NOVA Chemicals Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
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NOVA Chemicals Corporation, 1000 Seventh Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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www.novachemicals.com | 403.750.3600 tel | 403.269.7410 fax
NOVA Chemicals Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
For immediate release, Friday, March 1, 2013, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Strong Annual Earnings and Record Cash Generation Enabling Further Debt
Reduction and Future Growth
2012 Results
In the fourth quarter of 2012, we generated a profit of $57 million compared to
a profit of $77 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. For the full year 2012,
we generated a profit of $544 million compared to a profit of $615 million for
the full year 2011. The quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year declines were
primarily due to lower margins in our Olefins/Polyolefins business unit.
In the fourth quarter of 2012, our operating activities provided $250 million of
cash, compared to $241 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. In 2012, our
operating activities provided $1.15 billion of cash, compared to $950 million in
2011. The increases in cash were driven by continued strong earnings and a
decrease in working capital.
The Olefins/Polyolefins business unit generated $133 million of operating profit
in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to operating profit of $190 million in
the fourth quarter of 2011. For the full year 2012, the business unit generated
operating profit of $1.0 billion compared to operating profit of $1.1 billion
for the full year 2011. The quarter-over-quarter decline was due to lower
margins in our Joffre Olefins segment offset somewhat by an increase in margins
in our Corunna Olefins and Polyethylene segments. The year-over-year decline was
primarily due to lower margins in our Joffre Olefins and Polyethylene segments
offset somewhat by an increase in margins in our Corunna Olefins segment.
The Performance Styrenics segment reported an operating profit from continuing
operations of $1 million in each of the fourth quarters of 2012 and 2011. For
the full year 2012, the segment generated an operating profit from continuing
operations of $9 million compared to an operating profit from continuing
operations of $7 million for the full year 2011. The year-over-year improvement
was due to slightly higher margins.
Highlights
Since January 2012, we have used cash-on-hand to reduce our outstanding debt
significantly. In particular, we repaid (i) our $400 million 6.5% notes; (ii)
the outstanding balances on our accounts receivable securitization programs -
which remain undrawn; and (iii) our $400 million floating rate notes, which were
due in November 2013. In addition, we recently called early our $100 million
7.875% debentures due 2025, and intend to repay these debentures on March
15, 2013 using cash-on-hand. Including the planned repayment of the 2025
debentures later this month, we will have reduced our debt by more than
$1 billion from in excess of $1.7 billion at the beginning of 2012 to
approximately $700 million.
Financial Highlights
These highlights should be read in conjunction with our annual audited
consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31,
2012 contained in our annual report on Form 20-F.
Three Months Ended Year Ended
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December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31
(millions of U.S. dollars) 2012 2011 2012 2011
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Revenue $ 1,104 $ 1,102 $ 5,055 $ 5,241
Operating profit from the
businesses from continuing
operations $ 134 $ 191 $ 1,016 $ 1,132
Corporate costs (51 ) (47 ) (157 ) (125 )
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Operating profit from
continuing operations $ 83 $ 144 $ 859 $ 1,007
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Profit for the period $ 57 $ 77 $ 544 $ 615
Cash provided by operating
activities $ 250 $ 241 $ 1,146 $ 950
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NOVA Chemicals' 2012 annual audited consolidated financial statements and
management's discussion & analysis can be viewed on the Electronic Data
Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System (EDGAR) at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml or on
NOVA Chemicals' website at www.novachemicals.com.
NOVA Chemicals will host a conference call, Friday, March 1, 2013 at 11:30 a.m.
ET (9:30 a.m. MT). The dial-in number for this call is (416) 406-6419 (passcode
4154451) and the replay number is (905) 694-9451 (passcode 4154451). The call is
available on the internet at http://www.novachem.com/pages/financials-
investor/financials-investor.aspx.
Media and Investor inquiries, please contact:
Pace Markowitz
Director, Communications
Tel: 412.490.4952
E-mail: markowp(at)novachem.com
About NOVA Chemicals
NOVA Chemicals develops and manufactures chemicals, plastic resins and end-
products that make everyday life safer, healthier and easier. Our employees work
to ensure health, safety, security and environmental stewardship through our
commitment to sustainability and Responsible Care(®). NOVA Chemicals is a wholly
owned subsidiary of International Petroleum Investment Company ("IPIC") of the
Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
NOVA Chemicals' logo is a registered trademark of NOVA Brands Ltd.; authorized
use.
Responsible Care(®) is a registered trademark of the Chemistry Industry
Association of Canada.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding NOVA Chemicals'
plans to repay its $100 million 7.875% debentures due 2025 on March 15, 2013
using cash-on-hand. By their nature, forward-looking statements require NOVA
Chemicals to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and
uncertainties. Some of the risks that could affect NOVA Chemicals' future
results are detailed in the publicly filed disclosure documents and securities
commissions' reports of NOVA Chemicals. NOVA Chemicals' forward-looking
statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary
statement. In addition, the forward-looking statements are made only as of the
date of this news release, and except as required by applicable law, NOVA
Chemicals undertakes no obligation to publicly update the forward-looking
statements to reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise.
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