To assess whether Ørsted A/S is suitable to issue hybrid bonds, we must evaluate its financial health, existing capital structure, and market behavior regarding hybrid instruments based on the provided 2022 annual report data. 1. **Existing Hybrid Capital Structure**: The company already has a significant amount of hybrid capital on its balance sheet. * "Hybrid Capital" at 2023-01-01: 19,793,000,000 DKK. * "Equity Attributable To Owners Of Parent" at 2023-01-01: 71,743,000,000 DKK. * The ratio of Hybrid Capital to Parent Equity is approximately 27.6% (19.8 / 71.7). This indicates that the company already utilizes hybrid instruments as a core part of its capital structure. 2. **Profitability and Coverage**: * "Profit Loss Attributable To Owners Of Parent" (2022): 14,549,000,000 DKK. * "Profit Loss Attributable To Hybrid Capital Owners" (2022): 577,000,000 DKK. * The company generates sufficient profit to cover the distributions (coupons) on its hybrid capital. The coupon payments for 2022 were 529,000,000 DKK, which is well covered by the attributable profit. 3. **Creditworthiness and Leverage**: * Total Equity (2023-01-01): 95,532,000,000 DKK. * Total Liabilities (2023-01-01): 218,610,000,000 DKK. * Debt-to-Equity ratio is roughly 2.3, which is typical for capital-intensive utility/energy infrastructure companies. * The company has a strong revenue base (132 billion DKK) and positive operating profit (19.7 billion DKK). 4. **Market Activity**: * The report shows active management of hybrid capital: "Proceeds From Issuing Hybrid Capital" (3,693,000,000 DKK) and "Repurchase Of Hybrid Capital" (1,945,000,000 DKK) in 2022. This demonstrates that the company has established access to the hybrid bond market and actively manages these instruments. 5. **Suitability Assessment**: * Companies that already issue hybrid bonds and have them recognized as equity (or mezzanine) are generally considered "Strongly Suitable" for issuing more, provided they maintain investment-grade credit metrics and profitable operations. Ørsted demonstrates robust profitability, an existing track record in the hybrid market, and a capital structure that accommodates these instruments. The continued issuance in 2022 signals investor demand and company strategy alignment. Therefore, the company is strongly suitable for issuing hybrid bonds. Strongly Suitable