Exxon Mobil Corp. likely got a $2.1 billion boost to earnings from higher oil prices and refining margins in the third quarter, which was only partially offset by a decline in chemicals profitability.
Rising crude prices accounted for a gain of about $1.1 billion over the previous quarter, while refining increased profits by about $1 billion, Spring, Texas-based Exxon said in a filing Wednesday. An increase in gas prices added about $400 million to earnings, but that will be wiped out by losses in chemicals, which declined even further from already low levels.
The guidance suggests Exxon’s earnings will be about $2.33 a share, according to John Royall, an analyst at JPMorgan Chase & Co., which is in line with the average of analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg. The stock dropped 0.8% in after-market trading.
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