Final Results - Part 2

BP PLC 12 February 2002 PART 2 BP p.l.c. and Subsidiaries Summarized Group Results Fourth Third Fourth Quarter Quarter Quarter Year 2000 2001 2001 2001 2000 ======================= ============== $ million $ million 4,238 2,641 1,655 Exploration and Production 12,417 14,012 183 130 106 Gas and Power 521 571 792 1,003 392 Refining and Marketing 3,625 3,523 (82) 105 (67) Chemicals 128 760 (368) (122) (179) Other businesses and corporate (556) (1,110) ----------------------- -------------- Total replacement cost 4,763 3,757 1,907 operating profit 16,135 17,756 Profit (loss) on sale of fixed assets and businesses and 78 184 (38) termination of operations (Note 4) 535 220 ----------------------- -------------- Replacement cost profit before 4,841 3,941 1,869 interest and tax 16,670 17,976 (561) (405) (1,297) Stock holding gains (losses)(Note 6)(1,900) 728 ----------------------- -------------- Historical cost profit before 4,280 3,536 572 interest and tax 14,770 18,704 611 369 414 Interest expense (Note 7) 1,670 1,770 ----------------------- -------------- 3,669 3,167 158 Profit before taxation 13,100 16,934 1,242 1,212 537 Taxation (Note 8) 5,017 4,972 ----------------------- -------------- 2,427 1,955 (379) Profit (loss) after taxation 8,083 11,962 17 15 26 Minority shareholders' interest 73 92 ----------------------- -------------- 2,410 1,940 (405) Profit (loss) for the period 8,010 11,870 1,178 1,232 1,289 Distribution to shareholders 4,935 4,625 ----------------------- -------------- Retained profit (deficit) 1,232 708 (1,694) for the period 3,075 7,245 ======================= ============== Earnings (loss) per ordinary share - cents 10.53 8.66 (1.78) Basic 35.70 54.85 10.47 8.59 (1.76) Diluted 35.48 54.48 ======================= ============== Replacement Cost Results Historical cost profit (loss) 2,410 1,940 (405) for the period 8,010 11,870 561 405 1,297 Stock holding (gains) losses 1,900 (728) ----------------------- -------------- Replacement cost profit 2,971 2,345 892 for the period 9,910 11,142 (172) 10 164 Exceptional items, net of tax (30) 72 ----------------------- -------------- Replacement cost profit before 2,799 2,355 1,056 exceptional items 9,880 11,214 ----------------------- -------------- Earnings per ordinary share - cents On replacement cost profit before 12.40 10.50 4.73 exceptional items 44.03 51.82 ======================= ============= Summarized Group Balance Sheet 31 December 31 December 2001 2000 --------------------- $ million Fixed assets Intangible assets 15,593 16,761 Tangible assets 77,410 74,284 Investments 12,047 11,962 --------------------- 105,050 103,007 --------------------- Current assets Business held for resale - 636 Stocks 7,631 9,234 Debtors 26,669 28,418 Investments 450 661 Cash at bank and in hand 1,358 1,170 --------------------- 36,108 40,119 Creditors - amounts falling due within one year Finance debt 9,090 6,418 Other creditors 28,524 31,298 --------------------- Net current assets (liabilities) (1,506) 2,403 --------------------- Total assets less current liabilities 103,544 105,410 Creditors - amounts falling due after more than one year Finance debt 12,327 14,772 Other creditors 3,086 3,842 Provisions for liabilities and charges 13,137 12,795 --------------------- Net assets 74,994 74,001 Minority shareholders' interest 627 585 --------------------- BP shareholders' interest 74,367 73,416 ===================== Movement in BP shareholders' interest: $ million At 31 December 2000 73,416 Profit for the period 8,010 Distribution to shareholders (4,935) Currency translation differences (908) Employee share schemes 181 Share buy-back (1,281) Redemption