Centrica's Revenue, Profit Rises; on Track to achieve 2017 Targets
01 August 2017 - 5:20PM
Dow Jones News
By Razak Musah Baba
LONDON--Energy services group Centrica PLC (CNA.LN) said Tuesday
it is on track to achieve its 2017 group targets as it reported
higher revenue and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
and amortization, or Ebitda, for the half-year.
The gas and electricity supplier's Ebitda during the six months
ended June 30, was up 2% at 1.29 billion pounds ($1.70 billion)
from GBP1.27 billion a year earlier. Revenue rose 7% to GBP14.3
billion from GBP13.4 billion.
The group's adjusted earnings were 11% lower at GBP449 million
from a year earlier, including the impact of lower capitalized
interest, it said.
Centrica said it delivered GBP124 million of cost efficiencies
in the first half and remained on track to hit GBP250 million over
the full year, taking total savings since 2015 to nearly GBP650
million in its GBP750 million efficiency program.
"Centrica delivered a solid first half financial performance
despite reduced energy demand due to warm weather and strong
competitive pressures, and we remain on track to achieve the 2017
targets we set out in February," Group Chief Executive Iain Conn
said.
Also on Tuesday, Centrica said it will increase the price of
electricity on the British Gas standard tariff by 12.5% from mid
September but said gas price will to be held at current levels.
-Write to Razak Musah Baba at razak.baba@wsj.com; Twitter:
@Raztweet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
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