OREANDA-NEWS. Today Gazprom issued its unaudited consolidated interim condensed financial information prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 “Interim Financial Reporting” (IAS 34) for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

The table below presents the unaudited consolidated interim condensed statement of comprehensive income prepared in accordance with IFRS for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. All amounts are presented in millions of Russian Rubles.

Nine month ended September 30,
2014   2013

Sales

4,007,522

3,772,668

Net gain from trading activity

9,903

7,073

Operating expenses

(3,018,824)

(2,596,841)

Operating profit

998,601

1,182,900

Finance income

189,629

88,019

Finance expense

(501,883)

(209,834)

Share of net income of associated undertakings and joint ventures

71,493

35,799

(Losses) Gains on disposal of available-for-sale financial assets

(981)

92

Profit before profit tax

756,859

1,096,976

Current profit tax expense

(141,027)

(112,669)

Deferred profit tax expense

(43,178)

(107,976)

Profit tax expense

(184,205)

(220,645)

Profit for the period

572,654

876,331

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:

Remeasurements of post-employment benefit obligations

(66,523)

61,490

Total items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss

(66,523)

61,490

Items that will be reclassified to profit or loss:

(Losses) gains arising from change in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets, net of tax

(12,070)

9,027

Share of other comprehensive (loss) income of associated undertakings and joint ventures

(5,209)

7,785

Translation differences

142,779

47,630

Losses from cash flow hedges, net of tax

(16,741)

(3,059)

Total items that will be reclassified to profit or loss

108,759

61,383

Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax

42,236

122,873

Total comprehensive income for the period

614,890

999,204

Profit attributable to:

Owners of OAO Gazprom

556,254

858,773

Non-controlling interest

16,400

17,558

572,654

876,331

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

Owners of OAO Gazprom

595,918

978,691

Non-controlling interest

18,972

20,513

614,890

999,204

Total sales (net of excise tax, VAT and customs duties) increased by RUB 234,854 million, or 6%, to RUB 4,007,522 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013. More detailed information on our sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 is presented in the table below.

in millions of RUB (unless otherwise stated)

Nine month ended September 30,
2014   2013
Sales of gas    

Europe and other countries

Net sales (net of customs duties)

1,227,090

1,224,315

Volumes in bcm

122.5

126.8

Average price, RUB/mcm (including customs duties)

12,509.8

12,114.8

Retroactive gas price adjustments

–

73,430

FSU (Former Soviet Union)

Net sales (net of customs duties)

304,952

289,715

Volumes in bcm

36.7

42.2

Average price, RUB/mcm (including customs duties)

10,000.7

8,301.7

Russian Federation

Net sales (net of VAT)

552,362

536,925

Volumes in bcm

157.9

170.8

Average price, RUB/mcm (net of VAT)

3,498.6

3,143.0

Total sales of gas

Net sales (net of VAT and customs duties)

2,084,404

2,124,385

Volumes in bcm

317.1

339.8

Net sales of refined products (net of excise tax, VAT and customs duties)

1,226,510

1,002,091

Net electric and heat energy sales (net of VAT)

291,941

250,972

Net sales of crude oil and gas condensate (net of VAT and customs duties)

152,394

155,429

Net gas transportation sales (net of VAT)

125,279

120,727

Other revenues (net of VAT)

126,994

119,064

Total sales (net of excise tax, VAT and customs duties)

4,007,522

3,772,668

Net sales of gas decreased by RUB 39,981 million, or by 2%, to RUB 2,084,404 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 net sales of gas to Europe and other countries increased by RUB 2,775 million, or 0%, to RUB 1,227,090 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013. This change was primarily due to an increase in average prices in RUB terms (including customs duties) by 3%, which was partially compensated by the decrease in volumes of gas sold by 3%, or 4.3 bcm.

Net sales of gas to FSU countries increased by RUB 15,237 million, or 5%, to RUB 304,952 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The change was due to an increase in average prices in RUB terms (including customs duties) by 20% and a decrease in volumes of gas sold by 13%, or 5.5 bcm.

Net sales of gas in the domestic market increased by RUB 15,437 million, or 3%, to RUB 552,362 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013. This is primarily explained by the increase in the average domestic price for gas by 11%, which was partially compensated by the decrease in volumes of gas sold by 8%, or 12.9 bcm.

Net sales of refined products increased by RUB 224,419 million, or 22%, to RUB 1,226,510 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013 due to an increase in volumes sold by Gazprom neft Group to customers in the Russian Federation as well as by an increase in prices.

Net electric and heat energy sales increased by RUB 40,969 million, or 16%, to RUB 291,941 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The increase was mainly driven by inclusion of OAO Moscow Integrated Power Company (OAO MIPC) in the consolidated financial statements from September 2013.

Operating expenses increased by RUB 421,983 million, or 16%, to RUB 3,018,824 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

The major factor leading to an increase in operating expenses was an increase in charge for impairment provisions by RUB 104,506 million, or 308%. Such an increase was mainly driven by accrual of provision for doubtful trade accounts receivable of NAK Naftogaz Ukraine in the amount of RUB 83,927 million.

Furthermore, the increase in operating expenses was influenced by the item "Taxes other than on income", which increased by RUB 53,138 million, or 10%. The increase was mainly caused by the dynamics of mineral extraction tax rate.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2014 profit for the period attributable to owners of OAO Gazprom totaled RUB 556,254 million which is RUB 302,519 million, or 35%, lower compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Net debt balance (defined as the sum of short-term borrowings, current portion of long-term borrowings, short-term promissory notes payable, long-term borrowings, long-term promissory notes payable, net of cash and cash equivalents and balances of cash and cash equivalents restricted as to withdrawal under the terms of certain borrowings and other contractual obligations) increased by RUB 152,329 million, or 14%, from RUB 1,112,798 million as of December 31, 2013 to RUB 1,265,127 million as of September 30, 2014. This increase resulted from depreciation of Russian Ruble against U.S. dollar and Euro that was partially offset by increase in cash and cash equivalents.