CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024
PRESENTED IN COMPARATIVE FORM
(Stated in millions of Argentine Pesos in constant currency - Note 3)
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F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S | |||
Legal Information | 2 | ||
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income | 3 | ||
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position | 4 | ||
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity | 6 | ||
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows | 7 | ||
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements: | |||
1 | | | General information | 9 |
2 | | | Regulatory framework | 12 |
3 | | | Basis of preparation | 18 |
4 | | | Accounting policies | 21 |
5 | | | Financial risk management | 33 |
6 | | | Critical accounting estimates and judgments | 39 |
7 | | | Economic group and joint arrangements | 42 |
8 | | | Contingencies and lawsuits | 43 |
9 | | | Revenue from sales and energy purchases | 48 |
10 | | | Expenses by nature | 50 |
11 | | | Other operating income (expense) | 51 |
12 | | | Net finance costs | 52 |
13 | | | Basic and diluted earnings per share | 52 |
14 | | | Property, plant and equipment | 53 |
15 | | | Right-of-use assets | 55 |
16 | | | Inventories | 55 |
17 | | | Financial instruments | 55 |
18 | | | Other receivables | 57 |
19 | | | Trade receivables | 58 |
20 | | | Financial assets at amortized cost | 59 |
21 | | | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 59 |
22 | | | Cash and cash equivalents | 59 |
23 | | | Share capital and additional paid-in capital | 60 |
24 | | | Allocation of profits | 60 |
25 | | | The Company's share-based compensation plan | 60 |
26 | | | Trade payables | 61 |
27 | | | Other payables | 61 |
28 | | | Deferred revenue | 62 |
29 | | | Borrowings | 63 |
30 | | | Salaries and social security taxes payable | 67 |
31 | | | Benefit plans | 68 |
32 | | | Income tax and deferred tax | 70 |
33 | | | Tax liabilities | 71 |
34 | | | Provisions | 71 |
35 | | | Related-party transactions | 72 |
36 | | | Keeping of documentation | 73 |
37 | | | Shareholders' Meetings | 73 |
38 | | | Events after the reporting year | 74 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Glossary of Terms
The following definitions, which are not technical ones, will help readers understand some of the terms used in the text of the notes to the Company's Financial Statements.
Terms | Definitions |
ADS | American Depositary Shares |
AMBA | Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area |
BCRA | Central Bank of Argentina |
BNA | Banco de la Nación Argentina |
CABA | City of Buenos Aires |
CAMMESA | Compañía Administradora del Mercado Mayorista Eléctrico S.A. |
(the company in charge of the regulation and operation of the wholesale electricity market) | |
CNV | National Securities Commission |
CPD | Distribution Own Cost |
DNU | Executive Order issued on the grounds of Necessity and Urgency |
EASA | Electricidad Argentina S.A. |
EDELCOS | Empresa de Energía del Cono Sur S.A. |
edenor | Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte S.A. |
ENRE | National Regulatory Authority for the Distribution of Electricity |
FACPCE | Argentine Federation of Professional Councils in Economic Sciences |
GBA | Greater Buenos Aires |
GWh | Gigawatt hour |
IAS | International Accounting Standards |
IASB | International Accounting Standards Board |
IFRIC | International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee |
IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standards |
IGJ | Inspección General de Justicia (the Argentine governmental regulatory agency of corporations) |
INDEC | National Institute of Statistics and Census |
MEM | Wholesale Electricity Market |
PBA | Province of Buenos Aires |
PEN | Federal Executive Power |
RASE | Registry of Access to Energy Subsidies |
RIPTE | Average Taxable Remuneration of Stable Workers |
RECPAM | Gain (Loss) on exposure to the changes in the purchasing power of the currency |
RT | Electricity Rate Review |
SACME | S.A. Centro de Movimiento de Energía |
SCEyM | Energy and Mining Coordination Secretariat |
SE | Energy Secretariat |
SEGBA | Servicios Eléctricos del Gran Buenos Aires S.A. |
SINTYS | National Social and Tax Identification System |
VAD | Distribution Added Value |
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Legal Information
Corporate name: Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte S.A.
