27 Mar 2013 20:16

Gazprom RAS net profit falls 37% to 556 bln rubles in 2012

MOSCOW. March 27 (Interfax) - OJSC Gazprom's non-consolidated net profits to Russian Accounting Standards (RAS), the basis for dividend calculations, fell 37% last year to 556.34 billion rubles, the company's annual accounting statement says.

The company paid 8.97 rubles per share for 2011. Two months ago, company management told investors that dividend guidance for 2012 would be 7-8 rubles per share. However the company's published report seems to dash these forecasts. From a calculation of dividends representing 25% of reported profit, it would seem at this point dividends for 2012 will turn out to be 5.88 rubles.