Lower Generation Costs Lead to Improved Financial Performance

27/04/2015

3 months ended 28th February 2015 (2nd Quarter FY2015)

 
• Operating Profit increased by 1.1% to RM2.78 billion (1QFY2015 : RM2.74 billion)
 
• EBITDA margin improved by 1.5 percentage point to 37.8% (1QFY2015 : 36.3%)
 
• Lower average coal price of  USD66.4/mt (1QFY2015 : USD70.2/mt)
 
• Forex Translation Loss of  RM303.3 million (1QFY2015 : Gain of RM45.9 million)

6 months FY2015

 
• Profit After Tax increased by 29.4% to RM4.48 billion (1HFY2014 : RM3.47 billion)
 
• EBITDA margin improved by 9.6 percentage point to 37.1% (1HFY2014 : 27.5%)
 
• Lower average coal price of  USD68.4/mt (1HFY2014 : USD77.5/mt)
 
• Forex Translation Loss of RM257.4 million (1HFY2014 : Gain of RM133.7 million)

Kuala Lumpur, 27 April 2015 – Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) today announced an Operating Profit of RM2.78 billion for the 2nd Quarter of the Financial Year ending 31st August 2015 (FY2015) as compared to RM2.74 billion reported in the previous quarter, which resulted in improved EBITDA Margin of 37.8% for the quarter.