Mondi Full-Year Report 2023
Highlights
Demonstrating strong cash flow characteristics
- Cash generated from operations of €1,312 million
- Lower underlying EBITDA of €1,201m
- Mitigated by working capital inflow of €229m
Facilitating through cycle investment in the business
- Progressing with organic growth investment pipeline
- €830m of capital expenditure in the year
- €800-900m capital expenditure expected in 2024
- ~80% of current organic investment pipeline spent by end of 2024
Continued payment to providers of capital and tax
- Payment of ordinary dividends, interest and tax
- Ordinary dividends paid of €345m
- Interest and tax paid of around €300m
Retaining a strong balance sheet
- 0.3x net debt to underlying EBITDA at year end (1.0x pro-forma)
- Russian divestment proceeds received in 2023
- Net proceeds distributed in February 2024 via a €1.60 per share special dividend
- Cash generated from operations of €1,312 million
- Robust balance sheet
- 0.3x, pro-forma 1.0x net debt to underlying EBITDA
- Consistent delivery of our capital allocation strategy