RE: RNS Q1 Results, Presentation, Webcast and Conference call21 May 2025 15:06
Guess the very poor mkt reaction is due to the headline loss figure which I can understand unless you delve deeper into WHY !!
"The North Sea-focused oil and gas company said it recorded a net loss of USD258.7 million in the three months to March 31, compared with a USD42.7 million profit a year earlier. The decline was primarily due to a one-off deferred tax charge of USD327.6 million, linked to the UK government's decision to extend the Energy Profits Levy by two years to 2030...."
So we booked a one-off deferred tax charge of USD327.6 million for 2029/2030. Now this is just the way financials work, for me ITH have been very smart by booking these now. Firstly it shows how poorly the tax regime sits with producers but more importantly when the EPL is removed/replaced hopefully on much better fiscal terms a significant proportion of this $327.6m will come back onto our books in later results.
For me the market has got this share totally wrong as if this deferred tax is put to onside would mean we made a profit of $68.9m up from $42.7m year earlier.
aimo & dyor