Profit attributable to shareholders of NOVATEK decreased by 39.3% to RUB 43.1 billion
PAO NOVATEK today released its consolidated interim condensed financial statements as of and for the three months ended 31 March 2018 prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards
According to the statement, profit attributable to shareholders of PAO NOVATEK decreased to RR 43.1 billion (RR 14.30 per share), or by 39.3%, as compared to the corresponding period in 2017. Excluding the effect of foreign exchange differences, as well as the one-time effect from the disposal of interests in joint ventures, Normalized profit attributable to shareholders of PAO NOVATEK increased to RR 46.9 billion (RR 15.56 per share), or by 5.8%, as compared to the corresponding period in 2017.
In the first quarter of 2018, the company’s total revenues amounted to RR 179.4 billion and Normalized EBITDA, including our share in EBITDA of joint ventures, totalled RR 76.3 billion, representing year-on-year increases of 16.0% and 11.9%, respectively. The increases in our total revenues and Normalized EBITDA were largely due to production launch at the first LNG train at Yamal LNG at the end of 2017 and an increase in average realized liquids and natural gas prices.
PAO NOVATEK is one of the largest independent natural gas producers in Russia. Founded in 1994, the Company is engaged in the exploration, production, processing and marketing of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons. The Company’s upstream activities are concentrated mainly in the prolific Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region, which is the world’s largest natural gas producing area and accounts for approximately 80% of Russia’s natural gas production and approximately 16% of the world’s gas production. NOVATEK is a public joint stock company established under the laws of the Russian Federation. The Company’s shares are listed in Russia on Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) under the ticker symbol «NVTK».
