OREANDA-NEWS. February 17, 2016. Energijos Skirstymo Operatorius AB, identification code 304151376, registered office placed at Aguonu str. 24, Vilnius, Republic of Lithuania. The total number of registered ordinary shares issued by company is 894 630 333; ISIN code LT0000130023.

In 2015 the sales revenues of the Lithuanian natural gas distribution company AB Lietuvos Dujos were EUR 54.9 million, 0.6% up compared to 2014.

In 2015 Lietuvos Dujos generated EUR 24 million in EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation), 18.2% up compared to 2014 when EBITDA was reported at EUR 20.3 million. This was resulted mostly due to higher income and reduced operating costs.

In 2015 from gas distribution operations the Company generated EUR 12.8 million in net profit - 2.2 times more than in 2014, when it was EUR 5.9 million. In 2014, the net profit of Lietuvos Dujos was EUR 42.4 million, represented as a total of the continued gas distribution operations and the terminated gas supply operations.

“Last year for Lietuvos Dujos was very important: earlier implemented changes opened a way for the Company to operate more efficiently, ensure simpler management, reduce costs and increase the value. According to preliminary estimations, the financial effect of the changes implemented in Lietuvos Dujos in 2015 will reach about EUR 2.3 million per year. A specifically inspiring indication is the number of customers that has been steadily growing during the last year. This shows that natural gas is again becoming an attractive fuel – due to its favourable price, simple and efficient use”, says Liudas Liutkevi?ius, Chairman of the Board and the CEO of ESO.

In the implementation of provisions of the EU Third Energy Package for the unbundling of natural gas sector activities, assets, rights and obligations of the natural gas supply activity were sold to UAB Lietuvos Duju Tiekimas as at 31 October 2014 under the contract on the purchase - sale of a part of enterprise of AB Lietuvos Dujos of 15 October 2014. For comparison purposes, data of the continued natural gas distribution activity for 12 months of 2014 are presented above. Moreover, the comparative data of 12 months of 2014 were restated evaluating the impairment of fixed assets recorded in retrospect as at 31 December 2013.

The interim report for the 12 months of 2015 of Lietuvos dujos will be published on 26 February 2016.