mtl-6k_20181127.htm

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

November 27, 2018

(Commission File No. 001-32328)

 

MECHEL PAO

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

Krasnoarmeyskaya 1,

Moscow 125167

Russian Federation

 

(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

    Yes      No  

 

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):    n/a 

 

 

 


MECHEL REPORTS THE 9M 2018 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Consolidated revenue – 237.0 bln rubles (+6% compared to 9M 2017)

EBITDA1 – 60.6 bln rubles (+3% compared to 9M 2017)

Profit attributable to equity shareholders of Mechel PAO – 11.0 bln rubles

 

Moscow, Russia – November 27, 2018 – Mechel PAO (MOEX: MTLR, NYSE: MTL), a leading Russian mining and steel group, announces financial results for the 9M 2018.

 

Mechel PAO’s Chief Executive Officer Oleg Korzhov commented:

“The Group’s nine months 2018 financial result from operating activities demonstrated a small growth year-on-year. The third quarter turned out weaker than the previous one.

“The key factors that impacted the dynamics of our results were the necessary planned repairs at our steelmaking facilities that have been put off in earlier periods due to lack of financing, as well as transport limitations due to railway car shortages. As the markets were favorable, this did not have a major impact on our revenue, but did increase operation costs and as such, brought down EBITDA and profitability.

“Later this year and next year we still have several major repairs ahead of us, necessary for increasing production and further expansion of our product range. In this reporting period, our steelmaking experts mastered and earned certificates for production of rails for speed railways, as well as mastered manufacturing of conductor rails for underground railway systems. We are also working on boosting production of stainless flats, which are much in demand.

“The mining division demonstrated stable levels of coal mining and a growth in iron ore concentrate production at Korshunov Mining Plant. Stripping volumes also demonstrated a marked increase throughout the division. Sales went down due to railcar shortages, coal was partly stored and will be sold in future periods. At the same time, coking coal concentrate sales to third parties demonstrated positive dynamics quarter-on-quarter. The decrease in shipments by third-party railcars was partially compensated by the growth in shipping using our own rolling stock. Later this year and next year we plan to expand our own railcar fleet to reduce our dependency on third-party operators.

“On a separate note, we have reached progress in restructuring our debt by refinancing our 1-billion-dollar pre-export syndicated loan. The unrestructured share of our debt portfolio is down to 9%. We continue working on restructuring the remainder of our loans and expect to complete this process next year.”

 

Consolidated Results For The 9M2018

 

Mln rubles

9M’ 18

9M’ 17

%

3Q’ 18

2Q’ 18

%

Revenue

from external customers

237,003

222,797

6%

79,965

82,186

-3%

Operating profit

47,802

46,415

3%

15,161

19,258

-21%

EBITDA

60,646

59,148

3%

19,206

23,004

-17%

EBITDA, margin

26%

27%

 

24%

28%

 

Profit

attributable to equity shareholders of Mechel PAO

10,997

11,114

-1%

6,304

1,400

350%

Mining Segment

 

Mechel Mining Management OOO’s Chief Executive Officer Pavel Shtark noted:

“Escalation of the trade conflict between the United States and China, the drop in yuan exchange rate and introduction of limitations against coal imports in Chinese ports led to a correction in international market spot prices for coking coal early in the third quarter to $172 per tonne FOB Australia. Later the Chinese government announced an expansion in investment into the country’s railroad infrastructure, which spiked Chinese steel production to record highs and prompted an increase in coking coal consumption. In India steel production levels have also been high. As a result, increased global demand for coking coal coincided with logistical difficulties with coal shipments from major coal exporting states, and by the quarter’s end, spot prices once again topped $200 per tonne.

“During this period, our facilities continued to implement the program of repairing and upgrading equipment, acquiring new mining machines as well as making up for the lag in preparing reserves for mining. For example, thanks to new equipment and bringing in contractors with their own fleet, stripping volumes at our coal facilities went up in the third quarter by 23% quarter-on-quarter. At Korshunov Mining Plant, stripping went up by 33%, while iron ore concentrate production increased by 17% quarter-on-quarter.

