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OANDO PLC - Oando PLC Announces Q1 2019 Results, Posts N4.6 Billion Profit-After-Tax

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Oando PLC Announces Q1 2019 Results, Posts N4.6 Billion Profit-After-Tax

Oando PLC
(Incorporated in Nigeria and registered as an external company in South Africa)
Registration number: RC 6474
(External company registration number 2005/038824/10)
Share Code on the JSE Limited: OAO
Share Code on the Nigerian Stock Exchange: UNTP
ISIN: NGOANDO00002
(“Oando” or the “Company”)

Oando PLC Announces Q1 2019 Results, Posts N4.6 Billion Profit-After-Tax

Lagos, Nigeria – Oando PLC (referred to as “Oando” or the “Group”), Nigeria’s leading indigenous energy
group listed on both the Nigerian and Johannesburg Stock Exchange, has on 25 April 2019 announced
unaudited results for the three months period ended March 31, 2019.

Commenting on the results Wale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive, Oando PLC said:

“Our results reflect the progress made over the last few quarters and provides an indication of our
expectation for the year. Now that our debt profile is down by 78% from $2.5billion as of December 2014
to $558million currently, and our de-leverage program is 90% complete with most of our non-core
operations divested for good value, we can now focus on steady growth in our upstream entity. With ICE
Brent Crude Oil price currently at a decent level of USD74.48 per barrel, our efforts will be geared towards
increasing our production to sustain profitability and position us on the path to resumption of dividend
payment to our shareholders”.



RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS
 • 11% Production increase, 43,745boe/day compared to 39,556boe/day (Q1 2018)

 •   12% Turnover increase, N168.0 billion compared to N150.6 billion (Q1 2018)

 •   15% Operating Profit increase, N17.1 billion compared to N14.9 billion (Q1 2018)

 •   11% Profit-After-Tax increase, N4.6 billion compared to N4.2 billion (Q1 2018)

 •   5% Total Group Borrowings decrease, N200.9 billion compared to N210.9 billion (FYE 2018)


OPERATIONS REVIEW

Upstream:

Production for the three months ended 31 March 2019:

                                                  Q1 2019               Q1 2018                % Change
 Crude Oil (bbls/day)                              16,815                14,823                     13%
 NGLs (boe/day                                      2,403                 3,915                    -39%
 Natural Gas (mcf/day)                            147,163               124,910                     18%
 Total (boe/day)                                   43,745                39,556                     11%

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, production increased by 11% at 43,745boe/day, compared
with 39,556boe/day in the same period of 2018. Oil production in particular increased by 13% from
14,823bbls/day in Q1 2018 to 16,815bbls/day in Q1 2019, whilst natural gas production increased by 18%
from 124,910mcf/day in Q1 2018 to 147,163mcf/day in Q1 2019.

Capital expenditure of $19.3 million (N7.0 billion) was incurred in the three months of 2019 compared to
$6.6 million (N2.4 billion) in same period in 2018. This consists of $18.5 million (N6.7 billion) at OMLs 60 to
63, $0.5 million (N180.8 million) at OML 56, and $0.3 million (N108.5 million) on other assets.


Downstream:

Traded volumes for the three months ended 31 March 2019

  Traded Volumes                                 Q1 2019             Q1 2018           % Change

  Crude Oil (bbls)                             3,748,299            2,847,511                 32%

In Q1 2019, Oando Trading traded approximately 3.8 million barrels of crude oil under various contracts
with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and delivered 103,720 MT of refined products.
Our trading business continues to solidify its relationships with leading international and local banks,
maintaining sizeable and well diversified structured Trade Finance facilities required to support future
growth.

FINANCE REVIEW

 N Million (unless otherwise stated)                               Q1 2019               Q1 2018       % Change
 Revenue                                                            168,010               150,547             12%
 Operating Profit                                                    17,100                14,889             15%
 Profit-After-Tax                                                     4,634                  4,192            11%
 Total Borrowings                                                   200,904              210,901*                 -5%
 Average Realized Oil Price (US$/bbl)                                 62.68                  65.49                -4%
 Average Realized Gas Price (US$/mcf)                                   1.82                  1.54            18%
 Average Realized NGL Price (US$/boe)                                   6.87                 13.59           -49%
*Borrowings compares Q1 2019 against FYE 2018

Revenue

Revenue for the period was N168.0 billion, an increase of 12% compared to the same period in 2018
(N150.6 billion) primarily driven by an 11% increase in production, and an 11% growth in traded volumes
compared to prior year.


Operating Profit

Operating Profit for the period was N17.1 billion, an increase of 15% compared to the same period in 2018
(N14.9 billion). This was primarily driven by higher revenue as well as the profit realized on the disposal of
our residual interest in Axxela Limited.

Profit-After-Tax

Profit-After-Tax for the period was N4.6 billion, an increase of 11% compared to the same period in 2018
(N4.2 billion). This was primarily driven by a 15% increase in Operating Profit.
Borrowings

Total Group Borrowings for the period stood at N200.9 billion, a 5% decrease from FYE 2018 (N210.9
billion) whilst in our upstream specifically, our borrowings reduced by 8% to $234.3 million compared to
$255.6 million in FYE 2018. Since FYE 2014, the Group has reduced its debt by 58% from N473.3 billion
while our upstream borrowings have reduced by approximately 71% from $801.6 million in 2014 to $234.3
million (Q1 2019).

LOOK AHEAD

Oil prices have recovered to over $74 per barrel as at the end of April 2019 after reaching a low of just over
$50 per barrel at the end of 2018. We expect prices to remain at their current levels in the near term.

As a business, our focus will be largely on driving profitability via growth in our upstream business and
achieving further reduction of borrowings.

In the upstream, we will pursue production growth initiatives through strategic alliances, whilst ensuring
operational efficiency and fiscal prudence. We will also continue to work with our partners to achieve cost
optimization on our Joint Venture operations, ensuring the gains from higher revenues are not lost to
increasing operating costs.

Our trading business’s primary focus will be geared towards growing our existing market share in Nigeria
while leveraging on our relationships with international financiers.


Ends.

For further information, please contact:

Ayotola Jagun
Company Secretary
The Wings Office Complex
17a Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue
Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria.
Tel: +234 (1) 270400, Ext 6159
ajagun@oandoplc.com

Segun Awodele
Head, Investor Relations
The Wings Office Complex
17a Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue
Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria.
Tel: +234 (1) 270400, Ext 6204
sawodele@oandoplc.com

For: Oando PLC


Ayotola Jagun
Chief Compliance Officer & Company Secretary

Lagos
26 April 2019
Sponsor: Sasfin Capital (a member of the Sasfin Group)

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