively. However, dampening operating profitability and bottom-line was a 714% y/y increase in provisions relating to receivables that are past 30 days to KES 6.1Bn (under new accounting standard, IFRS 9, from Jan 2018) and 29.3% y/y increase in finance costs. The higher finance costs relat...
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