“At the same time, in this reporting period there were difficulties with supplying the division with necessary number of railcars both for transporting run-of-mine coal to washing plants and for shipping ready products to our customers. This hampered our ability to process and sell coal. Some coal remained at our storages and will be sold later when the railcar situation becomes normal.

 

1 

EBITDA - Adjusted EBITDA. Please find the calculation of the Adjusted EBITDA and other non-IFRS measures used here and hereafter in Attachment A.

 

 


“The decrease in coal shipments was partially compensated by the growth of coke and iron ore sales, so the slump in revenue was minor. At the same time, the growth of operation costs as stripping and repair works became more intensive had a negative impact on the EBITDA and margin dynamics.”

 

Mln rubles

9M’ 18

9M’ 17

%

3Q’ 18

2Q’ 18

%

Revenue

from external customers

73,316

74,685

-2%

24,916

25,676

-3%

Revenue

inter-segment

28,460

32,974

-14%

9,415

9,633

-2%

EBITDA

36,582

47,336

-23%

11,691

14,408

-19%

EBITDA, margin

36%

44%

 

34%

41%

 

 

Steel Segment

 

Mechel-Steel Management Company OOO’s Chief Executive Officer Andrey Ponomarev noted:

“As a result of these nine months, the division demonstrated growing revenue and EBITDA, primarily due to this year’s improvement in the market situation. The third quarter’s results showed negative dynamics compared to the previous quarter. The main reason was the decrease in product sales due to production cuts. Production limitations were due to an increase in current and overhaul repairs aimed at making our equipment operation more reliable and stable. Until this year’s end and next year we plan a series of other major repairs as well as measures aimed at expanding our product range. Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant will conduct repairs at its blast furnace #4 and replace its converter #1 and other facilities. More works are scheduled at the plant’s agglomeration equipment, converters, concasters and rolling mills. It should be noted that this includes measures aimed at improving the plant’s safety and ecological friendliness.

“Over these nine months we have increased production of stampings by 60% due to the growth in sales of wagon axles, as the demand from both domestic and CIS rolling-stock manufacturers was high.

“I would also like to note that in the third quarter we have restored rails production volumes at Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant’s Universal rolling mill, which have slumped in the first half of the year. In the third quarter, we have shipped a total of 90,500 tonnes of rails which is nearly equal to the amount shipped in the first half of the year. The Universal rolling mill also continued to master production of new types of products. The mill began producing new types of shaped rolls, which are due to receive certificates from Russia’s Federal Railway Transport Register by the end of this year.”

 

Mln rubles

9M’ 18

9M’ 17

%

3Q’ 18

2Q’ 18

%

Revenue

from external customers

143,842

129,377

11%

49,460

50,144

-1%

Revenue

inter-segment

4,211

5,413

-22%

1,256

1,365

-8%

EBITDA

21,960

12,175

80%

7,476

8,280

-10%

EBITDA, margin

15%

9%

 

15%

16%

 

 

Power Segment

 

Mechel-Energo OOO’s Chief Executive Officer Pyotr Pashnin noted:

“The third quarter is traditionally a slow one as the heating season is over. Also, this is the time of active preparation for the new fall-winter season and preventive maintenance works on our generating equipment. As a result, the quarter’s results demonstrated an expected slump quarter-on-quarter. At the same time, nine months 2018 financial results markedly exceeded those of the same period last year, for example, EBITDA grew by 40%, which is primarily due to an increase in selling prices and the drop in operation costs.”

 

Mln rubles

9M’ 18

9M’ 17

%

3Q’ 18

2Q’ 18

%

Revenue

from external customers

19,845

18,735

6%

5,589

6,365

-12%

Revenue

inter-segment

11,173

11,911

-6%

3,552

3,584

-1%

EBITDA

1,380

989

40%

180

463

-61%

EBITDA, margin

4%

3%

 

2%

5%

 

 

***

The management of Mechel will host a conference call today at 6:00 p.m. Moscow time (3:00 p.m. London time, 10:00 a.m. New York time) to review Mechel’s financial results and comment on current operations. The call may be accessed via the Internet at http://www.mechel.com, under the Investor Relations section.

 

Please dial the number below approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled time of the call.