of ARCO preference shares (116) ------ At 31 December 2001 74,367 ====== Summarized Group Cash Flow Statement Fourth Third Fourth Quarter Quarter Quarter Year 2000 2001 2001 2001 2000 ======================= ============ $ million $ million Net cash inflow from 5,779 5,046 5,547 operating activities (a) 22,409 20,416 ----------------------- --------------- - 26 12 Dividends from joint ventures 104 645 ----------------------- --------------- Dividends from 120 155 104 associated undertakings 528 394 ----------------------- --------------- Servicing of finance and returns on investments 100 23 83 Interest received 256 444 (471) (308) (229) Interest paid (1,282) (1,354) 30 59 35 Dividends received 132 42 Dividends paid to (4) (11) (38) minority shareholders (54) (24) ----------------------- --------------- Net cash outflow from servicing of (345) (237) (149) finance and returns on investments (948) (892) ----------------------- --------------- Taxation (428) (231) (454) UK corporation tax (1,058) (869) (1,571) (486) (968) Overseas tax (3,602) (5,329) ----------------------- --------------- (1,999) (717) (1,422) Tax paid (4,660) (6,198) ----------------------- --------------- Capital expenditure and financial investment (3,689) (2,933) (3,688) Payments for fixed assets (12,214) (10,101) Proceeds from the sale 917 824 615 of fixed assets 2,365 3,029 ----------------------- --------------- Net cash outflow for capital expenditure and (2,772) (2,109) (3,073) financial investment (9,849) (7,072) ----------------------- ------------- Acquisitions and disposals Investments in associated (88) (139) (179) undertakings (586) (985) (1,561) (48) (602) Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (1,210) (6,265) - (144) (220) Net investment in joint ventures (497) (218) 402 307 231 Proceeds from the sale of businesses 538 8,333 ----------------------- --------------- Net cash (outflow) inflow for (1,247) (24) (770) acquisitions and disposals (1,755) 865 ----------------------- --------------- (1,183) (1,235) (1,232) Equity dividends paid (4,827) (4,415) ----------------------- --------------- (1,647) 905 (983) Net cash inflow (outflow) 1,002 3,743 ======================= =============== (1,059) 630 (855) Financing (b) 972 3,413 (158) (44) (65) Management of liquid resources (211) 452 (430) 319 (63) Increase (decrease) in cash 241 (122) ----------------------- --------------- (1,647) 905 (983) 1,002 3,743 ======================= =============== Analysis of Cash Flow Fourth Third Fourth Quarter Quarter Quarter Year 2000 2001 2001 2001 2000 ======================= ============== $ million $ million (a) Reconciliation of historical cost profit before interest and tax to net cash inflow from operating activities Historical cost profit before 4,280 3,536 572 interest and tax 14,770 18,704 2,228 2,077 2,430 Depreciation and amounts provided 8,750 7,449 Exploration expenditure 73 23 85 written off 238 264 Share of profits of joint ventures (350) (278) (303) and associated undertakings (1,194) (1,853) (79) (116) (132) Interest and other income (478) (360) (Profit) loss on sale of fixed (78) (184) 36 assets and businesses (537) (196) 33 115 187 Charge for provisions 1,008 702 (426) (263) (221) Utilization of provisions (1,119) (969) (185) 135 1,368 Decrease (increase) in stocks 1,490 (1,449) (1,952) 2,216 1,241 Decrease (increase) in debtors 1,989 (5,587) 2,235 (2,215) 284 (Decrease) increase in creditors (2,508) 3,711 ----------------------- --------------- Net cash inflow from 5,779 5,046 5,547 operating activities 22,409 20,416 ======================= =============== (b) Financing (96) (7) (267) Long-term borrowing (1,296) (1,680) 