Results
Petrobras reported net income of R$ 17,033 million in 1H-2018, a growth of 257%, being the best semester result since 2011, determined by:
• Increase in the Brent prices, which resulted in higher margins in oil exports and in oil product sales in Brazil, together with the depreciation of Brazilian real;
• Reduction of interest expenses due to the decrease in indebtedness;
• Lower general and administrative expenses and equipment idleness; and
• On the other hand, the higher Brent prices led to an increase in production taxes.
The operational generation and the cash-in from divestments of US$ 4,914 million led to amortization and prepayment of debt, resulting in a significant 16% decrease in gross debt, which reached US$ 91,712 million and 13% in net debt of US$ 73,662 million.
Free Cash Flow * remained positive for the thirteenth quarter in a row, reaching R$ 29,366 million in 1H-2018, a 29% increase compared to the first half of the previous year, mainly due to the higher operating generation, combined with the lower investments.
Pursuant to the Shareholders' Remuneration Policy and taking into account the net income obtained in the quarter and the financial deleveraging target, the anticipation of interest on own capital, in the amount of R$ 0.05 per share, both for preferred and common shares, adopting the same amounts already distributed in 1Q-2018 of R$ 652.2 million. In view of that, the anticipation of interest on own capital totaled R$ 1,304.4 million in the semester.....
Siehe:
http://www.investidorpetrobras.com.br/en/financial-results/holding
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