 


Conference Call Phone Numbers:

 

International: +44 (0) 330 336 9411

US: +1 323-794-2575

Russia: +7 495 646 9190

 

Conference ID: 2937189

 

***

Alexey Lukashov

Director of Investor Relations

Mechel PAO

Phone: 7-495-221-88-88

Fax: 7-495-221-88-00

alexey.lukashov@mechel.com

 

 

***

 

Mechel is an international mining and steel company. Its products are marketed in Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa. Mechel unites producers of coal, iron ore concentrate, steel, rolled products, ferroalloys, heat and electric power. All of its enterprises work in a single production chain, from raw materials to high value-added products.

***

Some of the information in this press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of Mechel, as defined in the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We wish to caution you that these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. We do not intend to update these statements. We refer you to the documents Mechel files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Form 20-F. These documents contain and identify important factors, including those contained in the section captioned “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our Form 20-F, that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, the achievement of anticipated levels of profitability, growth, cost and synergy of our recent acquisitions, the impact of competitive pricing, the ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals and licenses, the impact of developments in the Russian economic, political and legal environment, volatility in stock markets or in the price of our shares or ADRs, financial risk management and the impact of general business and global economic conditions.



Attachments to the 9M 2018 Earnings Press Release

 

Attachment A

Non-IFRS financial measures. This press release includes financial information prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, as well as other financial measures referred to as non-IFRS. The non-IFRS financial measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for the information prepared in accordance with IFRS.

Adjusted EBITDA (EBITDA) represents profit (loss) attributable to equity shareholders of Mechel PAO before Depreciation and amortisation, Foreign exchange loss (gain), net, Finance costs including fines and penalties on overdue loans and borrowings and finance lease payments, Finance income, Net result on the disposal of non-current assets, Impairment of goodwill and other non-current assets, Write-off of accounts receivable, Write-off of inventories to net realisable value, Allowance for expected credit losses on financial assets, Net result on the disposal of subsidiaries, Profit (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests, Income tax expense (benefit), Pension service cost and actuarial loss, other related expenses, Other fines and penalties, Gain on restructuring and forgiveness of accounts payable and write-off of accounts payable with expired legal term and Other one-off items. Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of our Revenue. Our adjusted EBITDA may not be similar to EBITDA measures of other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement under IFRS and should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for the information contained in our interim condensed consolidated statement of profit (loss) and other comprehensive income. We believe that our adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors because it is an indicator of the strength and performance of our ongoing business operations, including our ability to fund discretionary spending such as capital expenditures, acquisitions and other investments and our ability to incur and service debt. While depreciation, amortisation and impairment of goodwill and other non-current assets are considered operating expenses under IFRS, these expenses primarily represent the non-cash current period allocation of costs associated with non-current assets acquired or constructed in prior periods. Our adjusted EBITDA calculation is commonly used as one of the bases for investors, analysts and credit rating agencies to evaluate and compare the periodic and future operating performance and value of companies within the metals and mining industry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Our calculation of Net debt, excluding fines and penalties on overdue amounts**2 is presented below:

Mln rubles

30.09.2018

31.12.2017

Loans and borrowings, excluding interest payable, fines and penalties on overdue amounts

392,831

380,541

Interest payable

7,683

20,420

Non-current loans and borrowings

14,649

17,360

Other non-current financial liabilities

43,344

40,916

Other current financial liabilities

-

734

less Cash and cash equivalents

(2,777)

(2,452)

Net debt, excluding finance lease liabilities, fines and penalties on overdue amounts

455,730

457,519

 

 

 

Current finance lease liabilities

5,818

7,476

Non-current finance lease liabilities

2,631

1,878

Net debt, excluding fines and penalties on overdue amounts

464,179

466,873

 

 

 

 

EBITDA can be reconciled to our interim condensed consolidated statement of profit (loss) and other comprehensive income as follows:

 

 

 **2 

  Calculations of Net debt could be differ from indicators calculated in accordance with loan agreements upon dependence on definitions in such agreements.

