E.ON 2004 Annual Report on Form 20-F Entitled “Item 3
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2004 Annual Report Growing closer. Growing together. E.ON Group Financial Highlights in millions 2004 2003 +/– % Electricity sales (in billion kWh)1 403.7 390.5 +3 Gas sales (in billion kWh)1 868.2 854.9 +2 Sales 49,103 46,427 +6 Adjusted EBITDA2 10,520 9,458 +11 Adjusted EBIT2 7,361 6,228 +18 Income/Loss (–) from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interests 6,799 5,538 +23 Income/Loss (–) from continuing operations 4,348 3,950 +10 Income/Loss (–) from discontinued operations, net –9 1,137 – Net income 4,339 4,647 –7 Investments 5,285 9,196 –43 Cash provided by operating activities 5,972 5,538 +8 Free cash flow3 3,260 2,878 +13 Net financial position4 (at year end) –5,483 –7,855 +30 Stockholders’ equity 33,560 29,774 +13 Total assets 114,062 111,850 +2 ROCE5 (in %) 11.3 9.9 +1.46 Cost of capital (in %) 9.0 9.5 –0.56 Return on equity after taxes7 (in %) 13.7 16.8 –3.16 Employees (at year end) 69,710 67,102 +4 Earnings per share (in ) from continuing operations 6.62 6.04 +10 from discontinued operations –0.01 1.74 – from cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net – –0.67 – from net income 6.61 7.11 –7 Per share (in ) Dividend 2.35 2.00 +18 Stockholders’ equity8 50.93 45.39 +12 1Unconsolidated figures; prior-year figure includes pro forma 12-month gas sales of E.ON Ruhrgas AG. 2Non-GAAP financial measure; see reconciliation to consolidated net income on page 25. 3Non-GAAP financial measure; see reconciliation to cash provided by operating activities on page 28. 4Non-GAAP financial measure; see reconciliation on page 29. 5Non-GAAP financial measure; see derivation on page 45-47. 6Change in percentage points. 7Consolidated net income excluding minority interests ÷ annual average stockholders’ equity excluding minority interests. 8Excludes minority interests. E.ON Group 2004 Financial Highlights by Business Segment Pan- Core Central European U.S. Corporate Energy Other in millions Europe Gas U.K. Nordic Midwest Center Business Activities1 Total Sales 20,752 14,426 8,490 3,347 1,913 –813 48,115 988 49,103 Adjusted EBITDA 4,908 1,900 1,592 1,121 544 –273 9,792 728 10,520 Adjusted EBIT 3,602 1,428 1,017 701 349 –314 6,783 578 7,361 ROCE (in %) 21.3 9.4 8.9 9.6 5.4 – – – 11.3 Cost of capital (in %) 9.0 8.2 9.2 9.0 8.0 – – – 9.0 Cash provided by operating activities 2,938 1,016 633 957 182 241 5,967 5 5,972 Investments 2,527 660 503 740 277 434 5,141 144 5,285 Employees (at year end) 36,811 11,520 10,397 5,530 3,437 420 68,115 1,595 69,710 1This segment consists of Viterra and Degussa; the latter has been accounted for using the equity method since February 1, 2003. Non-GAAP financial measures: This report contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures used by E.ON, when considered in conjunction with (but not in lieu of) other measures that are computed in U.S. GAAP, enhance an understanding of E.ON’s results of operations. A number of these non-GAAP financial measures are also commonly used by securities analysts, credit rating agencies, and investors to evaluate and compare the periodic and future operating performance and value of E.ON and other companies with which E.ON competes. Additional information with respect to each of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this report is included together with the reconciliations described below. E.ON prepares its financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (U.S. GAAP). As noted above, this report contains certain financial measures (adjusted EBIT, adjusted EBITDA, ROCE, net financial position, net interest expense, and free cash flow) that are not calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP and are therefore considered “non-GAAP financial measures” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. In accordance with applicable rules and regulations, E.ON has presented in this report a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure for historical measures and an equivalent U.S. GAAP target for forward-looking measures. The footnotes presented with the relevant historical non-GAAP financial measures indicate the page of this report on which the relevant reconciliation appears.The non-GAAP financial measures used in this report should not be considered in isolation as a measure of E.ON’s profitability or liquidity, and should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, net income, cash provided by operating activities, and the other income or cash flow data prepared in accor- dance with U.S. GAAP presented in this report and the relevant reconciliations. The non-GAAP financial measures used by E.ON may differ from, and not be comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies. E.ON AG: An Overview E.ON AG: An Overview Corporate Center Central Europe market unit E.ON Energie AG, Munich, Germany 100% E.ON Kra E.ON AG E.ON Ke Düsseldorf E.ON Energie ranks among Central Europe’s largest energy service E.ON Wa providers and has operations in Germany and eight other European E.ON Ne countries (Netherlands, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, E.ON Sa Austria, Italy, and Poland). E.ON Ba Avacon E.ON Ha EAM En E.DIS AG Teag Thü Pan-European Gas market unit E.ON Ruhrgas AG, Essen, Germany 100% Thüga A Ferngas With annual sales of approximately 600 billion kilowatt-hours of natural Saar Fer gas, E.ON Ruhrgas is one of Europe’s premier gas companies and among Gas-Unio the world’s biggest natural gas importers. Its customers include regional Erdgasve and municipal energy utilities as well as industrial enterprises. E.ON Ruh NETRA G Etzel Ga U.K. market unit E.ON UK plc, Coventry, United Kingdom 100% Powerge E.ON UK Headquartered in Coventry, E.ON UK is one of the United Kingdom’s E.ON UK leading integrated energy utilities, providing power and gas service to approximately 8.8 million customer accounts. Nordic market unit E.ON Nordic AB, Malmö, Sweden 100% Sydkraft E.ON Fin E.ON Nordic manages our energy operations in Northern Europe. Through its more than 30 operating companies, E.ON Nordic generates, distributes, markets, and delivers electricity and gas. U.S. Midwest market unit LG&E Energy LLC, Louisville, USA 100% Louisvill Kentuck Louisville-based LG&E Energy is a diversified energy service provider. Its LG&E Ca operations are focused primarily on the regulated electric and gas utility sector in Kentucky. Other Activities Viterra AG, Essen, Germany 100% Degussa Viterra is a growth-oriented real estate company focusing on its profitable Degussa residential real estate business. Viterra is Germany’s leader in the rental biggest and trading of housing units. The company also develops attractively located oriented office and apartment buildings. Chemica Specialt 100% E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH, Hanover 100% E.ON Westfalen Weser AG, Paderborn 62.9% E.ON Kernkraft GmbH, Hanover 100% E.ON Benelux b.v., The Hague, Netherlands 100% E.ON Wasserkraft GmbH, Landshut 100% E.ON Hungária Rt., Budapest, Hungary 100% an E.ON Netz GmbH, Bayreuth 100% E.ON Dél-dunántúli Áramszolgáltató Rt. (EDE), Pécs, Hungary 100% rland, E.ON Sales & Trading GmbH, Munich 100% E.ON Tiszántúli Áramszolgáltató Rt. (ETI), Debrecen, Hungary 100% E.ON Bayern AG, Regensburg 100% E.ON Észak-dunántúli Áramszolgáltató Rt. (EED), Györ, Hungary 100% Avacon AG, Helmstedt 69.6% BKW FMB Energie AG, Bern, Switzerland 20% E.ON Hanse AG, Quickborn 73.8% E.ON Czech Holding AG, Munich 100% EAM Energie AG, Kassel 73.3% Jihocˇeská energetika a.s. (JCE), Cˇeské Budeˇjovice, Czech Republic 98.7% E.DIS AG, Fürstenwalde an der Spree 71% Jihomoravská energetika a.s. (JME), Brno, Czech Republic 99% Teag Thüringer Energie AG, Erfurt 72.7% Západoslovenská energetika a.s. (ZSE), Bratislava, Slovakia 49% 100% Thüga AG, Munich 81.1% MEGAL GmbH Mittel-Europäische-Gasleitungsgesellschaft, Essen 50% Ferngas Nordbayern GmbH, Nuremberg 53.1% E.ON Ruhrgas E&P GmbH, Essen 100% atural Saar Ferngas AG, Saarbrücken 20% Ruhrgas Industries GmbH, Essen 100% among Gas-Union GmbH, Frankfurt am Main 25.9% Gasum Oy, Espoo, Finland 20% egional Erdgasversorgungsgesellschaft Thüringen Sachsen mbH (EVG), Erfurt 50% A/s Latvijas G¯aze, Riga, Latvia 47.2% E.ON Ruhrgas Transport AG & Co. KG, Essen 100% Nova Naturgas AB, Stockholm, Sweden 29.6% NETRA GmbH Norddeutsche Erdgas Transversale & Co. KG, Emstek 41.7% Slovensky Plynarensky Priemysel a.s. (SPP), Bratislava, Slovakia 24.5% Etzel Gas-Lager Statoil Deutschland GmbH & Co., Friedeburg-Etzel 74.8% OAO Gazprom, Moskau, Russia 6.4% 100% Powergen Retail Ltd., Coventry, United Kingdom 100% Cottam Development Centre Ltd., Coventry, United Kingdom 100% E.ON UK CHP Ltd., Coventry, United Kingdom 100% Corby Power Ltd., Corby, United Kingdom 50% ’s E.ON UK Renewables Ltd., Coventry, United Kingdom 100% Central Networks, Coventry, United Kingdom 100% ce 100% Sydkraft AB, Malmö, Sweden 55.2% E.ON Finland Oyj, Espoo, Finland 65.6% rates, 100% Louisville Gas and Electric Company, Louisville, USA 100% Western Kentucky Energy Corp., Henderson, USA 100% Kentucky Utilities Company, Lexington, USA 100% LG&E Power Inc., Louisville, USA 100% der. Its LG&E Capital Corp., Louisville, USA 100% LG&E Energy Marketing Inc., Louisville, USA 100% s utility 100% Degussa AG, Düsseldorf, Germany 42.9% rofitable Degussa is Germany’s third-largest chemicals company and the world’s rental biggest specialty chemicals company.