Adnkronos Roma, 25 mar. (Adnkronos) – Terna ha chiuso il 2024 con ricavi pari a 3,680 miliardi di euro, registrano un aumento di 493,5 milioni di euro (+15,5%) rispetto al 2023. L'ebitda del 2024 si attesta a 2,566 miliardi di euro, in crescita di 397,8 milioni di euro rispetto al 2023 (+18,3%), per il miglior risultato delle Attività Regolate.
L’Ebit, a valle di ammortamenti e svalutazioni pari a 889,0 milioni di euro, si attesta a 1.677,4 milioni di euro, rispetto ai 1.362,3 milioni di euro del 2023 (+23,1%). L’utile netto di gruppo dell’esercizio è pari a 1,061 miliardi di euro, in crescita di 176,5 milioni di euro (+19,9%) rispetto agli 885,4 milioni di euro del 2023. Lo rende noto il gruppo dopo che il Cda, riunitosi oggi sotto la presidenza di Igor De Biasio, ha esaminato e approvato l’Aggiornamento del Piano Industriale 2024-2028 e i risultati al 31 dicembre 2024 del Gruppo, presentati dall’Amministratore Delegato e Direttore Generale Giuseppina Di Foggia.
The consolidated balance sheet shows Group net equity of €7.524,2 million, compared to €6.324,4 million at 31 December 2023. Total investments made by the Terna Group in the financial year amounted to €2.692,1 million, a strong increase (+17,6%) compared to €2.290,0 million in 2023. The main projects of the financial year include the progress of the Tyrrhenian Link, the submarine electrical connection between Campania, Sicily and Sardinia, in whose Eastern Branch, between Campania and Sicily, the first phase of laying the submarine cable began in the early months of 2025. Added to this are the advances of the Adriatic Link, the submarine power line between Abruzzo and Marche and the connection between Tuscany, Corsica and Sardinia (Sa.Co.I.3), as well as the interventions to increase the safety and efficiency of the high and very high voltage electricity grid in the areas affected by the Olympic and Paralympic Games 'Milan-Cortina 2026', those to increase the exchange capacity between Calabria and Sicily (Bolano-Annunziata connection), between the different areas of the electricity market in Sicily (Paternò-Pantano-Priolo connection) and the construction activities of the Colunga-Calenzano connections, between Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany, and Cassano-Chiari, in Lombardy.
To finance the significant growth in investments to support the development of an even more efficient, resilient and digital electricity system, which guarantees the country's energy security, net financial debt at 31 December 2024 stood at 11.160,4 million euros, compared to 10.494,3 million euros at the end of 2023. The increase in net financial debt is mitigated by the hybrid bond issue launched on 4 April 2024 for an amount of 850 million euros, accounted for as an equity instrument. During 2024, thanks to the expansion of the regulated asset base (RAB) and the update of the WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital) recognized for the year, revenues from Regulated Activities grew to 3.096,2 million euros (2.669,8 million in 2023, +16%). In 2024, revenues from Non-Regulated Activities significantly increased to 584 million, recording a +13% compared to 516,8 million euros in 2023.
For 2025, the Terna group is expected to achieve revenues of €4,03 billion, an EBITDA of €2,70 billion and a group net profit of €1,08 billion. With specific reference to the Investment Plan, the Group has a 2025 target of approximately €3,4 billion. These objectives will be pursued while maintaining the commitment to maximizing the cash generation necessary to ensure a healthy and balanced financial structure.
The new dividend policy introduces a minimum level (floor) equal to the 2024 dividend (39,62 euro cents per share) for the entire period of the 2024-28 Update Industrial Plan, with the aim of guaranteeing shareholders an attractive and solid remuneration. Terna announced this in a press release, specifying that the new policy provides, over the period of the Plan, the distribution of a dividend equal to the greater of the value of the 2024 dividend per share (Dps) (39,62 euro cents per share) and an annual growth of the dividend per share equal to 4%, assuming 2023 as the reference year (33,96 euro cents per share).