 


 

 

 

Consolidated Results

 

Mining Segment ***

 

Steel Segment***

 

Power Segment***

Mln rubles

9m 2018

9m 2017

 

9m 2018

9m 2017

 

9m 2018

9m 2017

 

9m 2018

9m 2017

Profit (loss) attributable to equity shareholders of Mechel PAO

10,997

11,114

 

10,385

16,873

 

618

(3,825)

 

365

(582)

Add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortisation

10,159

11,041

 

5,702

6,262

 

4,088

4,446

 

369

333

Foreign exchange loss (gain), net

18,604

(3,601)

 

11,467

(3,664)

 

7,124

64

 

13

(1)

Finance costs including fines and penalties on overdue loans and borrowings and finance leases payments

31,729

36,273

 

22,707

26,452

 

9,732

10,683

 

414

664

Finance income

(20,561)

(493)

 

(19,090)

(1,403)

 

(1,808)

(572)

 

(783)

(44)

Net result on the disposal of non-current assets, impairment of goodwill and other non-current assets, write-off of accounts receivable and write-off of inventories to net realisable value, allowance for expected credit losses on financial assets

2,257

807

 

867

517

 

651

(15)

 

739

307

Net result on the disposal of subsidiaries

-

(474)

 

(3)

(474)

 

3

-

 

-

-

Profit attributable to non-controlling interests

933

848

 

224

386

 

585

381

 

124

80

Income tax expense

6,188

2,806

 

4,545

1,889

 

435

831

 

109

85

Pension service cost and actuarial loss, other related expenses

108

96

 

88

76

 

18

17

 

2

3

Other fines and penalties

602

892

 

(49)

476

 

620

269

 

31

147

Gain on restructuring and forgiveness of accounts payable and write-off of accounts payable with expired legal term

(370)

(161)

 

(261)

(54)

 

(106)

(104)

 

(3)

(3)

EBITDA

60,646

59,148

 

36,582

47,336

 

21,960

12,175

 

1,380

989

EBITDA, margin

26%

27%

 

36%

44%

 

15%

9%

 

4%

3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Results

 

Mining Segment ***

 

Steel Segment***

 

Power Segment***

Mln rubles

3q 2018

2q 2018

 

3q 2018

2q 2018

 

3q 2018

2q 2018

 

3q 2018

2q 2018

Profit (loss) attributable to equity shareholders of Mechel PAO

6,304

1,400

 

9,102

1,013

 

(1,055)

(370)

 

(278)

676

Add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortisation

3,168

3,514

 

1,786

1,946

 

1,262

1,452

 

120

116

Foreign exchange loss (gain), net

7,024

12,088

 

3,675

8,289

 

3,353

3,783

 

(4)

16

Finance costs including fines and penalties on overdue loans and borrowings and finance leases payments

10,284

10,982

 

6,839

8,167

 

3,695

3,057

 

131

123

Finance income

(12,698)

(7,770)

 

(12,920)

(5,822)

 

(148)

(1,553)

 

(12)

(760)

Net result on the disposal of non-current assets, impairment of goodwill and other non-current assets, write-off of accounts receivable and write-off of inventories to net realisable value, allowance for expected credit losses on financial assets

721

295

 

391

111

 

142

74

 

188

113

Net result on the disposal of subsidiaries

310

(310)

 

-

(3)

 

310

(307)

 

-

-

Profit attributable to non-controlling interests

346

349

 

140

56

 

193

221

 

13

73

Income tax expense (benefit)

3,723

2,455

 

2,773

893

 

(388)

1,686

 

17

99

Pension service cost and actuarial loss, other related expenses

37

35

 

29

30

 

6

5

 

1

-

Other fines and penalties

293

(1)

 

114

(255)

 

173

248

 

5

7

Gain on restructuring and forgiveness of accounts payable and write-off of accounts payable with expired legal term

(306)

(33)

 

(238)

(17)

 

(67)

(16)

 

(1)

-

EBITDA

19,206

23,004

 

11,691

14,408

 

7,476

8,280

 

180

463

EBITDA, margin

24%

28%

 

34%

41%

 

15%

16%

 

2%

5%

*** including inter-segment operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Attachment B

 

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT (LOSS) AND
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
for the nine months ended September 30, 2018

(All amounts are in millions of Russian rubles, unless stated otherwise)

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

237,003

 