Legal address: 6363 Av. Del Libertador Ave., City of Buenos Aires
Main business: Distribution and sale of electricity in the area and under the terms of the Concession Agreement by which this public service is regulated.
Date of registration with the Public Registry of Commerce:
- of the Articles of Incorporation: August 3, 1992
- of the last amendment to the Bylaws: July 24, 2024 (Note 37)
Term of the Corporation: August 3, 2087
Registration number with the "Inspección General de Justicia" (the Argentine governmental regulatory agency of corporations): 1,559,940
Parent company: Empresa de Energía del Cono Sur S.A.
Legal address: 1252 Maipú Ave., 12th Floor - CABA
Main business of the parent company: Investment company and provider of services related to the distribution of electricity, renewable energies and development of sustainable technology.
Interest held by the parent company in capital stock and votes: 51%
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024
(amounts stated in pesos)
Subscribed and | |
Class of shares | paid-in |
(See Note 23) | |
Common, book-entry shares, face value 1 and | |
1 vote per share | |
Class A | 462,292,111 |
Class B (1) | 442,566,330 |
Class C (2) | 1,596,659 |
906,455,100 |
- Includes 30,772,779 treasury shares as of December 31, 2024.
- Relates to the Employee Stock Ownership Program Class C shares that have not been transferred.
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edenor
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022
(Stated in millions of Argentine Pesos in constant currency - Note 3)
Note | |
Revenue | |
9 | |
Energy purchases | 9 |
Distribution margin | |
Transmission and distribution expenses | 10 |
Gross profit | |
Selling expenses | 10 |
Administrative expenses | 10 |
Other operating income | 11 |
Other operating expense | 11 |
Loss from interest in joint ventures | 7 |
Operating result | |
Agreement on the Regularization of Obligations | 2.c |
Financial income | 12 |
Financial costs | 12 |
Other financial results | 12 |
Net financial costs | |
Monetary gain (RECPAM) | |
Income (Loss) before taxes | |
Income tax | 32 |
Income (Loss) for the year | |
Other comprehensive income | |
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss | |
Results related to benefit plans | 31 |
Tax effect of actuarial profit (loss) on benefit plans | 32 |
Total other comprehensive results | |
Comprehensive income (loss) for the year | |
attributable to: | |
Owners of the parent | |
Comprehensive income (loss) for the year | |
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share: | |
Income (Loss) per share (argentine pesos per share) | 13 |
12.31.24 | 12.31.23 | 12.31.22 | ||
Restated (1) | Restated (1) | |||
2,043,127 | 1,526,735 | 1,395,852 | ||
(1,166,395) | (999,413) | (971,291) | ||
876,732 | 527,322 | 424,561 | ||
(482,136) | (466,946) | (373,737) | ||
394,596 | 60,376 | 50,824 | ||
(203,689) | (180,230) | (160,529) | ||
(172,719) | (164,813) | (134,272) | ||
59,149 | 55,171 | 70,582 | ||
(35,251) | (31,334) | (38,475) | ||
(13) | (21) | (37) | ||
42,073 | (260,851) | (211,907) | ||
- | 430,587 | 122,991 | ||
1,224 | 800 | 442 | ||
(340,412) | (695,612) | (595,224) | ||
(120,021) | (68,130) | (9,695) | ||
(459,209) | (762,942) | (604,477) | ||
610,414 | 989,926 | 675,514 | ||
193,278 | 396,720 | (17,879) | ||
78,850 | (205,333) | (26,135) | ||
272,128 | 191,387 | (44,014) | ||
3,497 | (3,152) | (4,436) | ||
(1,224) | 1,103 | 1,553 | ||
2,273 | (2,049) | (2,883) | ||
274,401 | 189,338 | (46,897) | ||
274,401 | 189,338 | (46,897) | ||
311.00 | 218.73 | (50.30) |
- See Note 1: Retroactive restatement of the previously issued financial statements - Deferred tax liability generated by the Property, plant and equipment account.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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edenor
