Current Report No.: 12/2020
Current Report No.: 12/2020
Date of preparation: 19 March 2020
Short name of issuer: ENEA S.A.
Subject: ENEA S.A.'s ratings affirmed by Fitch Ratings
Legal basis: Article 17 item 1 of MAR - confidential information
Content of the report:
The Management Board of ENEA S.A. ("Company") hereby reports that, in its press release issued on 19 March 2020, the Fitch Ratings agency ("Agency") affirmed the Company's long-term foreign- and local-currency issuer default ratings at ‘BBB' with stable outlooks.
The affirmation reflects ENEA's business profile as an integrated utility with large electricity generation and distribution businesses, and moderate financial leverage. The Company's ratings are supported by a high proportion of regulated and quasi-regulated income from distribution and capacity payments, respectively. The main risk factors are close-to-full reliance on coal in electricity generation as well as exposure to higher-risk mining and supply divisions.
The full wording of the statement in English is available on the Agency's website at https://www.fitchratings.com/site/pr/10114857.
According to the explanation published on the Agency's website (https://www.fitchratings.com/site/poland/definitions), "BBB" national rating means that the issuer or the issue presents a moderate level of default risk relative to other issuers in Poland. However, changes in circumstances and economic conditions are more likely to impact the capacity to satisfy financial commitments on a timely basis than in the case of the higher ratings.