Check for 940.6 million euros for the Treasury for the 30.33% held in Eni whose shareholders have given green light to the 2021 accounts closed with a profit of 7.674 billion and a dividend of 0.86 euros per share. And for 2022 it will go better with the coupon at € 0.88. Confirmation of the guidance for 2022 for Acea, which released the accounts for the first quarter with growing results and boasts a bonus of around 26 million euros from the Arera for the quality of the integrated water service for 2018-2019. And it is preparing to participate in the tender for the Rome waste-to-energy plant. Economic results up in the first three months also for Terna which gave a “strong acceleration” to investments to 293.3 million euros (+ 21.4%) “to the benefit of the electricity system and the safety of the country”. Returning to Eni, for 2022 with the dividend of 0.88 euros thanks to the “strong generation of operating cash, for 14 billion euros” as envisaged by the strategic plan announced last March, the public shareholder will receive 962.5 million (to Cassa Depositi e Prestiti 823.8 million for the 25.96% stake and to the Ministry of Economy and Finance which holds 4.37% approximately 138.7 million) divided into four tranches (September and November 2022, March and May 2023). Today, the meeting gave the ok to pay the balance of 50% of the 2021 dividend of 0.43 euros on 25 May. In the meantime, the energy giant – which closed up by 2.73% on the stock market – is reinforcing its commitment to decarbonisation, as evidenced by “Eni for 2021 – A just transition”, the 16 / o voluntary sustainability report. The CEO Claudio Descalzi notes that it is “a much stronger commitment today, in light of the war in Ukraine” in which it is necessary “to increase efforts to guarantee European energy security and accelerate decarbonisation”.
As for Acea, in the first quarter, revenues increased to 1,193 million euros (+ 28% on the first quarter of 2021), Ebitda to 318 million (+ 2%), Ebit to 154 million (-1%) and Group net profit increased by 20% to 99 million (mainly due to the deconsolidation of the photovoltaic companies). Net financial debt of 3,890 million (-3%). Confirms for 2022 an increase in EBITDA between 2% and 4% compared to 2021, investments in line with last year and net financial debt between 4.2 and 4.3 billion euros. “The persistence of the current crisis scenario”, the company warns, could cause further increases in energy prices, with the risk of “deterioration of the companies’ collection performance” which, however, is acquiring more and more new customers on the free market. assures Ad Giuseppe Gola. Positive closing for the stock in piazza Affari with + 1.87%. Finally, economic results also increased for Terna in the quarter with a group net profit of € 191.8 million (+ 0.7% on the same period of 2021), Ebitda of € 461.3 million (+ 2.9%), operating profit of 293.7 million (+ 2.8%), revenues of 644.4 million (+ 4.7%). Well on the stock market with + 1.52% for the Group which is “the director of the Italian energy system and enabler of the ecological transition”.