Financial position of the parent Impregilo S.p.A.

Reclassified statement of financial position

(Values in €/000) Note (*) 31 December 2013 31 December 2012 (§) Variation
Non-current assets 123 642,216  646,122  (3,906) 
Provisions for risks 20 (206,866)  (253,477)  46,611 
Post-employment benefits and employee benefits 19 (11,690)  (11,403)  (287) 
Other non-current assets, net 56 2,111  89,031  (86,920) 
Net tax liabilities 71223 (17,866)  (30,221)  12,355 
Inventories 8 30,333  32,763  (2,430) 
Contract work in progress 9 437,560  490,758  (53,198) 
Advances on contract work in progress 21 (130,837)  (74,813)  (56,024) 
Loans and receivables 10  805,797  647,868  157,929 
Payables 22  (486,314)  (512,968)  26,654 
Other current assets 13  46,637  51,659  (5,022) 
Other current liabilities 24  (45,950)  (59,715)  13,765 
Working capital   657,226  575,552  81,674 
Net invested capital   1,065,131  1,015,604  49,527 
Equity 15 1,193,825  1,682,283  (488,458) 
Net financial position   128,694  666,679  (537,985) 
Total financial resources   1,065,131  1,015,604  49,527 

(*) The note numbers refer to the notes to the separate financial statements where the items are analysed in detail.

Net invested capital

For the Parent Company, this item increases overall by € 49.5 million compared with the previous year.

The main variations of the year contributing to the decrease are described belo.

Non-current assets

Net non-current assets fell overall by € 3.9 million:

(Values in €/000) 31 December 2013 31 December 2012 Variation
Property, plant and equipment 16,731  32,986  (16,255) 
Intangible assets 44,948  32,941  12,007 
Equity investments 580,537  580,195  342 
Total non-current assets 642,216  646,122  (3,906) 

Property, plant and equipment decreased by approximately € 16.3 million due to depreciation of € 14.1 million and disposals of € 4.0 million at certain sites being closed down, net of investments of € 1.9 million, mainly relating to foreign contracts.

Intangible assets increased by € 12.0 million following the acquisition of an additional stake in the Milan - Genoa High-Speed & Capacity Railway Project.

Provisions for risks

Risk provisions amounted to € 206.9 million, an overall decrease of € 46.6 million, due mainly to provision for risks on investments (i.e.: investments with negative carrying value). This item was increased by € 14.6 million as a result of adjustments to the carrying values in some SPVs performing contracts for which a residual loss has been recorded, and reduced by about € 61.3 million due to write-offs recorded during 2013, corresponding to losses detected and recorded the previous year.

Post-employment benefits and employee benefits

This item amounted to € 11.7 million, with little change compared with the previous year. Ordinary operating dynamics saw operational provisions of € 6.6 million, payments and transfers to the funds of € 6.7 million and other variations decreased to € 0.4 million.

Other non-current assets, net

This item mainly comprises non-current intragroup loans and receivables. Compared with the previous year, they are reduced to a total of € 86.9 million attributable mainly to the recoveries made during the year by the subsidiary Fibe S.p.A. which allowed it to repay some of the loans made by the Parent Company to support its operations in the light of the continuing defaults of the debtor public administrations.

Net tax liabilities

At 31 December 2013, net tax liabilities showed a balance of € 17.9 million, down by € 12.4 million compared with the previous year. The breakdown and variations for this item are as follows:

(Values in €/000) 31 December 2013 31 December 2012 Variation
Deferred tax assets 36,434  37,948  (1,514) 
Deferred tax liabilities (98,931)  (115,575)  16,644 
Total deferred assets (liabilities) (62,497)  (77,627)  15,130 
Current tax assets 42,712  52,565  (9,853) 
Current tax liabilities (45,748)  (41,848)  (3,900) 
Total (3,036)  10,717  (13,753) 
Other current tax assets 51,992  45,004  6,988 
Other current tax liabilities (4,325)  (8,315)  3,990 
Total other current tax assets (liabilities) 47,667  36,689  10,978 
Total tax assets (liabilities) (17,866)  (30,221)  12,355 

A more detailed examination of the variations affecting these items is provided in the notes to the separate financial statements of Impregilo S.p.A. for the year 2013 provided elsewhere in this Report.

