E.ON confirms 2024 outlook after H1 core profit falls 14%
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FRANKFURT, Aug 14 (Reuters) -E.ON EONGn.DE, Europe's biggest operator of energy networks, on Wednesday confirmed its 2024 outlook after posting a 14% drop in first-half core profit, adding regulators in Germany should ensure higher returns for much-needed grid investments.
Last year, profits had been higher due to one-offs, the company said, adding that investments in the energy transition in the first half of 2024 were at 2.9 billion euros ($3.2 billion), up around 500 million compared to last year.
"Without adequate returns, it won't be possible to finance the enormous investments to expand network infrastructure. The return on grid investments lags significantly behind countries with comparable investment risk, particularly in Germany," CEO Leonhard Birnbaum said.
Shares in the company were down 1.1% at 1014 GMT.
E.ON confirmed its 2024 outlook, expecting adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of 8.8 billion to 9.0 billion euros and adjusted net profit of 2.8 billion to 3.0 billion euros.
($1 = 0.9073 euros)
Reporting by Christoph Steitz and Vera Eckert, editing by Ludwig Burger and Thomas Seythal
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