Royal Dutch Shell plc 1Q 2016 -- Forecast

FRANKFURT--The following is a summary of analysts' forecasts for Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDSA) first-quarter results, based on a poll of six analysts conducted by Dow Jones Newswires. Figures in million dollars, EPS and dividend in dollar, target price in pence, production in thousand barrel of oil per day (kboe/d), according to IFRS). Earnings figures are scheduled to be released May 4.

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                  CSS      CCS 
             Earnings      EPS    Production 
1st Quarter  adjusted(a)  adj.(a)  (kboe/d) 
AVERAGE           849     0.12       3,531 
Prev. Year      3,246     0.52       3,166 
+/- in %          -74      -76         +12 
Prev. Quarter   1,825     0.29       3,039 
+/- in %          -53      -57         +16 
 
MEDIAN            949     0.13       3,495 
Maximum         1,330     0.18       4,007 
Minimum           200     0.07       3,027 
Amount(b)           6        6           6 
 
Canaccord         200     0.08       4,007 
Deutsche Bank   1,017     0.14       3,194 
Jefferies       1,330     0.18       3,469 
Morgan Stanley  1,188     0.15       3,521 
Santander         880     0.12       3,969 
 
            Target price  Rating 
Canaccord          1,550  Hold 
Deutsche Bank      2,035  Buy 
Jefferies          2,404  Buy 
Santander          1,953  Buy 
Morgan Stanley        --  Overweight 
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Year-earlier figures are as reported by the company.

(a) Clean cost of supplies.

(b) Including anonymous estimates from one more analyst.

DJG/mus 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

May 02, 2016 10:13 ET (14:13 GMT)

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