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(From Lloyds List)
Byline: Maritime and energy supplier unveils better than expected net profit due to buoyant demand, writes Helen Hill in Amsterdam
MARITIME and energy supply company IHC Caland has announced a preliminary net profit of $46m after a net charge of $68m related to the sale of its shipbuilding division.
The better-than-expected net operational profit of $114m (representing $3.44 per share) before the exceptional charge would be the basis for a 50% dividend proposal.
Based in Schiedam, the group said it expected a net profit of $125m this year.
IHC Caland said the volume of turnkey orders delivered in 2004 was low and turn-over had dropped to $1.3bn, down from $1.8bn. The decrease was worse than expected, with completion of the Offshore Division's Snepco Bonga and Exxon Yoho FSO projects moving into 2005.
Offshore as a whole generated an estimated net profit of $101m, up from $96.9m in 2003.