S-Oil hits 52-week low on earnings concerns

Shinhan Securities slashes its target price for S.Korea’s third-largest oil refiner by 11%

S-Oil hits 52-week low on earnings concerns
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2023-06-29 14:58:51
Korean stock market

S-Oil Corp. hit a 52-week low on Thursday as analysts slashed earnings estimates for the South Korean oil refiner.

The stock hit its lowest level since March 2022, falling as much as 2.20% to 66,200 won ($50.33) per share, with the lowest share price recorded at 11:50 a.m. on Thursday.

Shinhan Securities Co. cut its target price for S-Oil to 93,000 won from 105,000 won, saying it reflected a downward revision in earnings estimates.

The brokerage firm expects the company's second-quarter operating profit to fall 94% from the previous quarter to 324 billion won ($246 million). This is below the market consensus of 384.3 billion won.

Lee Jin-myung, an analyst at Shinhan Investment Securities, said refinery operating profit is expected to turn to a loss of 201 billion won in the second quarter.

"Earnings slowdown is inevitable due to inventory valuation losses and a sharp decline in refining margins caused by a fall in oil prices," he said.

By Tae-Ung Bae 

btu104@hankyung.com
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