Eneos raises full-year profit forecast on higher oil, weaker yen

Japan’s high refiner, Eneos, on Wednesday raised its web revenue forecast to ¥240 billion ($1.6 billion) for the 12 months ending in March 2024, as greater oil costs and a weaker yen are set to assist outcomes after a drop in its quarterly revenue.

Eneos posted a 31% fall in second-quarter web revenue to Sept. 30 to ¥171.7 billion, however mentioned its full-year consequence was anticipated to extend by 67% from final 12 months. The corporate had earlier anticipated web revenue for the 12 months to be ¥180 billion.

“We now have raised a full-year working revenue estimate at oil and gasoline improvement section on account of a weaker yen and price slicing,” Eneos Holdings President Takeshi Saito mentioned throughout a information convention.

Eneos forecast a ¥50 billion analysis achieve on its oil and petroleum product inventories to replicate the yen’s depreciation and better oil costs, he mentioned.

“Whereas the corporate raised their outlook … we predict that Eneos’ new FY3/24 steerage may be very conservative,” Jefferies analysts mentioned in a be aware.

Saito additionally mentioned Eneos, which is increasing in renewable power to chop its carbon footprint, plans to withdraw from the Yunlin offshore wind farm undertaking in Taiwan due to hovering materials costs and sea situations.

“We now have held discussions with the events concerned with the concept of withdrawing from this undertaking and have reached a sure settlement,” he mentioned, declining to supply particulars.

Cosmo Power Holdings, Japan’s third-biggest refiner, on Wednesday raised its web revenue forecast for the 12 months ending in March 2024 to ¥78 billion, a 15% enhance year-on-year and up from ¥55 billion it had forecast earlier, because the weaker yen boosts stock valuation.

Cosmo additionally raised its full-year dividend forecast to ¥300 per share from ¥250, which incorporates interim dividend of ¥150. Its second quarter web revenue was 62% right down to ¥36.1 billion year-on-year on weaker petroleum and oil improvement enterprise.