Morning. I'm Gloria Martin, Logista's Director of Investor Relations. Welcome to this audio webcast to discuss the results for the FYF2022 . I remind you that you will find more details of these results on our website. Íñigo Meirás , Logista's CEO, and Pedro Losada, our CFO, will lead today's presentation. After the presentation, there will be a Q&A session in which we will read and answer every question received in the webcast forum between the publication of these results and the end of the webcast.
The document which accompanies this presentation and the observations that will be made as it progresses include forward-looking statements and projections concerning future results. I invite you to read the disclaimer which accompanies the document and which mentions the various factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the projections or forward-looking statements. Now, I'm handing over to Íñigo Meirás . Inigo?
Thank you, Gloria, and welcome, ladies and gentlemen. During this audio webcast, we are going to deal with the highlights of the results, a review of the businesses and financial review, and followed by the outlook for the forthcoming FY . To finish, we will open a session of Q&A. Our results were positive in 2022, once again confirming the strength of our business model and our ability to adapt to difficult market circumstances. Although the pandemic has become virtually normalized thanks to vaccination and other measures, several factors combined to complicate the international macroeconomic scenario. Inflationary trends, particularly marked in the case of fuel and electricity prices, heightened due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, causing interest rates to be raised by the central banks, which deepened the uncertainties surrounding the rate of economic recovery in the following months.
In this context, through good business management, we managed to increase economic sales by 4.7%, adjusted EBIT by 5%, and net profit by 14.3%. Net profit from continuing operations have been rising by 9%. Our efforts during the fiscal year continued to be focused on adapting our operation and businesses to the environment, reorienting the business towards the areas with greatest capacity for growth through organic and inorganic development, continuing to support our customers through added value services which satisfy their needs and, especially important this year, controlling costs while seeking maximum operational efficiency. Our successful business model, whose essential characteristics are flexibility and a customer-oriented approach, enable us to maintain a good financial performance even in adverse circumstances. As I anticipated during last year's presentation, our strategic focus in 2022 has been on growth.
Setting aside the dynamics that can occasionally impact volumes distributed in a particular country, such as a changing cross-border flows on tourists, total volumes of traditional tobacco distributed in our main countries fell in 2022 against 2021 by more than 1%, and this trend is likely to continue going forward. This mainly explains why we are exploring growth alternatives to complement traditional tobacco distribution. This does not mean that we are going to abandon the distribution of tobacco. This line of business, as well as being profitable, enable us to provide our customer with undoubted added value. As a result of our deep understanding of the sector and the efficiency that our operations have acquired over the years. To achieve a successful transition and increase growth, we need to expand our business through synergistic activities by providing new services and promoting other complementary vertical services.
For example, the distribution of next-generation products which, in the specific case of distributed volumes of heated tobacco, showed growth of over 40%, or business development in both pharmaceutical distributions, in which economic sales rose by 9%, and in transport, where economic sales climbed 10%. We also focused on increasing the speed at which organically we achieve this objective of growth, and to help us to do that, we have announced the acquisition of three companies. These are small and medium-sized companies, non-tobacco related, operating mainly in the value-added transport that provide complementary capacities and synergies with our businesses. As we integrate these companies, we will continue exploring other potential acquisitions in line with the strategy.
In February 2022, we announced the acquisition of 70% of the Dutch company Speedlink Worldwide Express, a specialist in time-critical express deliveries with origin and/or destination in Belgium and the Netherlands, which serves the healthcare, high tech, and automotive sectors, among others. This acquisition favors the international expansion of Nacex services in Benelux region, while strengthening Logista's position in medical healthcare distribution by expanding our portfolio of services outside the Iberian Peninsula. Speedlink recorded sales of EUR 13 million in 2021, has 30 employees, and has been Nacex exclusive agent for the Benelux region since 2006, making it a known partner and easing its integration with Logista. The transaction was paid in cash for an amount of around EUR 90 million for a 70% stake. The agreement includes the acquisition of the remaining 30% of the business in the next three years.
