据道琼斯约翰内斯堡3月7日消息,南非石化和能源巨头沙索公司报告,截止2015年12月31日的本财年上半年公司的净利润出现大幅下降,符合国际油价大幅下挫的预期。
沙索周一报告,本财年上半年公司实现净利润73.1亿南非兰特(4.75亿美元),同比下挫63%,为应对低油价,公司继续采取削减成本的措施。上半年沙索公司的营业收入同比下降15%至844.8亿兰特。
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Sasol Net Profit Drops 63% in Fiscal 1st Half
By Alexandra Wexler
JOHANNESBURG--South African petrochemical and energy major Sasol Ltd. (SOL.JO) reported a deep drop in net profit for the six months ended Dec. 31, in line with expectations amid a global slump in oil prices.
Sasol on Monday posted a profit of 7.31 billion South African rand ($475 million) for the first half of its fiscal year, down 63% from the first half of fiscal 2015, as the company continued to cut costs in response to lower crude prices. Sasol's revenue was down 15% at ZAR84.48 billion in the latest period from a year ago.