据悉,尽管营收下降,但是杜邦公司去年四季度营业利润强劲增长,主要受益于农用化学品和性能材料业务赢利强劲。杜邦报告去年四季度公司实现营业利润每股71美分,比上年同期增加20%。不过杜邦公司在业绩报告中警告称,美元走强将拖累2015年公司的赢利。
去年四季度杜邦公司实现净利润6.83亿美元,是上年同期1.85亿美元净利润的三倍多,主要是受到一次性项目的影响。四季度公司实现营业利润10亿美元,同比增加8%,主要是受到农业和性能材料部门业绩表现强劲以及补偿支出减少的影响。四季度公司实现销售收入74亿美元,同比下降5%,主要是因为业务组合变化以及汇率负面影响。
庞晓华摘译自《Chemical Week》2015-1-27
原文如下:
DuPont reports stronger fourth quarter, warns currency will be drag on 2015 earnings
3:00 PM MST | January 27, 2015 | Robert Westervelt
DuPont posted stronger fourth-quarter operating income on stronger earnings in agricultural chemicals and performance materials despite a drop in revenue. Reported operating earnings of 71 cts share were up 20% from the year-ago quarter. DuPont warned in its earnings report that stronger US dollar would be a drag on 2015 earnings.
The company's reported fourth-quarter net income of $683 million was more than triple year-ago results of $185 million due to one-time impacts. DuPont’s segment operating earnings were $1.0 billion, up 8% year-on-year (YOY) on gains in the agriculture and performance materials segments as well as lower compensation expense.
Sales were $7.4 billion, down 5% primarily due to portfolio changes and negative currency impacts.