Riding high on forex benefits, Norsk Hydro yet again reported strong (ahead of consensus) Q2 15 results. Sales – NOK22.4bn (+23% yoy; -3.7% qoq) A depreciating NOK (-30% yoy) was strong enough to offset the impact of weakening aluminium price trends, and lower alumina and power output. On a sequential basis, however, currency tailwinds dissipated (flat qoq) and lower realised aluminium price (-5%) and premia (down 17% to $509/t – though still on the higher side) resulted in a decl
22 Jul 2015
Highest quarterly bottom-line since 2011
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Highest quarterly bottom-line since 2011
Riding high on forex benefits, Norsk Hydro yet again reported strong (ahead of consensus) Q2 15 results. Sales – NOK22.4bn (+23% yoy; -3.7% qoq) A depreciating NOK (-30% yoy) was strong enough to offset the impact of weakening aluminium price trends, and lower alumina and power output. On a sequential basis, however, currency tailwinds dissipated (flat qoq) and lower realised aluminium price (-5%) and premia (down 17% to $509/t – though still on the higher side) resulted in a decl