Corporate Credit Rating 2024 for ESA ITALIA SRL: B1 (First Issuance)

modefinance published the Solicited Corporate Credit Rating of ESA ITALIA SRL on the website and the rating assigned to the entity is B1 (first issuance). The analysis revealed it is an adequate company with average capability of repaying financial obligations and it is little affected by adverse economic scenarios.

Esa Italia Srl is a company specialized in the promotion of products and services offered by the Esa Group, a significant player in the Italian energy sector with a business model that prioritizes the production and sale of energy from renewable sources. From 2024 onwards, the company also holds and manages participations and provides centralized accounting, financial and management control services to the Group companies.

The company's economic-financial situation is adequate overall. The solvency area shows a balance between equity and third-party capital. The financial debt, due to the recent capital increase, appears high yet sustainable. Loans and short-term sources are in balance. The profitability area shows high levels of return on equity (ROE) and return on invested capital (ROI).

Esa Italia Srl has a basic governance structure yet consistent with the limited size of the company and its current activities. However, the growing importance of the company within the Esa Group and the increase in operations over the next few years will make it necessary to strengthen the structure of the administrative body and appoint a controlling body.

In the considered period, the peer group showed a sufficient solvency condition and an adequate management of the financial balance overall. Median profitability levels of the sector appear stable, with a return on equity that can be considered sufficient. Compared to the other companies of the peer group, Esa Italia Srl ranks rather high in terms of profitability, while its size and solvency do not deviate significantly from the respective medians of the reference sector.

Despite the gradual increase in the use of renewable energy sources, global energy demand will remain inexorably dependent on fossil fuels in the coming years. Global oil consumption is expected to increase until 2030, driven by Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, while natural gas will benefit from the growing Asian demand at least until 2032. Finally, looking at the macroeconomic context, forecasts for Italy indicate that the economic growth is expected to remain low in 2024, gradually strengthening in the medium-long term thanks to the slowdown in inflationary pressure.

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The quality of the information available on the rated entity and used to determine the present rating was judged by modefinance as satisfactory. Please note that modefinance does not perform any audit activity and is not in a position to guarantee the accuracy of any information used and/or reported in the present document. As such, modefinance can accept no liability whatsoever for actions taken based on any information that may subsequently prove to be incorrect.

The present credit rating was notified to the rated entity in order to identify potential factual errors, as prescribed by the CRA Regulation. No amendments were applied after the notification process.

The rated entity is a buyer of ancillary services provided by modefinance (preliminary rating). modefinance ensures that such situation does not imply a conflict of interest in the issuance of the present credit rating.

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The present Credit Rating is an opinion of the general creditworthiness that modefinance issues on the rated entity, and should be relied upon to a limited degree. The issued rating is subject to an ongoing monitoring until withdrawal.

Head Analyst - Stefano Chirsich, Rating Analyst
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Responsible for Rating Approval - Pinar Dilek, Rating Process Manager
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