BP 3Q Profit Slipped on Quarter But Beat Views; Declares $2.5 Billion Buyback
November 01 2022 - 03:52AM
Dow Jones News
By Joe Hoppe
BP PLC on Tuesday reported an on-quarter slip in third-quarter
underlying replacement cost profit, but significantly outperformed
expectations, and declared a further quarterly share buyback.
The British oil-and-gas major made an underlying replacement
cost profit of $8.15 billion in the three months through the end of
September, down from $8.45 billion in the previous quarter due to
weaker refining margins, average oil trading results and lower
liquids realizations, though offset by exceptional gas marketing
and trading results and higher gas realizations.
Underlying replacement cost profit significantly beat the $3.32
billion reported in the third quarter of 2021, and was above a
market consensus of $6.14 billion, provided by the company and
averaged from the forecasts of 29 analysts.
The FTSE 100 energy group declared a dividend of 6.006 cents a
share, flat on the prior quarter, and said it intends to carry out
a $2.5 billion share buyback before its fourth-quarter results.
BP added that the board remains committed to using 60% of 2022
surplus cash flow for share buybacks.
Write to Joe Hoppe at joseph.hoppe@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 01, 2022 03:37 ET (07:37 GMT)
Copyright (c) 2022 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
BP (NYSE:BP)
Historical Stock Chart
From Aug 2023 to Sep 2023
BP (NYSE:BP)
Historical Stock Chart
From Sep 2022 to Sep 2023
