据阿拉伯贸易网2023年8月3日利雅得报道，全球领先的石化公司之一的沙特基础工业公司(沙比克/Sabic) 8月3日报告称，由于平均销售价格下降，其第二季度净利润从去年的79亿里亚尔(21亿美元)下降至11.8亿里亚尔(3.15亿美元)，降幅高达85%。

根据数据汇编机构Refinitiv公布的数据，沙比克第二季度的净利润超过分析师10.5亿里亚尔的平均预期。

在公布截至2023年6月30日的3个月业绩时，沙比克表示，由于定期维护作业，沙比克第二季度的平均销售价格下降26%，销量下降4%。

沙比克在提交给沙特证交所Tadawul的文件中表示：“由于为应对通胀而收紧货币政策，全球经济持续放缓，导致需求减弱，沙比克化工产品平均售价下降，销量减少。”

因此，尽管原料成本较低，销售和分销费用较低，但毛利润和息税前利润(EBIT)仍大幅下降。

沙比克表示，该公司第二季度在非控股合资企业和关联公司业绩中的份额也大幅下降。

沙比克表示，由于原料价格下跌，其石化和特种业务的息税折旧摊销前收益在4月至6月期间增长了8%，达到42.7亿里亚尔。由于销量和价格下降，沙比克第二季度收入下降7%，为316亿里亚尔。

这家沙特石化巨头表示，尽管亚洲聚酯需求市场有所改善，但由于供应增加和新产能，乙二醇(MEG)价格在4月至6月期间环比下降10%。

沙比克补充说，由于下游行业需求低迷，而美国和亚洲的产能增加，全球聚乙烯(PE)价格在4月至6月期间环比下降7%。

李峻 译自 阿拉伯贸易网

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.