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Financial Result 1Q 2018

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Financial Results 1Q 2018

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09/05/2018

Executive chairman's message

First-quarter growth makes the targets of the Plan to 2021 even more visible

The set of results achieved in Q1 2018 in itself is compelling, with EBITDA growth exceeding 5% and net profit following an even more dynamic trend, at a rate close to 10%, around double the rate of EBITDA. Strong cash flow generation allowed for further decrease in net debt, which at 31 March 2018 was 2.5x the EBITDA: a level providing us with significant flexibility for the future.

09/05/2018

A look at numbers

Focus on Q1 2018 results

The 163.5 mn€ increase in Group Revenues (+10.4%) benefits from the net contribution of 23.5 mn€ from the perimeter changes, mainly due to the 80% holdings in in Aliplast (+26.3 mn€), Italian leader in plastics recycling, and to the exit of Medea (-3.7 mn€), which was sold to Italgas in December 2017.

09/05/2018

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In a less uncertain scenario for interest rates, Hera’s stock is again discounting good fundamentals

In early 2018, the uncertainty on the evolution of European interest rates affected the Hera’s stock as well as the entire utility sector. While the signs of a decelerating economic growth became increasingly evident and the concerns of high inflation dissolved, the sentiment in the equity markets improved.

09/05/2018

Stories

Hera’s water business among the worldwide excellence companies

During the 2018 Global Water Summit that took place in Paris on 18 April 2018, Hera was admitted within the 28 Leading Utilities of the World, a network that brings together the planet’s most innovative and successful companies in the water and wastewater sector. Within such framework, the utility companies share knowledge and projects, in addition to creating opportunities for collaboration.