1,359 988 434 Repayments of long-term borrowing 2,602 2,353 (3,072) (743) (2,764) Short-term borrowing (6,257) (4,120) Repayments of short-term 148 40 1,656 borrowing 4,823 4,821 ----------------------- --------------- (1,661) 278 (941) (128) 1,374 (16) (48) (13) Issue of ordinary share capital (181) (257) Repurchase of ordinary 618 400 99 share capital 1,281 2,001 - - - Stamp duty reserve tax - 295 ----------------------- --------------- Net cash outflow (1,059) 630 (855) (inflow) from financing 972 3,413 ======================= =============== Capital Expenditure and Acquisitions Fourth Third Fourth Quarter Quarter Quarter Year 2000 2001 2001 2001 2000 ======================= ============= $ million $ million By business Exploration and Production 362 326 312 UK 1,095 961 85 79 99 Rest of Europe 329 195 897 1,123 862 USA 4,155 3,179 781 891 880 Rest of World 3,282 2,048 ----------------------- -------------- 2,125 2,419 2,153 8,861 6,383 ----------------------- -------------- Gas and Power 86 37 46 UK(a) 97 194 13 16 45 Rest of Europe 82 16 5 11 61 USA(b) 109 73 23 10 57 Rest of World 71 53 ----------------------- -------------- 127 74 209 359 336 ----------------------- -------------- Refining and Marketing 393 89 127 UK(c)(d) 394 5,409 328 10 209 Rest of Europe(d) 380 1,712 652 281 623 USA(e) 1,311 1,092 227 62 157 Rest of World 330 480 ----------------------- -------------- 1,600 442 1,116 2,415 8,693 ----------------------- -------------- Chemicals 210 50 26 UK 205 620 17 69 294 Rest of Europe(f) 917 112 166 119 167 USA 460 349 119 112 107 Rest of World 344 504 ----------------------- -------------- 512 350 594 1,926 1,585 ----------------------- -------------- 596 78 356 Other businesses and corporate(g) 563 30,616 ----------------------- -------------- 4,960 3,363 4,428 14,124 47,613 ======================= ============== By geographical area 1,144 541 745 UK 2,128 7,438 443 181 709 Rest of Europe 1,787 2,041 1,796 1,564 1,758 USA 6,160 34,037 1,577 1,077 1,216 Rest of World 4,049 4,097 ----------------------- -------------- 4,960 3,363 4,428 14,124 47,613 ======================= ============== Capital Expenditure and Acquisitions (continued) (a) 4Q 2000 included $62 million for the second instalment on two LNG ships. Year 2000 also included investment in Great Yarmouth Power Station plus the first and second instalment on the two LNG ships. (b) Year 2000, 4Q 2001 and year 2001 included investment in Green Mountain Energy Company. (c) Year 2000 included $4,686 million for the purchase of Burmah Castrol's issued share capital. 4Q and year 2000 included $175 million for the acquisition of the minority interest in Castrol India. (d) Year 2000 included $1,450 million for the acquisition of the Mobil share of the European Joint Venture. (e) 4Q and year 2000 included $110 million for the Olympic pipeline and $70 million for Exxon's aviation lubricants business. (f) 4Q 2001 included the formation of the joint venture with Solvay. Year 2001 also included the acquisition of Bayer's 50% interest in Erdolchemie. (g) 4Q and year 2000 included $416 million for the investment in Sinopec. Year 2000 included $27,506 million for the acquisition of ARCO, $1,688 million for the acquisition of the minority interest in Vastar and $578 million for the acquisition of a 2.2% interest in PetroChina. Analysis of Replacement Cost Operating Profit Fourth Third Fourth Quarter Quarter Quarter Year 2000 2001 2001 2001 2000 ======================= ============= $ million $ million By business Exploration and Production 1,082 729 571 UK 3,424 4,043 232 188 144 Rest of Europe 748 826 1,678 850 440 USA 4,629 5,114 1,246 874 500 Rest of World 3,616 