Rohstoff-Gigant BHP Billiton legt Halbjahreszahlen vor und übertrifft Erwartungen

Der Branchenführer im globalen Minensektor, BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP), verkündet die Finanzergebnisse für das letzte Firmen-Halbjahr und kann erfolgreich die Gewinnerwartungen schlagen. Zudem kommen die Aktionäre in den Genuss einer 5%igen Didivenden-Erhöhung..

BHP's H1 profit cut nearly in half, costs nearly 25% lower 

Carl Surran, SA News Editor

• BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) reports a 47% Y/Y drop in net profit to US$4.27B for the six months through December, down from a $8.11B profit a year earlier but ahead of analyst consensus for $3.59B.
• BHP's underlying profit for the six months, which excludes non-cash charges against assets including some oil fields in North Louisiana, was down 31% Y/Y at $5.35B; however, BHP is raising its interim dividend 5% to US$0.62/share.
• BHP says it spent $6.4B on finding and developing new deposits and in expanding existing ones, but that was 23% lower than the $8.3B it spent in the same six-month period a year earlier.
• Also says it is focusing its cap spending more on improving efficiency and reducing costs at its existing projects rather than developing new ones.

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