July 23 (Reuters) - Australia's top fuel retailer Ampol Ltd ALD.AX on Wednesday forecast weaker half-year earnings as sea-freight conditions impacted its supply chain.
The company expects earnings before interest and tax on a replacement cost basis (RCOP EBIT) to be A$400 million ($262.04 million), compared with A$502.1 million a year earlier.
The company is slated to report its half-year financial results on August 18.
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(Reporting by Adwitiya Srivastava and Sherin Sunny in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)
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