Working capital

Working capital at 31 December 2013 amounted to € 657.2 million, an increase of € 81.7 million compared with the previous year. The main changes in working capital related to developments in the Company's operating activities and the greater production on certain domestic and international contracts during the year. They are summarised below:

  • inventories amounted to € 30.3 million, a decrease of € 2.4 million mainly due to the progress achieved in the Orastie - Sibiu motorway works in Romania;
  • Contract work in progress fell from € 490.8 million to € 437.6 million, a decrease of € 53.2 million. This variation reflects, on the one hand, the decrease resulting from progress achieved in certain domestic projects which, at the end of 2013, were substantially complete, and the sale of the contract relating to the construction activities for the Milan East Outer Ring Road project, as mentioned earlier in this Report; and on the other hand, it reflects the increase due to the start-up of certain new contracts - Qatar and Jonica Trunk Road - and activities in Venezuela;
  • advances on work in progress amounted to € 130.8 million, an increase of € 56.0 million. The variation is due mainly to payments received under contracts acquired in 2013 in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh Metro) and Qatar (Red Line North);
  • receivables increased by € 157.9 million from € 647.9 million to € 805.8 million. The increase in receivables largely reflects the greater exposure to Venezuelan clients recorded during the period as a result of temporary delays in payments in this area resulting from conditions recently experienced in the country and described in the 'Risk Areas' section for the Construction segment elsewhere in this Report; and the recording of receivables from Italian projects due to improved prospects concerning certain disputes with clients compared with forecasts for previous years.
  • payables decreased by € 26.7 million, resulting in an increase in working capital. Third party payables decreased by € 37.6 million, while payables to Group companies increased by € 10.9 million.
  • other current assets decreased by €  5.0  million mainly due to the  absorption of advances to suppliers;
  • other current liabilities decreased by € 13.8 million compared with the previous year, due largely to the settlement of debts for the previous purchase of a business unit relating to the Milan - Genoa High-Speed & Capacity Railway contract. Payment of these amounts occurred in the second half of the year after reaching agreement with the other party.

Net financial position

The net financial position of the Parent Company at 31 December 2013 was positive and amounted to € 128.7 million, compared with the previous year’s figure which was positive and amounted to € 666.7 million.

In addition to the amount arising from the ordinary operating dynamics of the Parent Company for 2013, Impregilo S.p.A. distributed ordinary dividends totalling € 602.2 million.

The following table shows the Parent’s net financial position at 31 December 2013 compared with the previous year-end.

(Values in €/000) Note (*) 31 December 2013 31 December 2012 Variation
Non-current financial assets 4 10,867  4,960  5,907 
Cash and cash equivalents 14 304,032  876,983  (572,951) 
Total cash and cash equivalents and other financial assets   314,899  881,943  (567,044) 
Non-current bank loans 16 (78,674)  (78,295)  (379) 
Finance lease payables 17 (2)  (16)  14 
Total non-current indebtedness   (78,676)  (78,311)  (365) 
Current portion of bank loans and current account facilities 16 (94,981)  (105,243)  10,262 
Current portion of finance lease payables 17 (17)  (28)  11 
Total current indebtedness   (94,998)  (105,271)  10,273 
Derivative assets 11 392  1,091  (699) 
Derivative liabilities 18 –  (65)  65 
Other non-current financial assets 4 17,420  –  17,420 
Current portion of factoring payables 16 (10,178)  (10,168)  (10) 
Non-current portion of factoring payables 16 (20,165)  (22,540)  2,375 
Total other items in net financial indebtedness   (12,531)  (31,682)  19,151 
Net financial position 128,694 666,679 (537,985) 

(*) The note numbers refer to the notes to the separate financial statements where the items are analysed in detail.