據阿拉伯貿易網2023年8月3日利雅得報道，全球領先的石化公司之一的沙特基礎工業公司(沙比克/Sabic) 8月3日報告稱，由于平均銷售價格下降，其第二季度凈利潤從去年的79億里亞爾(21億美元)下降至11.8億里亞爾(3.15億美元)，降幅高達85%。

根據數據匯編機構Refinitiv公布的數據，沙比克第二季度的凈利潤超過分析師10.5億里亞爾的平均預期。

在公布截至2023年6月30日的3個月業績時，沙比克表示，由于定期維護作業，沙比克第二季度的平均銷售價格下降26%，銷量下降4%。

沙比克在提交給沙特證交所Tadawul的文件中表示：“由于為應對通脹而收緊貨幣政策，全球經濟持續放緩，導致需求減弱，沙比克化工產品平均售價下降，銷量減少?！?/p>

因此，盡管原料成本較低，銷售和分銷費用較低，但毛利潤和息稅前利潤(EBIT)仍大幅下降。

沙比克表示，該公司第二季度在非控股合資企業和關聯公司業績中的份額也大幅下降。

沙比克表示，由于原料價格下跌，其石化和特種業務的息稅折舊攤銷前收益在4月至6月期間增長了8%，達到42.7億里亞爾。由于銷量和價格下降，沙比克第二季度收入下降7%，為316億里亞爾。

這家沙特石化巨頭表示，盡管亞洲聚酯需求市場有所改善，但由于供應增加和新產能，乙二醇(MEG)價格在4月至6月期間環比下降10%。

沙比克補充說，由于下游行業需求低迷，而美國和亞洲的產能增加，全球聚乙烯(PE)價格在4月至6月期間環比下降7%。

李峻 譯自 阿拉伯貿易網

原文如下：

Sabic's Q2 profit plunges 85% on lower sales volume, price

Saudi Basic Industries Corp (Sabic), one of the leading global petrochemical companies, today (August 3) reported a 85% plunge in its net profit for the second quarter which fell to SR1.18 billion ($315 million) from SR7.9 billion ($2.1 billion) last year mainly due to lower average sales prices. 

The net profit beat analysts’ mean estimate of SR1.05 billion, according to data compiler Refinitiv.

Announcing its results for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023, Sabic said the group's average selling prices fell by 26%, while sales volumes were 4% lower due to scheduled maintenance activities.

"The global economy is continuously slowing down as a result of tightening monetary policies to confront inflation, leading to weaker demand and a decrease in the average selling prices of the company’s products as well as lower quantities sold," stated Sabic in its filing to the Saudi bourse Tadawul.

As a result, there was a sharp decline in gross profit and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) despite lower feedstock cost and lower selling and distribution expenses, it stated.

Sabic’s share in results of non-integral joint ventures and associated companies also fell substantially in the second quarter, the company said.

On a quarter-on-quarter basis, Sabic said its ebitda at the petrochemicals & specialties operations rose by 8% to SR4.27 billion in the April-June period because of lower feedstock prices. Revenue was down by 7% at SR31.6 billion on lower sales volumes and prices.

The petrochemical giant said monoethylene glycol (MEG) prices fell by 10% quarter on quarter during the April-June period “as a result of higher supply and new capacities, despite improvement in the polyester demand in Asia.”

The polyethylene (PE) global prices declined by 7% quarter on quarter in the April-June period, weighed by low demand from downstream sectors while increased capacity from US and Asia, it added.