This acquisition allows us to advance in the internationalization of Nacex in the Benelux region, a country that has the largest number of European distribution centers, while at the same time providing the group with potential growth in pharmaceutical distribution and carrier activities in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. It also provides a platform from which to undertake a potential geographical expansion through other activities carried by the group. In September 2022, we announced the acquisition of 100% of the refrigerated and frozen food transport and logistics activity spun off from the Spanish company, Carbó Collbatallé. Carbo has a network of 14 logistics platforms, operates a fleet of 57 tractor units, and employs around 360 direct workers. It recorded consolidated sales of approximately EUR 47 million and adjusted EBITDA under IFRS 16 of EUR 11 million in 2021.
With this acquisition, we have boosted our customer services offering by incorporating complementary controlled temperature activities, fundamentally in the frozen range. This will allow Logista, which already has frozen range Logista-logistical capabilities for pharmaceuticals distribution, to build a strong footing in food distribution by offering a three-temperature service to customers that need it. The acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Carbó Collbatallé for EUR 51 million was closed in October 2022, so it will be consolidated in our accounts in the Q1 of FY 2023, and it's not consolidated in the figures discussed today. In June 2022, we announced the acquisition of 60% of El Mosca, a Spanish company specializing in refrigerated national and international transport for the food sector.
El Mosca has a fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles, employs about 1,100 workers, and has a network of 12 national and international operations totaling more than 50,000 square meters of warehouses. In 2021, recorded sales amounted to around EUR 250 million, of which 60% related to the international businesses. Pro forma EBITDA in 2021, adjusted to the scope of the acquisition and to the IFRS 16, reached EUR 26.6 million. Through these acquisitions, Logista has expanded its services portfolio, bringing in complementary capabilities in controlled temperature million euros and the acquisition of the remaining 40% over the next three years. Pro forma net financial debt amounted to EUR 32.7 million.
The transaction was closed in October 2022, so it will be consolidated in our accounts in the Q1 of FY 2023, and that is therefore not consolidated in the figures discussed today. In short, corporate activities carried out in 2022 as part of the strategy previously announced to the markets have allowed us to boost and complement Logista's portfolio of services, particularly in the following areas. In express delivery B2B by expanding time-critical delivery services for the healthcare sector from or to the Netherlands. In maritime transport through national and international reefer services for the food industry. In long-haul road transport by combining national and international premium flows, since tobacco flows from Northern to Southern Europe and horticultural flows from Southern and Southeast Spain to Northern Europe. In many cases, allow the efficiency improvements in recurring routes for both product types.
In frozen product logistics for the food industry. The total economic sales of this acquisition reaches EUR 310 million in 2021, accounting for 25% of Logista economic sales in 2022. The progress in ESG has continued in this fiscal year, and our efforts, which form part of Logista's strategy, were recognized by some of the most reputable external sustainability raters. Some examples are set out below. In October, Sustainalytics concludes its second assessment of Logista by assigning to us an ESG risk rating of 13.7, which signifies a low risk of exposure to material financial impact due to the ESG factors and an improvement from the previous 14.1 . This improvement is significant since the risk assessment in 2021 was already low, and the potential for improvement is therefore limited.
Despite this, we will carry on striving to reduce this as much as possible. That rating places us at the number four out of the 81 companies evaluated in the sector concerned, air freight and logistics. We are ranked number 11 out of 365 companies in the broader transport sector. We continue to hold a double A score in the MSCI ESG ratings on top of the inclusion for the sixth consecutive year in the CDP's A list for climate change and recognized as a leader in supplier engagement also by the CDP. In addition, this year we are again being recognized by the Financial Times as a leader in diversity, and we are still included in the FTSE4Good IBEX index. Logista's operational performance in the fiscal year was very positive, demonstrating once again the resilience of our business model.
