Serbia's NIS H1 Cons Net Profit Drops Over 70%

Friday, 31 July 2015

Serbian oil and gas company NIS [BEL:NIIS] said on Wednesday its consolidated net profit plummeted 70.6% to 5 billion dinars ($46 million/41.6 million euro) in the first half of 2015 when the company had to cope with exchange rate losses and a decline in crude oil prices on the global market.The sales of petroleum products fell 3% on the year to 1.46 million t through June, while oil and gas production amounted to 795,000 t of oil equivalent, 1% ahead of plan, the company said in a statement.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounted to 21 billion dinars in the review period.

NIS' share on the Serbian retail market grew 2% through June.

Investments came in at 12.5 billion dinars in the first six months of the year and mostly targeted exploration and production operations.

NIS, 56.15%-owned by Russia's Gazprom Neft and 29.9%-owned by the Serbian state, is one of the largest vertically integrated oil and gas companies in Southeast Europe. Its main activities include the exploration, production and processing of oil and gas, as well as the production and retail of a wide range of petroleum products.

Source: SeeNews
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