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9.2 Major corporate news 9.2.1 Oil & gas corporate news
● Tupras
The consolidated net profit of refiner Tupras, Turkey’s largest company by revenues, declined by 15% y/y to TRY870mn (€141mn) in Q2, the company said on August 7 in a stock exchange filing. Q2 profit was significantly above the market average expectation of TRY548mn and Seker Invest’s estimate of TRY490mn, mainly thanks to a hefty deferred tax gain of TRY305mn in the quarter, Fulin Onder of the Istanbul-based brokerage said in a research note.
Revenues rose to TRY24bn in the quarter from TRY20bn a year ago.
In H1, Tupras’ net profit declined to TRY495mn from TRY1.41bn a year ago due to a net loss recorded in the first quarter while revenues rose to TRY45bn from TRY34bn. The company posted a net loss of TRY375mn in the first quarter, according to its July 2019 investor presentation.
In 2018, net profit declined by 3% y/y to TRY3.7bn versus a 64% y/y increase in revenues to TRY89bn.
The company is targeting 28mn tonnes of production and 30mn tonnes of sales this year.
In March, Tupras paid a TRY12.87 net cash dividend per share, a 12.03% dividend yield, according to its official website.
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