4,029 ----------------------- -------------- 4,238 2,641 1,655 12,417 14,012 ----------------------- -------------- Gas and Power 1 36 (29) UK 58 14 54 24 61 Rest of Europe 181 148 29 89 45 USA 265 104 99 (19) 29 Rest of World 17 305 ----------------------- ------------- 183 130 106 521 571 ----------------------- ------------- Refining and Marketing (71) (51) (197) UK (475) 173 354 222 227 Rest of Europe 762 753 388 696 59 USA 2,637 2,211 121 136 303 Rest of World 701 386 ----------------------- ------------- 792 1,003 392 3,625 3,523 ----------------------- ------------- Chemicals 10 (58) (75) UK (216) (71) 15 87 (1) Rest of Europe 185 286 56 59 (9) USA 62 581 (163) 17 18 Rest of World 97 (36) ----------------------- ------------- (82) 105 (67) 128 760 ----------------------- ------------- (368) (122) (179) Other businesses and corporate (556) (1,110) ----------------------- -------------- 4,763 3,757 1,907 16,135 17,756 ======================= ============== By geographical area 834 552 375 UK 2,668 3,773 608 512 388 Rest of Europe 1,814 2,013 2,026 1,582 243 USA 7,049 7,296 1,295 1,111 901 Rest of World 4,604 4,674 ----------------------- -------------- 4,763 3,757 1,907 16,135 17,756 ======================= ============== US dollar/Sterling exchange rates 1.45 1.44 1.44 Average rate for the period 1.44 1.51 1.49 1.48 1.45 Period-end rate 1.45 1.49 ======================= ============= Notes 1. Business held for resale The sale of Foseco was completed during the third quarter. The other former Burmah Castrol chemicals businesses originally categorized as businesses held for resale will for now be retained and have been included within the Chemicals segment from 1 July 2001. 2. Turnover Fourth Third Fourth Quarter Quarter Quarter Year 2000 2001 2001 2001 2000 ======================= ============== $ million $ million By business 8,965 6,335 5,336 Exploration and Production 28,229 30,942 8,553 9,241 7,452 Gas and Power 39,208 21,013 32,708 30,925 26,528 Refining and Marketing 120,233 107,883 2,754 3,272 2,481 Chemicals 11,515 11,247 Other businesses 51 204 216 and corporate 783 249 ----------------------- --------------- 53,031 49,977 42,013 199,968 171,334 Less: sales between 8,469 6,397 5,196 businesses 25,750 23,272 ----------------------- --------------- 44,562 43,580 36,817 Group excluding JVs 174,218 148,062 284 306 297 Sales of joint ventures 1,171 13,764 ----------------------- --------------- 44,846 43,886 37,114 175,389 161,826 ======================= =============== By geographical area Group excluding JVs 11,982 12,272 11,432 UK 47,618 45,400 11,217 9,026 8,657 Rest of Europe 36,701 20,553 19,023 21,375 16,039 USA 84,696 71,084 9,406 8,006 7,285 Rest of World 33,911 31,014 ----------------------- --------------- 51,628 50,679 43,413 202,926 168,051 Less: sales between 7,066 7,099 6,596 areas 28,708 19,989 ----------------------- --------------- 44,562 43,580 36,817 174,218 148,062 ----------------------- --------------- Sales of joint ventures - - 13 UK 13 3,314 - - 30 Rest of Europe 30 12,316 87 49 82 USA 318 270 197 257 172 Rest of World 810 686 ------------------------ -------------- 284 306 297 1,171 16,586 Less: sales between - - - areas - 2,822 ----------------------- -------------- 284 306 297 1,171 13,764 ======================== ============== Notes 3. Operating profits are after charging: Fourth Third Fourth Quarter Quarter Quarter Year 2000 2001 2001 2001 2000 ======================= ============= $ million $ million Exploration expense 13 1 9 UK 14 36 10 10 7 Rest of Europe 22 42 72 41 82 USA 256 257 62 34 46 Rest of World 188 264 ----------------------- -------------- 157 86 144 480 599 ======================= ============== Production taxes (a) 162 80 147 UK petroleum revenue tax 600 707 402 257 189 Overseas production taxes 1,089 1,354 ----------------------- -------------- 564 337 336 1,689 2,061 ======================= ============== (a) Production taxes are charged against Exploration and Production's operating profit and are not included in the charge for taxation in Note 8. 