据路透社4月24日报道,芬兰炼油企业内斯特(Neste)石油公司表示,得益于强劲的炼油市场和利率的有利变动,该公司第一季度的可比利润同比翻了两番。
相比去年同期,该公司的税息前收益从去年的5千万欧元上升至2.15亿欧元(约合2.32亿美元),超过了路透社调查中分析师们平均预测的1.82亿欧元。
这个国家控制的公司表示,得益于疲软的原油市场、较强的需求和美国炼油行业的罢工和停产,其汽油业务的利润非常好。
本周早些时候,内斯特公司发布了全年利润预测,其可比营业利润很可能会在2014年5.83亿欧元的基础上实现增长,而该公司之前对此的预测是下降的。
芬兰调查机构Inderes的分析师Antti Viljakainen认为:“对内斯特公司来说,第一季度有几个有利因素,包括欧元疲软和芬兰炼油厂的高开工率。”
内斯特公司在芬兰有两个传统炼油厂,在新加坡和鹿特丹各有可再生柴油炼油厂。
沈佳蕾摘自4月24日路透社
原文如下:
Neste Oil's first-quarter profit quadruples
(Reuters) - Finnish refiner Neste Oil said its first-quarter comparable profit quadrupled from a year earlier, thanks to a robust market for conventional refining as well as favourable foreign exchange movements.
The company's comparable earnings before interest and taxes rose to 215 million euros ($232 million) from 50 million euros a year ago, beating analysts' average forecast of 182 million euros in Reuters poll.
State-controlled Neste said its reference margins in gasoline were particularly strong due to a weak crude oil market and good demand, as well as strikes and refinery outages in the United States.
Neste earlier this week raised its full-year profit forecast, saying its comparable operating profit would likely increase from 583 million euros in 2014, compared with its previous forecast for a fall.
"Several factors developed favourably for the company in the quarter, including the weakening of the euro as well as high refinery utilization rates in Finland," said Inderes analyst Antti Viljakainen.
Neste has two conventional refineries in Finland as well as renewable diesel refineries in Singapore and Rotterdam.