This was combined with the company's solid financial position. These characteristics are the basis for the commitment undertaken by the board of directors when the company went public, maintaining a high pay out percentage, in every case, about 90% of the net profit obtained. In addition to this commitment, the board has demonstrated in the past its preference for maintaining a dividend which is stable or growing in absolute value. The board has decided this year to propose to the general shareholders meeting the distribution of a total dividend of EUR 1.38 per share, implying an 11% increase over last year. Now I give the floor to Pedro Losada so that he can continue with the business and financial review of the FY . Pedro?
Thanks, Iñigo, and good afternoon to everyone. Let's start with the financial review by country. Performance in Iberia was very positive, recording a 9.1% increase in economic sales, which brought the total to EUR 692 million. By activity, economic sales in tobacco and related products increased by 9.5%. The volumes of tobacco distributed in Spain and Portugal grew by 4.4%, driven by the increase in Spain because of the normalization of the tourism and despite the retail selling price increase in tobacco products at the end of the last FY . The added value services provided during the period and a higher impact of the variations in the value of inventories because of the manufacturer's price increases supported the growth in economic sales in tobacco distribution.
Besides, the positive performance of Logista Retail continued to the double-digit growth rate trend of the previous years, boosting the improvement in economic sales in tobacco and related products. A higher penetration into points of sale, mainly in tobacconists and Repsol, and expansion of the customer base in the new channels were the key drivers. Economic sales from transport increased by 9.5%, growing double-digit in Logista Freight and Nacex and by a high single-digit in Logista Parcel. Economic sales in long-distance transport, Logista Freight, benefited from the increase in business and in activities in high-value sectors. In the courier business, Nacex recorded growth in deliveries and rate raises in the B2B business in line, which offset the reduction in the number of B2C e-commerce deliveries following the significant increase in the 2021 year.
In addition to this, the acquisition of Speedlink in the second quarter of the fiscal year also boosted growth in organic sales. The growth in organic sales made by Logista Parcel was the result of the positive performance in deliveries for the pharmaceutical and food industries and the tariff update to reflect fuel prices. Logista Pharma continued to develop new services for customers, including, among others, distributing medicines to patients' homes from the hospital and health center services pharmacies, managing logistics for raw and processed cannabis-related products for medicinal use, which require highly secure services, and distributing veterinary medicines in accordance with the legislative change, bringing in new requirements for the distribution of medicines for animal use.
The development of these new services and our commercial efforts allow us to expand the client base while increasing the business with existing clients, more than offsetting the effect on economic sales of the significant fall in the volumes of medical supplies managed, particularly medicines that are critical to combat COVID-19 after the improvement in the pandemic situation. Total operating costs climbed 7.5% during the period, and adjusted EBIT totaled EUR 154 million, rising by 15.2% on the previous year. Moving to Italy, economic sales increased by 1.8% to EUR 331 million, with a positive one-off effect of approximately EUR 5 million due to the change in value of tobacco inventories recorded last year. Distortion in the year-on-year comparison base as this year, the net effect of the variations in excise tax, taxes, and retail selling prices of tobacco products was not material.
Tobacco volumes grew by 3.3%, including significant growth in heated tobacco products above 40%, while services rendered to manufacturers in all categories performed very well. Despite the negative environmental factors, economic sales of convenience products grew double-digit, helped by the wider commercial offer, sales force invigoration of the launch of new services designed for manufacturers as an evolution of our business model. The commercial efforts made to accelerate growth in the distribution of convenience products aimed at reaching new agreements for the distribution of leading beverage brands and disposable electronic cigarettes, and also at expanding the customer base by entering new proximity channels, resulted in double-digit growth in the economic sales of convenience products. Total operating costs increased by 1.4%, and adjusted EBIT rose 2.8% to EUR 101 million.
Moving to France, the performance was negative, and economic sales declined by 3.9% to EUR 217 million. The added value services provided during the period and the positive comparison base from the EUR 2 million one-off effect of the variation in the value of the inventories last year did not compensate for the 7.4% drop in tobacco volumes distributed. Now that cross-border mobility is normalizing, and therefore, the economic sales for the distribution of tobacco were below the previous year figure. Economic sales from the distribution of convenience products and electronic transactions grew during the year, recording a positive performance in the food and disposable electronic cigarette categories that mitigated the decline in products more directly related to rolling tobacco consumption, particularly rolling paper, due to the sharp reduction, about 13%, in roll your own volumes.
