OREANDA-NEWS. Today PJSC Gazprom issued its unaudited consolidated interim condensed financial information prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting (IAS 34) for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

The table below presents the unaudited consolidated interim condensed statement of comprehensive income prepared in accordance with IFRS for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and for the three months ended March 31, 2016. All amounts are presented in millions of the Russian Rubles.

 

Three months ended
March 31,
 

2017

2016

Sales

1,815,301

1,737,364

Net (loss) gain from trading activity

(14,203)

18,508

Operating expenses

(1,507,095)

(1,453,899)

Operating profit

294,003

301,973
     

Finance income

183,132

403,339

Finance expense

(52,688)

(236,552)

Share of net income of associates and joint ventures

29,555

12,845

Gain on disposal of available-for-sale financial assets

46

355

Profit before profit tax

454,048

481,960
     

Current profit tax expense

(67,080)

(71,514)

Deferred profit tax expense

(36,581)

(37,105)

Profit tax

(103,661)

(108,619)
     

Profit for the period

350,387

373,341
     

Other comprehensive income (loss):

    

Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:

    

Remeasurements of post-employment benefit obligations

(36,570)

(30,781)

Total items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss

(36,570)

(30,781)
     

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

    

(Loss) gain arising from change in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets, net of tax

(26,807)

4,391

Share of other comprehensive income (loss) of associates and joint ventures

447

(3,557)

Translation differences

(81,672)

(97,948)

(Loss) gain from cash flow hedges, net of tax

(2,214)

26,775

Total items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

(110,246)

(70,339)

Other comprehensive loss for the period, net of tax

(146,816)

(101,120)

Total comprehensive income for the period

203,571

272,221
     

Profit for the period attributable to:

    

 Owners of PJSC Gazprom

333,453

362,309

Non-controlling interest

16,934

11,032
 

350,387

373,341
     

Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to:

    

Owners of PJSC Gazprom

191,166

265,181

Non-controlling interest

12,405

7,040
 

203,571

272,221

Total sales (net of excise tax, VAT and customs duties) increased by RUB 77,937 million, or 4 %, to RUB 1,815,301 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to the same period of the prior year. The increase in sales was mainly driven by an increase in sales of crude oil and refined products.

More detailed information concerning the main items of the sales’ structure for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 is presented in the table below.

RUB million (unless indicated otherwise)

Three months ended
March 31,
 

2017

2016

Sales of gas

    

Europe and Other countries

    

Net sales (net of excise tax and customs duties)

593,879

663,176

Volumes in bcm

65.6

58.1

Average price, RUB per mcm (including excise tax and customs duties)

11,226.3

14,049.3

Former Soviet Union countries

    

Net sales (net of customs duties)

102,135

116,935

Volumes in bcm

12.5

10.9

Average price, RUB per mcm (including customs duties)

9,089.7

11,741.3

Russian Federation

    

Net sales (net of VAT)

312,255

291,850

Volumes in bcm

81.7

75.4

Average price, RUB per mcm (net of VAT)

3,819.9

3,872.9

Total sales of gas

    

Retroactive gas price adjustments

(249)

893

Net sales (net of excise tax, VAT and customs duties)

1,008,020

1,072,854

Volumes in bcm

159.8

144.4
     

Net sales of refined products (net of excise tax, VAT and customs duties)

393,663

337,940

Electric and heat energy net sales (net of VAT)

159,990

147,570

Net sales of crude oil and gas condensate (net of VAT and customs duties)

138,837

75,529

Gas transportation net sales (net of VAT)

58,587

47,596

Other revenues (net of VAT)

56,204

55,875

Total sales (net of excise tax, VAT and customs duties)

1,815,301

1,737,364

Net sales of gas decreased by RUB 64,834 million, or 6 %, to RUB 1,008,020 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to the same period of the prior year.

Net sales of gas to Europe and Other countries decreased by RUB 69,297 million, or 10 %, to RUB 593,879 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to the same period of the prior year. This was mainly driven by the decrease in average Russian Ruble prices (including excise tax and customs duties) by 20 %, that was partially compensated by the increase in volumes of gas sold by 13 %, or 7.5 bcm.

Net sales of gas to Former Soviet Union countries decreased by RUB 14,800 million, or 13 %, to RUB 102,135 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to the same period of the prior year. The change was due to the decrease in average Russian Ruble prices (including customs duties) by 23 % that was partially compensated by the increase in volumes of gas sold by 15 %, or 1.6 bcm.

Net sales of gas in the Russian Federation increased by RUB 20,405 million, or 7 %, to RUB 312,255 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to the same period of the prior year. This is mainly explained by the increase in volumes of gas sold by 8 %, or 6.3 bcm, that was partially compensated by the decrease in average Russian Ruble prices (net of VAT) by 1 %.

Net sales of refined products increased by RUB 55,723 million, or 16 %, to RUB 393,663 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to the same period of the prior year. The increase in sales of refined products was due to an increase in average prices.

Net sales of crude oil and gas condensate increased by RUB 63,308 million, or 84 %, to RUB 138,837 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to the same period of the prior year. The increase in sales of crude oil was due to an increase in average prices in all geographic segments and also due to an increase in volumes of crude oil sold by Gazprom Neft Group to customers in Europe and Other countries.

Operating expenses increased by RUB 53,196 million, or 4 %, to RUB 1,507,095 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to the same period of the prior year.