SEOUL, Jan 28 (Reuters) - SK Innovation Co Ltd 096770.KS, owner of South Korea's top refiner SK Energy, on Wednesday posted an operating profit of 337 billion won ($235 million) for the October-December period, according to Reuters calculations.
That compared with a profit of 160 billion won a year earlier and a 351 billion won forecast by LSEG SmartEstimate.
The company is scheduled to disclose details of its fourth quarter earnings results later on Wednesday.
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(Reporting by Heekyong Yang and Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Chris Reese)
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