Total operating expenses in France decreased by 0.3%, resulting in adjusted EBIT of EUR 57 million, 12.5% below the figure obtained in 2021 fiscal year. Let's move now to the next section, to explain a little bit further the consolidated financial results. The group's adjusted EBIT increased by 5% to EUR 312 million, supported by a positive business performance, the net positive impact of the inventory's valuation differential, and a limited rise in costs. The growth recorded by all activities in Iberia and Italy, as well as convenience and e-transactions distribution in France, largely offset the decline in the activity in France and resulted in economic sales growth of EUR 55 million, up 4.7% on last year's figure.
Of this increase of EUR 55 million, around EUR 3 million resulted from the year-on-year difference in the value of inventories, the remaining EUR 52 million increase being the result of the solid performance of the regular recurring operations. The 4.7% growth in economic sales resulted in 5% growth in adjusted EBIT and a 4.6% rise in operating expenses. The tariffs update following fuel prices variations and especially the customary efficiency measures continuously undertaken by the businesses resulted in a slight margin increase of 10 basis points to 25.3%.
Reported EBIT grew at a faster pace than adjusted EBIT despite an increase in restructuring costs, reaching EUR 266 million, 10.9% up from the EUR 240 million recorded last year, thanks to the higher contribution from fixed asset divestments and supported by a better performance of the results from the book distribution business. The sale of three non-operating fixed assets located in Spain generated a total capital gain of more than EUR 14 million, which was EUR 12 million more than the capital gain obtained last year. The company's bottom-line net profit grew by 14.3%, as continuing operations performed very well, increasing by 9%, and the impact of the discontinued operation, the divestment of Supergroup, was EUR 8 million lower than in 2021.
Regarding continuing operations, the rise in interest rates initiated by the European Central Bank in July 2022 mostly offset the EUR 4 million positive one-off impact last year due to the collection of interest on excessive interim corporate tax payments in Spain during the FY 2017 and 2018. On top of that, the increase in profit before taxes, as well as a corporate tax rate of 26.2% compared to the 25.8%, translated into EUR 8 million higher tax expense. The two effects were offset by the increase recorded by reported EBIT.
EBITDA has grown by 3.5%, in line with the positive business performance, to EUR 383 million, and financial results contributed EUR 19 million to finance the EUR 123 million cash outflow from restructuring and normalized tax payments and the EUR 21 million net investments, which includes the cash inflow from the divestments of fixed assets and the cash outflow from the contribution to restore the balance between Supergroup's equity and capital prior to its sale on top of the recurring investment in the business. 51% of the gross investment was devoted to increasing capacity in growing businesses like Logista Pharma and Transport, in line with the group's plan to accelerate growth.
IT represented 26% and was mainly dedicated, as usual, to support the development of value-added services and the improvement in operations to increase margins. The normalized free cash flow before change in working capital and effect of cutoff date on taxes reaches EUR 258 million, more than covering the payments for the acquisition of the 70% of Speedlink and the payments of dividends during the fiscal year. The change in working capital reached EUR 270 million. The significant increase in change in working capital year-on-year amounting EUR 870 million reflects last year's normalization of the extraordinary delay of excise tax payment measures undertaken by some of the governments due to the pandemic in 2020. The free cash flow generation at the end of the fiscal year was EUR 580 million.
Finally, the EUR 67 million collection of the reimbursement of the excess interim corporate income tax payments of FY 2020 resulted in EUR 508.8 million generation of free cash flow. Company dividend policy stated during the IPO in 2014 is to pay at least 90% of the net income as dividend, split in an interim one of one-third of the total dividend paid for the previous year in the FY of Q4 and a final one in the Q2 of the following FY . The dividend for 2022 will total EUR 183 million, EUR 1.38 per share, up 11% from the previous year, EUR 1.24 per share, implying distributing 92% of the net income.