222,797

Cost of sales

 

(131,757)

 

(121,009)

Gross profit

 

105,246

 

101,788

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and distribution expenses

 

(41,939)

 

(40,858)

Loss on write-off of non-current assets

 

(243)

 

(152)

Allowance for expected credit losses on financial assets

 

(806)

 

(355)

Taxes other than income taxes

 

(3,685)

 

(3,671)

Administrative and other operating expenses

 

(11,708)

 

(11,181)

Other operating income

 

937

 

844

Total selling, distribution and operating income and (expenses), net

 

(57,444)

 

(55,373)

Operating profit

 

47,802

 

46,415

 

 

 

 

 

Finance income

 

20,561

 

493

Finance costs including fines and penalties on overdue loans and borrowings and finance lease payments

 

(31,729)

 

(36,273)

Foreign exchange (loss) gain, net

 

(18,604)

 

3,601

Share of profit of associates, net

 

38

 

14

Other income

 

401

 

648

Other expenses

 

(351)

 

(130)

Total other income and (expense), net

 

(29,684)

 

(31,647)

Profit before tax

 

18,118

 

14,768

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

(6,188)

 

(2,806)

Profit for the period

 

11,930

 

11,962

 

 

 

 

 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

Equity shareholders of Mechel PAO

 

10,997

 

11,114

Non-controlling interests

 

933

 

848

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods, net of income tax:

 

79

 

179

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

 

79

 

179

Other comprehensive (loss) not to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods, net of income tax:

 

(5)

 

-

Re-measurement of defined benefit plans

 

(5)

 

-

Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax

 

74

 

179

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the period, net of tax

 

12,004

 

12,141

 

 

 

 

 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

Equity shareholders of Mechel PAO

 

11,071

 

11,293

Non-controlling interests

 

933

 

848

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares

 

416,270,745

 

416,270,745

Basic and diluted profit for the period attributable to common equity shareholders of Mechel PAO (Russian rubles per share)

 

26.42

 

26.70

1


 


2


INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

as of September 30, 2018

(All amounts are in millions of Russian rubles)

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

194,352

 

197,875

Mineral licenses

 

32,338

 

33,240

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

19,247

 

19,211

Investments in associates

 

292

 

283

Deferred tax assets

 

138

 

96

Other non-current assets

 

674

 

758

Non-current financial assets

 

200

 

202

Total non-current assets

 

247,241

 

251,665

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

40,332

 

37,990

Income tax receivables

 

248

 

107

Trade and other receivables

 

18,746

 

18,762

Other current assets

 

7,706

 

7,589

Other current financial assets

 

494

 

562

Cash and cash equivalents

 

2,777

 

2,452

Total current assets

 

70,303

 

67,462

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

317,544

 

319,127

 

 

 

 

 

Equity and liabilities

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

Common shares

 

4,163

 

4,163

Preferred shares

 

833

 

833

Additional paid-in capital

 

24,378

 

24,378

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

1,377

 

1,303

Accumulated deficit

 

(275,817)

 

(283,743)

Equity attributable to equity shareholders of Mechel PAO

 

(245,066)

 

(253,066)

Non-controlling interests

 

9,861

 

8,933

Total equity

 

(235,205)

 

(244,133)

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

Loans and borrowings

 

14,649

 

17,360

Finance lease liabilities

 

2,631

 

1,878

Other non-current financial liabilities

 

43,344

 

40,916

Other non-current liabilities

 

124

 

138

Pension obligations

 

3,664

 

3,512

Provisions

 

3,525

 

3,814

Deferred tax liabilities

 

12,949

 

11,494

Total non-current liabilities

 

80,886

 

79,112

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

Loans and borrowings, including interest payable, fines and penalties on overdue amounts of RUB 19,775 million and RUB 41,992 million as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively

 

412,606

 

422,533

Trade and other payables

 

30,874

 

33,469

Finance lease liabilities

 

5,818

 

7,476

Income tax payable

 

5,709

 

4,578

Taxes and similar charges payable other than income tax

 

6,316

 

6,696

Advances received

 

6,363

 

4,385

Other current financial liabilities

 

-

 

734

Other current liabilities

 

