On September 8, Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras rose 3.38% in pre-market trading, trading at $20.80/share, with turnover of $2.4886 million.
On the news front, a Brazilian tax appeals court recently overturned a prior fine of approximately 3.4 billion reais imposed on the company, effectively eliminating a significant contingent liability and delivering a material positive impact on its cash flow outlook and profit expectations. Meanwhile, strengthening crude oil prices provided additional support to the stock.
From a fundamental perspective, the company reported robust first-half results, with net profit attributable to shareholders reaching $16.627 billion, a 55.3% year-over-year increase from $10.708 billion in the prior-year period. First-half total revenue came in at $57.14 billion, up 35.7% year-over-year, while gross profit surged 51.1% to $30.833 billion. In the second quarter, EPS of $1.62 beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.36 by approximately 19%. The company also reported total daily production of 3.3 million barrels of oil equivalent in Q2, with domestic crude output at 2.7 million barrels per day. As of June 30, adjusted cash and cash equivalents stood at $10.418 billion.
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