PetGas FY23 Net Profit up 11% to RM1.8b
PetGas FY23 Net Profit up 11% to RM1.8b
PETRONAS Gas Bhd (PetGas) posted a net profit of RM1.82 billion on the back of RM6.45 billion for the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (FY23) despite facing a "challenging business environment".
儘管面臨 “充滿挑戰的商業環境”，但國油天然氣有限公司（PETGas）公佈了18.2億令吉的淨利潤，而截至2023年12月31日的財年（FY23）爲64.5億令吉。
Its net profit for FY23 was up 11% from the year before on the back of higher share of profit from joint-venture (JV) companies, lower financing costs and lower impact from unfavourable foreign-exchange movement following early settlement of US dollar lease liability for floating storage at liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal in Sungai Udang, Melaka.
其23財年的淨利潤比上年增長了11％，這要歸因於馬六甲雙溪烏當液化天然氣（LNG）再氣化碼頭的浮動儲存的美元租賃負債提前結算後，合資公司（JV）的利潤份額增加，融資成本降低以及不利外匯走勢的影響降低。
The revenue was up 5% from FY22 due to higher product prices in tandem with elevated fuel gas price.
由於產品價格上漲以及燃氣價格上漲，收入較22財年增長了5％。
Profit for the year increased by 8.1% or RM142.6 million in tandem with higher pretax profit as well as lower tax expense. The corresponding year tax expense was higher as a result of imposition of Prosperity Tax for year of assessment 2022, it said in an exchange filing.
該年度的利潤增長了8.1％，達到1.426億令吉，同時稅前利潤增加以及稅收支出降低。該公司在一份交易所文件中表示，由於對2022年評估年度徵收繁榮稅，相應年度的稅收支出有所增加。
In a separate statement, PetGas MD/CEO Abdul Aziz Othman said that FY23 was a "challenging business environment" and that the company was exploring opportunities for growth with the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR).
PetGas總經理/首席執行官阿卜杜勒·阿齊茲·奧斯曼在另一份聲明中表示，23財年是一個 “充滿挑戰的商業環境”，該公司正在通過國家能源轉型路線圖（NETR）探索增長機會。
The company said its gas processing plants had maintained "close to 100% reliability", contributing a segment revenue of RM31.4 million, up 1.8% from the year before, due to higher performance incentive.
該公司表示，其天然氣處理廠一直保持 “接近100％的可靠性”，該分部收入爲3140萬令吉，比上年增長1.8％，這要歸因於更高的績效激勵。
The group's total assets were at RM19.3 billion, lower by 1.9, due to lower cash balance as a result of early settlement of lease liability for floating storage at LNG regasification terminal in Sungai Udang, partially offset by higher property, plant and equipment, and investments in JV balances in tandem with higher capital expenditure and share of profit respectively.
該集團的總資產爲193億令吉，下降了1.9億令吉，這是由於提前結算了雙溪烏當液化天然氣再氣化碼頭浮動儲存的租賃負債導致的現金餘額減少，但部分被不動產、廠房和設備以及對合資企業餘額的投資以及資本支出和利潤份額的增加所抵消。
The company has declared a fourth interim dividend of 22 sen per ordinary share amounting to RM435.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), bringing its total FY23 dividend to 72 sen.
該公司已宣佈2023年第四季度（2023年第四季度）派發每股普通股22仙的中期股息，總額爲4.353億令吉，使其23財年的總股息達到72仙。
PetGas is 51%-owned by state energy corporation Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas).
PETGas由國有能源公司Petroliam Nasional Bhd（Petronas）持有51％的股權。
The counter has six 'Buy' and nine 'Hold' calls, according to analysts tracked by Bloomberg, with a 52-week consensus target price of RM8.40. It ended today's trading at RM18.06.
彭博社追蹤的分析師稱，該櫃台有六個 “買入” 和九個 “持有” 看漲期權，52周的共識目標價爲8.40令吉。今天的交易收於18.06令吉。
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。