EBITDA Increases 65% Year-on-Year to Over RUB 34 Billion
Moscow - PhosAgro ("PhosAgro" or "the Company") (Moscow Exchange, LSE: PHOR), one of the world's leading vertically integrated phosphate-based fertilizer producers, today announces its consolidated IFRS financial results for the first quarter (1Q) of 2021.
Revenue for 1Q 2021 increased by 36.7% year-on-year to RUB 87.6 billion (USD 1.2 billion), driven by to improvements in the pricing environment, higher sales volumes and changes in exchange rates.
EBITDA increased by 65.4% year-on-year to RUB 34.3 billion (USD 461 million) thanks to higher global fertilizer prices. EBITDA margin for the quarter rose to 39.2%.
Free cash flow in 1Q 2021 amounted to RUB 15.2 billion (USD 205 million), a decrease of 16.6% year-on-year but a more than fivefold increase from 4Q 2020.