As a consequence, our final dividends of EUR 0.95 per share will be paid during the Q1 of the 2023 calendar year. During FY 2022, the share price moved EUR 18.2-EUR 18.7 per share. This positive performance of 2.4% outperforms IBEX 35 and some other comparables during the period. Total shareholders' return during the year was 9.4%. To end up with this presentation, let me give back the floor to Íñigo for the final remarks. Íñigo?
Thank you, Pedro. In view of the current market situation, adjusted EBIT at year-end 2023 is expected to grow about mid-single digit over adjusted EBIT of 2022, taking into account of the foreseeable contribution from the businesses acquired once they have been included in the consolidation scope. In line with Logista's strategic plan, the essential focus of which is additional growth and diversification of the existing businesses, the group continues to seek opportunities to acquire complementary and synergistic companies. Logista will continue to prioritize the same dividend policy applies today. Thank you very much.
Thank you, Íñigo. I will read out now the questions received via the audio webcast platform since the results were released, identifying the person who formulated each question and avoiding duplicities. The first question comes from Exane BNP Paribas, Francisco Ruiz. Good morning. I just want a clarification on the outlook. You guided for at least mid-single-digit growth in adjusted EBIT, all inclusive. If we assume that the new businesses should add circa EUR 20 million of EBIT, this could mean for the existing business ex acquisition. Could you confirm that? If this is not the case, could you give us an idea on how much EBIT could grow ex acquisition? Another question is on your assumptions in terms of tobacco volumes given the possible impact of the economic recession in consumption, similar to what happened in 2009?
Well, thank you, Gloria. This is Íñigo Meirás speaking. Good morning, everyone, Francisco, thank you for your questions. Well, regarding the outlook for full- year 2023, there is growth above mid-single digit, including consolidation of the acquisitions taken into consideration. We are taking into consideration a similar performance of the organic business to the evolution recorded in full year 2022. As you can imagine, a conservative performance of the acquired businesses while we are still landing in the companies. Remember that we start to work with Carbó at the beginning of this October, and we sign the final agreement with shareholders of El Mosca last Friday, a week ago. This conservative approach, in any case, is in line with our traditional guidelines. Logista is very happy with both acquisitions, and we are confident on the value creation that will bring to Logista.
Regarding the second question about tobacco volume, taking into account a possible economic recession in Europe in 2023. Well, as you mentioned, the similar environment that we had in 2009, but if you remember the outcome of the results for Logista in 2009, in any case, Logista business model showed at this time the resilience on our business model. Our view for this coming year, even assuming a recession scenario, is that I think that we don't see a major impact in tobacco volumes other than the current trend. As you know probably, is that we are always assuming a decline in volumes in Spain and in Italy, or something between or over 2% in volumes, not in revenues.
In the case of France, depending on the new tariff increases that we are considering, probably the drop in volumes in France will be double that in the case of Spain or in the Italian market.
Next question from Barclays, Pallav Mittal. Your fiscal year 2023 EBIT guidance is about mid-single-digit growth, but El Mosca and Carbó acquisition should itself add EUR 27 million-EUR 28 million plus EBIT or high single-digit to EBIT growth. Can you please help us understand the mid-single-digit guidance?
Okay, Gloria, I think it's similar question to the previous one that I already answered. In any case, and try to be more specific in our expectations, we believe that altogether, the year-over-year variation of the adjusted EBIT figure could be close to the high single-digit growth. Reality is that we prefer to say about mid-single-digit growth. As I said before, taking always into account that we prefer to be conservative when we share with you our guidelines for the year.
Other question from Pallav. Earnings per share growth will be 5%-6% ahead of EBIT growth due to higher interest income on Imperial Brands cash arrangement due to higher interest rates. Is that a fair assumption?
