In Q1 2024, Grupa Azoty reported consolidated sales revenues of PLN 3,399 million and an EBITDA of minus PLN 50 million, with an EBITDA margin of minus 1.5%. These results align with the estimated financial results published on May 21, 2024.
In Q1 2024, Grupa Azoty achieved consolidated sales revenues of PLN 3,399 million and an EBITDA result of minus PLN 50 million, with an EBITDA margin of minus 1.5%. The first quarter of 2024 was marked by continued unfavorable global macroeconomic conditions. Demand for products offered by Grupa Azoty remained too low to restore the Group's operational profitability, especially given the ongoing decline in their prices. Additionally, in the first half of the quarter – similar to previous periods – there was a lack of effective adjustment actions by the Company to market conditions.
Grupa Azoty has decided to stop publishing estimated production volumes. This decision was made, among other reasons, due to the lack of significant deviations in production volumes of Grupa Azoty companies in the recent period compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, while gradually increasing the utilization of production capacities within the Grupa Azoty S.A. Capital Group.
On May 10, 2024, the Supervisory Board of Grupa Azoty Polyolefins S.A. dismissed Paweł Bakun from his position as Vice President of the Management Board.
In 2023, Grupa Azoty achieved consolidated sales revenues of PLN 13,545 million and an EBITDA result of minus PLN 1,366 million, with an EBITDA margin of minus 10.1%. The net loss amounted to PLN 3.29 billion. In 2023, Grupa Azoty relied significantly more on external financing, including loans and factoring, increasing debt by PLN 2.8 billion from PLN 7.1 billion at the end of 2022 to PLN 9.9 billion as of December 31, 2023.
Following discussions and agreements with banks, on April 26, Grupa Azoty Polyolefins signed an Amendment to the Stabilization Agreement dated December 15, 2023, regarding the financing of the Polimery Police project. The parties agreed on the conditions under which the Financial Institutions will provide financing for the Project in the next period of the Stabilization Agreement, until May 29, 2024. The Amendment was signed with 15 financing institutions.