FINANCIAL STRUCTURE

Debt and financing

We count on a solid financial structure that allows us to support our ambitious growth projects and to embrace future opportunities thanks to a strong cash flow generation.

Key balance sheet figures

(Million euros)

Medium and long-term financial indebtedness

Short-term financial indebtedness

Cash and cash equivalents

Net financial indebtedness

Lease liabilities

Total financial debt & lease liabilities

Total net equity

Net financial indebtedness/EBITDA1

Net financial indebtedness/Group net equity

31/12/2024

Medium and long-term financial indebtedness

960.4

Short-term financial indebtedness

290.3

Cash and cash equivalents

(288.8)

Net financial indebtedness

961.8

Lease liabilities

514,3

Total financial debt & lease liabilities

1,476,1

Total net equity

1,150,2

Net financial indebtedness/EBITDA1

1.63x

Net financial indebtedness/Group net equity

0.84x

31/12/2023

Medium and long-term financial indebtedness

719.4

Short-term financial indebtedness

326.7

Cash and cash equivalents

(194.0)

Net financial indebtedness

852.1

Lease liabilities

497.4

Total financial debt & lease liabilities

1,349.6

Total net equity

1,101.7

Net financial indebtedness/EBITDA1

1.50x

Net financial indebtedness/Group net equity

0.77x

1 Refers to the EBITDA recorded in the last 4 quarters, determined excluding the fair value of the share-based payments and based only on the recurring busines.

Debt composition and maturity

In order to ensure consistency between our financial structure and our strategic objectives, we diversify the composition and maturity of the debt.

Term

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Rate

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FINANCING

  • €350 million “Eurobond” maturing in 2027, reserved exclusively for institutional investors, issued by Amplifon S.p.A. in 2020; 
  • nine bank loans totalling €551 million with maturities in 2025 for €127 million, 2026 for €168.7 million, 2027 for €63 million, 2028 for €63.7 million, 2029 for €128 million; 
  • a loan granted by the European Investment Bank amounting to €350 million, of which €75 million has been disbursed and matures in 2032 and €50 million maturing in 2033. The remaining  €225 million are to disbursed by July 2025 and will mature in 2034. The amounts disbursed to date provide for a first reimbursement of €5 million in 2025 and reimbursements of €16.6 million per year from 2026 until 2032 and €3.3 million in 2033; 
  • seven irrevocable credit lines with top-tier banking institutions amounting to €540 million, of which €140 million expiring in 2025 and €400 million in 2026, of which €300 million can be extended at the Company’s discretion until 2028.

COVENANTS

Some of the Group’s loans, bonds and revolving credit lines are subject to the following financial covenants:

  • the ratio of net financial indebtedness excluding lease liabilities to the Net Worth Ratio must not exceed 1.65; 
  • the Leverage Ratio, calculated as the ratio of net financial debt, excluding liabilities, to EBITDA recorded in the last four quarters (determined excluding the fair value of the stock-based payments, based solely on recurring business, and restated if the Group’s structure should change significantly), must not exceed 2.85;
  • the Interest Cover should be less than 4.9. It is calculated as the ratio of EBITDA (restated like the EBITDA used to calculate the leverage ratio) recorded in the last four quarters and the net interest owed in the same four quarters. 

In the event of relevant acquisitions, the above ratios may be increased to 2.20 and 3.26, respectively, for a period of not more than 12 months, twice over the life of the respective loans (spike). 

Rating

Since February 5th, 2020, we have placed non-convertible bond notes for 350 million euros with 7-year maturity. Amplifon has a public “BB+” corporate credit rating with a stable outlook by S&P Global Ratings Europe Limited (“S&P”), the same rating assigned to the bond notes.

CONSOLIDATED NET FINANCIAL DEBT MATURITY PROFILE

Milioni di euro

European Investment Bank

Eurobond

Bank loans

Bank accounts

Other

Cash & cash equivalents

Total

2025

European Investment Bank

(5.0)

Eurobond

-

Bank loans

(127.0)

Bank accounts

(131.1)

Other

(27.1)

Cash & cash equivalents

288.8

Total

(1.4)

2026

European Investment Bank

(16.7)

Eurobond

-

Bank loans

(228.7)

Bank accounts

-

Other

(3.2)

Cash & cash equivalents

-

Total

(248.6)

2027

European Investment Bank

(16.7)

Eurobond

(350.0)

Bank loans

(63.7)

Bank accounts

-

Other

(2.5)

Cash & cash equivalents

-

Total

(432.9)

2028

European Investment Bank

(16.7)

Eurobond

-

Bank loans

(64.0)

Bank accounts

-

Other

(0.1)

Cash & cash equivalents

-

Total

(80.8)

2029 & beyond

European Investment Bank

(69.9)

Eurobond

-

Bank loans

(128.2)

Bank accounts

-

Other

-

Cash & cash equivalents

-

Total

(198.1)

Total

European Investment Bank

(125.0)

Eurobond

(350.0)

Bank loans

(611.6)

Bank accounts

(131.1)

Other

(32.0)

Cash & cash equivalents

288.8

Total

(961.8)

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