Thanks, Pallav. I take this question. It is a fair assumption, depending on the numbers that you are handling. Just to put an example, based on the agreement that we've got. I remember the loan agreement that we've got with Imperial, with a limited amount of EUR 2.6 billion, and with a return of a reference rate, which is nowadays at 2% plus 75 basis points margin. Based on that and the movements of the interest rate in the future, if you take into account an average cash amount of around EUR 2 billion, a 1% increase could end up with around 7% EPS impact after taxes. Your assumption is close to be fair. Yeah.
Next question from JB Capital, Miguel Gonzalez. Spanish government seems willing to force the sale of some vaping products through regulated shops. How do you think this could impact your e-commerce sales, and do you think there could be a similar action in France or Italy, and how could this impact your volumes?
Okay, Miguel. Íñigo speaking again. Regarding the Spanish market and the possibility that the Spanish government forced to sell some vaping products through the tobacconists, I think that, first of all, this is only a draft, and we don't know exactly what happens at the end. If something happens, we are assuming that this new regulation will come definitely on its final version by the H2 of next year. In any case, we don't see any negative impact in our numbers. Okay? If something similar can happens in France or in Italy. Until now, and as far as we know, there is not any draft of a new regulation regarding this new vaping products in Italy or in France.
Our view, in any case, is that it doesn't matter for us. It is regulated and the only way to acquire those products is through the tobacconist. This is not negative or positive for Logista. It's neutral, or if something, a little bit more positive than negative.
Next question from Bankinter, Javier García de Tiedra . Hello. If you have the opportunity to acquire a tobacco logistics business in Northern Europe, would you consider it?
I think that we are open to consider any opportunity looking for growth. As we remain with the same strategy, we prefer to be focused in non-tobacco growth opportunities.
Next question from CaixaBank, Andrea Fernández Sanz. What are the expected tobacco volumes for FY 2023, and price increase in each region?
Okay, Gloria. In terms of tobacco volumes for 2023, is that after the last two years with the COVID-19 impact, and now I think that we believe that we are back to the normal trend, which means, and I think I already answered this question to one of your colleagues, is that you can expect a decline in volumes in Spain and in Italy around 2%, is the similar trend in Spain and in Italy. In the case of France, I think that we consider a decrease in volumes probably around, at least around 4%. Given that we are considering an increase one more time of taxes and prices of tobacco in France, but we are not expecting increases in prices in Spain, neither in Italy.
Next question from Kepler Cheuvreux, Pablo Cuadrado. Can you please help us to understand which would be the net cash position of Logista excluding the cash linked to tobacco tax collection at the end of 2022? Or alternatively, which is the level expected just considering the announced acquisitions?
Thanks, Pablo, for the question. Well, we do not differentiate cash with or without the tax collection. We just use one account and one cash position for the organic, and also, as we have demonstrated in this fiscal year, for the inorganic growth. Thank you.
Some follow-up questions. Can you tell us what is the group's adjusted EBIT margin expected for 2023 at group level? 25.3% last year, which reflected the acquired transportation assets. Looking to the current Euribor references, what is the expected rate of return for the credit line available to your leading shareholder for 2023?
Yes, thank you, Pablo. Well, we are not giving guidance on the margin evolution for 2023. With respect to your second question, I think that I partially answered before, but just to give you a simple math. We don't know how the interest rates will evolve, but if you assume EUR 2 billion cash as an average for the year, a 1% increase would mean around EUR 20 million gross, around EUR 15 million net impact on the net profit. Thank you.
Next question from Banco Santander, João Safara Silva. What is the expected CapEx excluding acquisitions for 2023? What was the average cash position during 2022 and minimum, maximum levels through the year?
Okay, thank you, João. The CapEx we are expecting is slightly above what we have to in 2022, but very similar to the CapEx that we have spent during this year. In relation to the cash position, the average cash position has been around EUR 2.3 billion. The minimum cash position, the minimum cash that we have had has been EUR 1.5 billion, and the maximum has been EUR 3.1 billion in 2022.
Next question from Altair Finance, Juan Cánovas. Could you provide an indication of the goodwill related to the recent acquisitions?
