殼牌石油公司自二戰後首次下修股息 - 股票

1.原文連結：

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/shell-cuts-dividend-first-time-074813343.html


2.原文內容：

重點翻譯：

1.第一季營收下跌46%至29億美元
2.CEO示警 "總體經濟展望持續惡化" "將採取措施強化企業韌性與資產負債表"
3.股利下修2/3，由每季0.47美元砍至0.16美元
4.同步縮減煉油業務，最多減少40%
5.某分析師緩頰：砍股息跟停止股票回購對維持財務健全度過難關來說可能是正
確的一步

Royal Dutch Shell has cut its dividend for the first time since World War Two
following the collapse in global oil demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The energy giant also suspended the next tranche of its share buyback
programme.

The move came as it announced a 46% fall in first-quarter net income to
$2.9bn (￡2.3bn).

Chief executive Ben van Beurden warned of "continued deterioration in the
macroeconomic outlook".

He said Shell was taking "further prudent steps to bolster our resilience"
and "underpin the strength of our balance sheet".

Shell is cutting its quarterly dividend by two-thirds, from 47 cents to 16
cents, starting in the first quarter of this year.

The company said it had also cut activity at its refining business by up to
40% in response to the sharp fall in demand for oil.

David Barclay, senior investment manager at Brewin Dolphin, said: "Royal
Dutch Shell's decision to cut its dividend for the first time since World War
Two reflects the unprecedented economic impact of Covid-19.

"There was a great deal of speculation about what the energy company would do
leading up to these results and the market was braced for bad news.

"On the face of it, the dividend cut and cancellation of share buybacks may
be seen by some shareholders as a negative move in the short term. However,
looking further ahead it could well prove to be the right step, as Shell
looks to strengthen its financial position and cut costs during a very
difficult time."


3.心得/評論：

幹，我失算了。原本猶豫要等財報公布還是先買，最後決定參考4/28公布的BP。

BP當天雖然財報也是悲慘，但股息不變，股價上漲，因此我決定不等財報，沒想

到比我想的慘很多...

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