KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd's (TNB) net profit slipped 20.6 per cent to RM3.59 billion in the financial year ended December 31, 2020 (FY20) from RM4.53 billion a year ago.
In its filing with Bursa Malaysia today, TNB said group revenue had dropped 13.7 per cent to RM43.97 billion from RM50.93 billion in 2019.
"This is due to lower sales of electricity of RM6.7billion, down 13.4 per cent, from RM49.91billion last year," it said.
For the fourth quarter (Q4), TNB's net profit increased 85.5 per cent to RM1.21 billion from RM653.3 million a year earlier due to higher tax credit resulting from the claim of the reinvestment allowance incentive.
The group said its revenue for the quarter had fallen 15 per cent to RM10.32 billion from RM12.18 billion due to lower sales of electricity.
"The decline was largely contributed by customers of commercial and industrial segments, which were affected by the Covid-19 outbreak," it said.
TNB declared a final single tier dividend of 18 sen per share and a special single tier dividend of 40 sen per share for the financial year ended December 31, totalling RM3.31 billion.
On its prospects, TNB said the pace of recovery that the group registered in the second half of FY20 would continue into 2021, although with some challenges following the re-imposition of the Movement Control Order (MCO).
"However, the impact will be cushioned as most economic activities remain operational.
"The group has taken prudent measures in terms of its operational and financial requirements to ensure it remains resilient," it added.