PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (SET: PTTGC) has announced its 2022 consolidated financial statement through the Stock Exchange of Thailand as follows;
| Year | 2022 | 2021 |
| Net Profit (Loss) Million Baht |
-8,752.21 | 44,982.39 |
| Earning Per Share (Baht) |
-1.940 | 10.010 |
| % Change | 119.46 | |
PTTGC reported a net loss of Baht 8,752 million for 2022, a significant downturn from a net profit of Baht 44,982 million in 2021.
In 2022, the company had total sales revenue of Baht 678,267 million, increased by 46% from previous year due to several factors such as the global economic recovery with the economy now re-opened and demand increased.
Overall performance of Upstream Business remained strong, however the spreads weakened for all major petrochemical products, especially in Intermediate and Polymers & Chemicals businesses. The main reasons were the higher production costs, China’s zero-COVID policy’s adverse impacts on the demand, the oversupply situation, and the concerns over a global recession.
Despite higher sales for the year, the company had to record higher feedstock cost by 53% to Baht 521,512 million, a significant increase from Baht 341,893 million in 2021.
Meanwhile, the company had a technical incident in the warehouse construction project amounting Baht 894 million in 2022.
The company had a loss from commodity hedging of Baht 23,057 million as the market product spreads were higher than the hedged price especially during the first half of 2022 when Russia-Ukraine tension started. The company recorded Stock Loss Net NRV of Baht 3,657 million, Net loss from Foreign Exchange and financial derivatives of Baht 313 million. Moreover, SG&A expenses rose to Baht 31,458 million in 2022, compared to Baht 18,878 million in 2021.
