BHP Fiscal Year Underlying Earnings Rise by 2% On-Year -- Earnings Review
19 Agosto 2019 - 06:21PM
Noticias Dow Jones
By Rhiannon Hoyle
BHP Group Ltd. (BHP.AU) reported its fiscal-year earnings on
Tuesday. Here is what you need to know:
UNDERLYING PROFIT FORECAST: The world's No. 1 mining company by
market value recorded annual underlying earnings, stripping out
one-time charges, of US$9.12 billion, up 2% on the year prior. That
was below the US$9.78 billion median forecast of nine analyst
forecasts compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
DIVIDEND FORECAST: BHP's annual ordinary dividend totaled
US$1.33 a share. That was up from US$1.18 a share for the previous
fiscal year but below the median forecast of US$2.42 a share from
the same poll.
REVENUE FORECAST: The miner reported full-year revenue of
US$45.14 billion. That was flat on the year prior and above the
US$45.03 billion forecast by the analysts.
WHAT WE WATCHED:
-- CAPITAL RETURNS: A much-anticipated special dividend didn't
materialize, although BHP's final dividend of 78 U.S. cents a share
was a record and 25 cents above its 50% minimum payout policy on
profits. Total ordinary dividends of US$1.33 per share for the year
equated to US$6.7 billion or a 74% payout ratio.
-- COSTS: BHP is forecasting flat to higher costs across its
operations for the year ahead, which it says reflects natural field
decline in its conventional petroleum unit; lower copper grades,
lower by-product credits and higher deferred stripping costs at its
big Escondida copper mine; maintenance to improve equipment
reliability in its Australian iron-ore business; and increased
maintenance and inflation pressure in its Queensland Coal
division.
Write to Rhiannon Hoyle at rhiannon.hoyle@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 19, 2019 19:06 ET (23:06 GMT)
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