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
as of December 31, 2024, presented in comparative form (Stated in millions of Argentine Pesos in constant currency - Note 3)
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Interest in joint ventures
Right-of-use asset
Other receivables
Total non-current assets
Current assets Inventories Other receivables Trade receivables Financial assets at amortized cost Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss Cash and cash equivalents Total current assets TOTAL ASSETS
Note | 12.31.24 | 12.31.23 | 01.01.23 |
Restated (1) | Restated (1) | ||
14 | 3,002,617 | 2,772,111 | 2,685,032 |
7 | 121 | 124 | 144 |
15 | 10,451 | 7,708 | 4,795 |
18 | 124 | 6 | 20 |
3,013,313 | 2,779,949 | 2,689,991 | |
16 | 149,772 | 86,704 | 43,657 |
18 | 56,657 | 74,140 | 126,808 |
19 | 362,367 | 145,024 | 189,818 |
20 | 10,199 | - | - |
21 | 363,351 | 179,933 | 194,635 |
22 | 23,918 | 19,877 | 11,054 |
966,264 | 505,678 | 565,972 | |
3,979,577 | 3,285,627 | 3,255,963 |
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Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
as of December 31, 2024, presented in comparative form (continued)
(Stated in millions of Argentine Pesos in constant currency - Note 3)
Note | |
EQUITY | |
Share capital and reserve attributable to the | |
owners of the Company | |
Share capital | 23 |
Adjustment to share capital | 23 |
Treasury stock | 23 |
Adjustment to treasury stock | 23 |
Additional paid-in capital | 23 |
Cost treasury stock | |
Legal reserve | |
Voluntary reserve | |
Other comprehensive loss | |
Accumulated losses | |
TOTAL EQUITY | |
LIABILITIES | |
Non-current liabilities | |
Trade payables | 26 |
Other payables | 27 |
Borrowings | 29 |
Deferred revenue | 28 |
Salaries and social security payable | 30 |
Benefit plans | 31 |
Deferred tax liability | 32 |
Provisions | 34 |
Total non-current liabilities | |
Current liabilities | |
Trade payables | 26 |
Other payables | 27 |
Borrowings | 29 |
Deferred revenue | 28 |
Salaries and social security payable | 30 |
Benefit plans | 31 |
Tax liabilities | 33 |
Provisions | 34 |
Total current liabilities | |
TOTAL LIABILITIES |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
12.31.24 | 12.31.23 | 01.01.23 | |||
Restated (1) | Restated (1) | ||||
875 | 875 | 875 | |||
742,454 | 742,413 | 742,339 | |||
31 | 31 | 31 | |||
15,866 | 15,907 | 15,981 | |||
10,329 | 10,269 | 10,178 | |||
(60,856) | (60,856) | (60,856) | |||
51,438 | 51,438 | 51,438 | |||
498,128 | 498,128 | 498,128 | |||
(5,288) | (7,561) | (5,512) | |||
254,088 | (18,040) | (209,427) | |||
1,507,065 | 1,232,604 | 1,043,175 | |||
2,819 | 3,479 | 6,241 | |||
187,669 | 346,079 | 118,590 | |||
354,945 | 96,566 | 98,577 | |||
108,131 | 29,342 | 24,936 | |||
6,226 | 5,333 | 5,231 | |||
13,648 | 10,719 | 12,619 | |||
687,790 | 765,391 | 561,142 | |||
21,502 | 21,474 | 37,658 | |||
1,382,730 | 1,278,383 | 864,994 | |||
758,773 | 524,700 | 1,219,334 | |||
112,646 | 63,894 | 42,882 | |||
112,530 | 110,326 | 1,248 | |||
104 | 109 | 298 | |||
61,910 | 58,004 | 63,334 | |||
1,441 | 1,258 | 1,587 | |||
34,285 | 10,101 | 8,933 | |||
8,093 | 6,248 | 10,178 | |||
1,089,782 | 774,640 | 1,347,794 | |||
2,472,512 | 2,053,023 | 2,212,788 | |||
3,979,577 | 3,285,627 | 3,255,963 |
- See Note 1: Retroactive restatement of the previously issued financial statements - Deferred tax liability generated by the Property, plant and equipment account.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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edenor
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022
(Stated in millions of Argentine Pesos in constant currency - Note 3)
Adjust- | Adjust- | Accumula- | Total | |||||||||
ment to | ment to | Additional | Cost | Other | ted | |||||||