79

 

69

Pension obligations

 

980

 

849

Provisions

 

3,118

 

3,359

Total current liabilities

 

471,863

 

484,148

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

552,749

 

563,260

Total equity and liabilities

 

317,544

 

319,127

 

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INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
for the nine months ended September 30, 2018

(All amounts are in millions of Russian rubles)

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period

 

11,930

 

11,962

Adjustments to reconcile profit to net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

 

9,079

 

9,743

Amortisation of mineral licenses and amortisation of intangible assets

 

1,080

 

1,298

Foreign exchange loss (gain), net

 

18,604

 

(3,601)

Deferred tax expense (benefit)

 

2,234

 

(1,562)

Allowance for expected credit losses on financial assets

 

806

 

346

Write-off of accounts receivable

 

18

 

48

Write-off of inventories to net realisable value

 

1,107

 

292

Loss on write-off of non-current assets

 

243

 

152

Loss (gain) on disposal of non-current assets

 

64

 

(9)

Gain on restructuring and forgiveness of accounts payable and write-off of accounts payable with expired legal term

 

(370)

 

(161)

Pension service cost and actuarial loss, other related expenses

 

108

 

96

Finance income

 

(20,561)

 

(493)

Finance costs including fines and penalties on overdue loans and borrowings and finance lease payments

 

31,729

 

36,273

Income associated with disposal of Bluestone

 

(3)

 

(481)

Provisions for legal claims, on taxes other than income tax and other provisions

 

(110)

 

(353)

Other

 

(46)

 

128

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in working capital items

 

 

 

 

Trade and other receivables

 

(41)

 

(708)

Inventories

 

(4,236)

 

(2,448)

Trade and other payables

 

43

 

(3,680)

Advances received

 

1,868

 

(318)

Taxes payable and other liabilities

 

3,335

 

3,509

Other current assets

 

(41)

 

(1,369)

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax paid

 

(3,062)

 

(3,202)

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

53,778

 

45,462

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

Loans issued and other investments

 

-

 

(5)

Proceeds from loans issued and other investments

 

9

 

144

Interest received

 

142

 

129

Proceeds from royalty and other proceeds associated with disposal of Bluestone

 

3

 

481

Proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries, net of cash disposed

 

-

 

82

Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment

 

140

 

275

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(3,321)

 

(4,250)

Purchases of intangible assets

 

(150)

 

-

Interest paid, capitalised

 

(310)

 

(411)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(3,487)

 

(3,555)

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

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Proceeds from loans and borrowings, including proceeds from factoring arrangement of RUB 1,959 million and nil for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively

 

67,228

 

16,809

Repayment of loans and borrowings, including payments from factoring arrangement of nil and RUB 474 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively

 

(83,904)

 

(28,366)

Repayment of other current financial liabilities

 

(442)

 

-

Dividends paid to shareholders of Mechel PAO

 

(1,386)

 

(856)

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests

 

(7)

 

(118)

Interest paid, including fines and penalties

 

(25,302)

 

(24,640)

Repayment of obligations under finance lease

 

(2,172)

 

(2,712)

Deferred payments for acquisition of assets

 

(540)

 

(272)

Deferred consideration paid for the acquisition of subsidiaries in prior periods

 

(3,340)

 

(2,430)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(49,865)

 

(42,585)

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

364

 

(415)

Allowance for expected credit losses on cash and cash equivalents

 

(32)

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

758

 

(1,093)

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

2,452

 

1,689

Cash and cash equivalents, net of overdrafts at beginning of period

 

1,223

 

1,453

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

2,777

 

2,239

Cash and cash equivalents, net of overdrafts at end of period

 

1,981

 

360

 

 

 

These interim condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared by Mechel PAO in accordance with IFRS and have not been audited by the independent auditor. If these interim condensed consolidated financial statements are audited in the future, the audit could reveal differences in our consolidated financial results and we cannot assure that any such differences would not be material.

There were certain reclassifications to conform with the current period presentation.

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

 

 

Mechel PAO

 

 

 

By:

Oleg V. Korzhov

 

Name:

Oleg V. Korzhov

Title:

CEO

Date: November 27, 2018

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