Thanks, Juan. What we can provide as of today is the outcome of the audit performed by KPMG on Speedlink ending up with PPA and a goodwill of Speedlink of EUR 11.6 million. For the other acquisitions, El Mosca and Carbó, we have another 12 months to close the final goodwill amount. Thank you.
Next question from Société Générale, Patrick Perreault. What is the adjusted EBIT of the acquired companies, please? Why do you focus on EBITDA when the key metric for the group has always been adjusted EBIT?
Yeah, we have been providing the audit numbers of the companies, including the EBITDA, is still the adjusted EBIT, the main metric that we focus on. Once we enter into the companies, we could make these adjustments, including IFRS 16 and other adjustments, to end up with the metric that keeps on being the main one for Logista.
Next question from Exane, Francisco Ruiz. What of the acquisitions payments are included in Q4 2022 net debt? What is the firepower you have for now to do further acquisitions?
Thanks, Francisco. Well, the answer to your first question is none. I mean, there has not been acquisition payments other than Speedlink during FY 2022, and that has been the outflow of EUR 15 million. With respect to El Mosca and Carbó, those transactions has been paid and signed in Q1 2023. I remember that the amount has been EUR 51 million in Carbó and 98 million in El Mosca. With respect to your second question of the firepower, a few months ago was stated from the company that we had a firepower of around EUR 700 million for the next few years.
The better answer that I can give to you now is that we remain the same in terms of the firepower capacity even after the acquisitions that we have done during this year. Thank you.
Next question from Alantra, Álvaro Lence. Could you please remind us of the agreement for the credit line with Imperial Brands? When is it due for renewal? Do you expect any changes in the terms now that interest rates are rising?
Okay. Thank you, Álvaro. The agreement today, as I mentioned before, it's a loan agreement between Logista and Imperial Brands up to an amount of EUR 2.6 billion. The financial conditions and the return that Logista receive is a reference rate, which is nowadays in a 2% level, plus a margin which is stated in 75 basis points. This agreement is due until June 2024. With respect to any changes in the terms, we are not expecting changes as of today, but it's a matter of also you know the position for Imperial and once we are entering into negotiations with them. Nothing that we are expecting different today. Thank you.
Next question from Société Générale, Patrick Perreault. What amount of minority interest in the P&L should we expect in 2023, given you do not have 100% of the companies acquired?
Sorry, Patrick, but we are not, you know, providing any impact on the net profit for 2023, so we cannot give guidance on that. Just as a reminder, the only ones that has a minority interest is a little one in Speedlink and the remaining 40% for El Mosca. Sorry, bear with us, we are not giving guidance on 2023 on this. Thank you.
Next question from Cartesio, Jorge Losa. It has somehow been answered, but there is a slight difference. Are you negotiating the terms of the credit line with Imperial? Will your Euribor 12 months be a better reference than the deposit rate set by the European Central Bank?
Thanks, Jorge. We are not yet negotiating the terms of the credit line with Imperial. As I mentioned, the maturity of this contract ends up in June 2024. We will start negotiation sometime probably during next year. With respect to the reference and the Euribor, it depends on what you think. Over the last few years, the reference that we have had has been a good protection as well. We will see afterwards which is the appropriate one and the one that we can negotiate, because remember that is a two-party negotiations and both need to be in line. Could be the same reference or the one that you are mentioning. Thank you.
Next question from Banco de Sabadell, Ignacio Romero. Sorry to insist, but the guidance for 2023 is still not clear to me. Please, could you clarify what organic growth excluding acquisition is included in the guidance?
I think, thank you, Gloria, but I think that I already answer that question. What we are saying is that you can expect a similar performance in our non-organic businesses, okay, to the evolution of this 2022 year that we finished last September 13. I say that you can expect above mid-single-digit or a high single-digit growth and the difference between this similar performance of last year for organic growth and the new outlook is the contribution of the new companies to the EBIT for this coming year.
There are no more questions other than some that have been already answered, but I would like to remind you that you can contact investor relations for any further questions you might have. Thank you very much for joining us today.