equity | ||||||||||||
Share | share | Treasury | treasury | paid-in | treasury | Legal | Voluntary | Other | comprehen- | (losses) | ||
capital | capital | stock | stock | capital | stock | reserve | reserve | reserve | sive results | profits | ||
Balance at December 31, 2021 | 875 | 742,265 | 31 | 16,055 | 10,117 | (60,856) | 51,438 | 498,128 | - | (2,629) | (281,949) | 973,475 |
Adjustment to results of previous years - IAS 8 (Note 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 116,536 | 116,536 |
Balance at December 31, 2021 restated | 875 | 742,265 | 31 | 16,055 | 10,117 | (60,856) | 51,438 | 498,128 | - | (2,629) | (165,413) | 1,090,011 |
Other Reserve Constitution - Share-based compensation plan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61 | - | - | 61 |
Payment of Other Reserve Constitution - Share-based | 74 | (74) | 61 | (61) | ||||||||
compensation plan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Other comprehensive results | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (2,883) | - | (2,883) |
Loss for the year restated | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (44,014) | (44,014) |
Balance at December 31, 2022 restated | 875 | 742,339 | 31 | 15,981 | 10,178 | (60,856) | 51,438 | 498,128 | - | (5,512) | (209,427) | 1,043,175 |
Other Reserve Constitution - Share-based compensation plan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 91 | - | - | 91 |
Payment of Other Reserve Constitution - Share-based | - | 74 | - | (74) | 91 | - | - | - | (91) | - | - | - |
compensation plan | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive results | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (2,049) | - | (2,049) |
Income for the year restated | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 191,387 | 191,387 |
Balance at December 31, 2023 restated | 875 | 742,413 | 31 | 15,907 | 10,269 | (60,856) | 51,438 | 498,128 | - | (7,561) | (18,040) | 1,232,604 |
Other Reserve Constitution - Share-based compensation plan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | - | - | 60 |
(Note 25) | ||||||||||||
Payment of Other Reserve Constitution - Share-based | ||||||||||||
compensation plan (Note 25) | - | 41 | - | (41) | 60 | - | - | - | (60) | - | - | - |
Other comprehensive results | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,273 | - | 2,273 |
Income for the year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 272,128 | 272,128 |
Balance at December 31, 2024 | 875 | 742,454 | 31 | 15,866 | 10,329 | (60,856) | 51,438 | 498,128 | - | (5,288) | 254,088 | 1,507,065 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 (Stated in millions of Argentine Pesos in constant currency - Note 3)
Cash flows from operating activities
Income (Loss) for the year
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash flows from operating activities: Depreciation of property, plant and equipment Depreciation of right-of-useassets Loss on disposals of property, plant and equipment Net accrued interest Income from customer surcharges Exchange difference Income tax
Allowance for the impairment of trade and other receivables, net of recovery Adjustment to present value of receivables Provision for contingencies, net of recovery Changes in fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities Accrual of benefit plans Result from the cancelattion of Corporate Notes Loss on debt restructuring Income from non-reimbursable customer contributions Investment plan - Agreement on the Regularization of Obligations Other financial costs Result from interest in joint ventures Agreement on the Regularization of Obligations Recovery of allowance for the impairment of trade receivables - Agreement on the Regularization of Obligations Monetary gain (RECPAM)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Increase in trade receivables Increase in other receivables Increase in inventories Increase in deferred revenue Increase in trade payables Increase in salaries and social security payable Decrease in benefit plans Increase (Decrease) in tax liabilities (Decrease) Increase in other payables Decrease in provisions Payment of income tax payable Net cash flows generated by operating activities
