Nov 19 (Reuters) - Grupa Azoty SA ATTP.WA:
REPORTED ON TUESDAY PRELIMINARY Q3 NET LOSS AT 150 MILLION ZLOTYS VERSUS LOSS OF 226 MILLION ZLOTYS YEAR AGO
PRELIMINARY Q3 SALES REVENUE AT 2.89 BILLION ZLOTYS VERSUS 3.09 BILLION ZLOTYS YEAR AGO
PRELIMINARY Q3 EBITDA AT 391 MILLION ZLOTYS VERSUS EBITDA LOSS OF 120 MILLION ZLOTYS YEAR AGO
PRELIMINARY Q3 EBIT AT 105 MILLION ZLOTYS VERSUS EBIT LOSS OF 330 MILLION ZLOTYS YEAR AGO
IN Q3 NATURAL GAS PRICES WERE 8% LOWER THAN IN THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR
UNIT COSTS OF ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION DECREASED, WHILE UNIT COSTS OF COAL CONSUMPTION WERE HIGHER
DESPITE THE DECLINE IN RAW MATERIAL PRICES, THE MARKET SITUATION CONTINUES TO BE CHALLENGING, IN PARTICULAR DUE TO IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS AT COMPETITIVELY LOW PRICES, WHICH ARE NOT COMMENSURATE WITH THE COST SIDE FOR A EUROPEAN PRODUCER
Q3 RESULTS WERE AFFECTED BY ONE-OFF FINANCIAL EVENTS RELATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLIMERY POLICE PROJECT, WHICH HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON EBIT AND EBITDA, AMOUNTING TO 315.9 MILLION ZLOTYS
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