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Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
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Shell Plc | LSE:RDSA | London | Ordinary Share | GB00B03MLX29 | 'A' ORD EUR0.07 |
Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
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0.00 | 0.00% | 1,895.20 | 1,900.20 | 1,900.80 | 0.00 | 01:00:00 |
Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
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0 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
By Jaime Llinares Taboada
Royal Dutch Shell PLC on Thursday reported market-beating CCS earnings for the first quarter of the year, but slashed its dividend for the first time since World War II. Here's what you need to know:
CCS EARNINGS: The Anglo-Dutch oil giant's adjusted earnings on a current cost of supplies basis--a figure that is similar to the net-profit figure U.S. oil companies use, but excludes one-off items--fell 46% to $2.86 billion in the first quarter but remained above the $2.25 billion consensus of 27 brokers compiled by Vara Research.
UPSTREAM PROFIT: Shell's upstream earnings profit excluding identified items plunged 82% to $291 million and was below the $468 million consensus.
WHAT WE WATCHED:
--IMPAIRMENTS: Shell said that it booked impairment charges of $749 million mainly due to changes to the oil-price outlook for 2020. The group had warned in late March that it would include a charge of between $400 million and $800 million in this regard.
--COST SAVING PROGRESS: Capital expenditure declined 11% to $4.97 billion compared with the first quarter of 2019. Shell had said it would reduce 2020 investments below $20 billion from the original $25 billion plan. Including reductions to operating costs, the company is seeking to save between $8 billion and $9 billion this year.
--DIVIDEND: Shell cut the first quarter dividend to $0.16 a share from last year's $0.47 to preserve its balance sheet and "bolster" its resilience in these uncertain times. The brokers included in Vara's consensus had not predicted the slash.
Write to Jaime Llinares Taboada at jaime.llinares@wsj.com; @JaimeLlinaresT
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 30, 2020 06:25 ET (10:25 GMT)
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