Note
14 15 14 12 11 12 32 10 12 34 12 10 10 12 11 2.d 12 7 2.c
2.c
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12.31.24 | 12.31.23 | 12.31.22 |
Restated (1) | Restated (1) | |
272,128 | 191,387 | (44,014) |
154,559 | 180,208 | 123,377 |
10,620 | 6,161 | 7,003 |
4,150 | 1,937 | 2,361 |
332,772 | 693,591 | 593,796 |
(22,977) | (30,492) | (20,555) |
14,039 | 105,238 | (10,026) |
(78,850) | 205,333 | 26,135 |
9,474 | 14,506 | 14,910 |
5,848 | 3,071 | 2,295 |
23,739 | 21,164 | 29,875 |
54,697 | (73,557) | (19,160) |
13,650 | 5,286 | 8,151 |
- | - | 2,465 |
3,447 | - | 3,044 |
(760) | (343) | (418) |
(23,201) | - | - |
41,990 | 33,378 | 31,077 |
13 | 21 | 37 |
- | (430,587) | (122,991) |
- | - | (17,970) |
(610,414) | (989,926) | (675,514) |
(282,218) | (64,889) | (46,989) |
(16,280) | (8,358) | (81,167) |
(46,414) | (24,026) | (15,727) |
76,987 | 2,047 | 13,915 |
314,968 | 240,352 | 419,382 |
39,135 | 41,321 | 35,243 |
(563) | (1,023) | (1,810) |
25,665 | 7,149 | (3,166) |
(66,231) | 28,581 | (9,026) |
(4,056) | (1,888) | (3,641) |
- | - | (651) |
245,917 | 155,642 | 240,241 |
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 (continued) (Stated in millions of Argentine Pesos in constant currency - Note 3)
12.31.24 | 12.31.23 | 12.31.22 | |||||
Note | Restated (1) | Restated (1) | |||||
Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||
Payment of property, plants and equipments | (359,966) | (260,838) | (215,144) | ||||
Purchase (Sale) net of Mutual funds and negotiable instruments | (207,162) | 88,670 | (37,146) | ||||
Derivative financial instruments payments | - | - | (1,065) | ||||
Payment for establishment of subsidiary | (117) | - | - | ||||
Net cash flows used in investing activities | (567,245) | (172,168) | (253,355) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||
Proceeds from borrowings | 29 | 349,312 | 37,943 | 29,973 | |||
Payment of borrowings | 29 | (22,464) | (2,247) | (41,218) | |||
Payment of lease liability | (12,132) | (14,070) | (7,942) | ||||
Payment of interests from borrowings | 29 | (30,703) | (4,044) | (6,076) | |||
Payment of Corporate Notes issuance expenses | 29 | (18,837) | (1,603) | (3,830) | |||
Cancelattion of Corporate Notes | 29 | - | - | (3,201) | |||
Net cash flows generated by (used in) financing activities | 265,176 | 15,979 | (32,294) | ||||
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | |||||||
(56,152) | (547) | (45,408) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | 22 | 19,877 | 11,054 | 41,902 | |||
Exchange differences in cash and cash equivalents | 5,150 | 9,821 | 14,736 | ||||
Result from exposure to inflation | (426) | (451) | (176) | ||||
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (56,152) | (547) | (45,408) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | 22 | (31,551) | 19,877 | 11,054 | |||
Supplemental cash flows information | |||||||
Non-cash activities | |||||||
Adquisition of advances to suppliers, property, plant and | (29,249) | (8,381) | (14,751) | ||||
equipment through increased trade payables | |||||||
Adquisition of advances to suppliers, right-of-use assets through | (13,363) | (9,072) | (6,184) | ||||
increased trade payables | |||||||
- See Note 1: Retroactive restatement of the previously issued financial statements - Deferred tax liability generated by the Property, plant and equipment account.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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