4. Analysis of exceptional items (96) 3 (85) Exploration and Production 195 119 2 - - Gas and Power (1) 1 (87) 247 18 Refining and Marketing 471 98 28 (81) (130) Chemicals (297) (212) 231 15 159 Other businesses and corporate 167 214 ----------------------- ------------- Profit (loss) on sale of fixed assets and businesses and 78 184 (38) termination of operations 535 220 94 (194) (126) Taxation (charge) credit (505) (292) ----------------------- ------------- Exceptional items 172 (10) (164) after taxation 30 (72) ======================= ============= 5. Replacement cost profit Replacement cost profits reflect the current cost of supplies. The replacement cost profit for the period is arrived at by excluding from the historical cost profit stock holding gains and losses. Notes 6. Stock holding gains (losses) Fourth Third Fourth Quarter Quarter Quarter Year 2000 2001 2001 2001 2000 ======================= ============= $ million $ million (1) (1) (5) Exploration and Production (6) 4 (11) (17) (20) Gas and Power (81) 11 (520) (301) (1,138) Refining and Marketing (1,583) 620 (29) (86) (134) Chemicals (230) 93 ---------------------- -------------- (561) (405) (1,297) (1,900) 728 ====================== ============== 7. Interest expense 532 292 286 Group interest payable(a) 1,308 1,482 (42) (19) (7) Capitalized (81) (119) ----------------------- -------------- 490 273 279 1,227 1,363 19 16 21 Joint ventures 70 78 42 33 26 Associated undertakings 135 140 Unwinding of discount 60 47 46 on provisions 196 189 Change in discount rate - - 42 for provisions 42 - ----------------------- -------------- 611 369 414 1,670 1,770 ======================= ============== (a) Includes charges relating to the early redemption 111 2 - of debt 62 111 ----------------------- -------------- 8. Charge for taxation 334 244 174 UK 940 1,207 908 968 363 Overseas 4,077 3,765 ----------------------- -------------- 1,242 1,212 537 5,017 4,972 ======================= ============== Notes 9. Analysis of changes in net debt Fourth Third Fourth Quarter Quarter Quarter Year 2000 2001 2001 2001 2000 ======================= =============== $ million $ million Opening balance 19,688 20,498 20,474 Finance debt 21,190 14,544 1,607 1,103 1,438 Less: Cash 1,170 1,331 862 563 519 Current asset investments 661 220 ----------------------- --------------- 17,219 18,832 18,517 Opening net debt 19,359 12,993 ----------------------- --------------- Closing balance 21,190 20,474 21,417 Finance debt 21,417 21,190 1,170 1,438 1,358 Less: Cash 1,358 1,170 661 519 450 Current asset investments 450 661 ----------------------- --------------- 19,359 18,517 19,609 Closing net debt 19,609 19,359 ----------------------- --------------- Decrease (increase) (2,140) 315 (1,092) in net debt (250) (6,366) ======================= ============== Movement in cash/ (430) 319 (63) bank overdrafts 241 (122) (Decrease) increase in (158) (44) (65) current asset investments (211) 452 Net cash outflow (inflow) from financing(excluding (1,661) 278 (941) share capital) (128) 1,374 (24) (101) (17) Other movements (36) (44) - - (8) Debt acquired (55) (8,072) ----------------------- -------------- Movement in net debt before (2,273) 452 (1,094) exchange effects (189) (6,412) 133 (137) 2 Exchange adjustments (61) 46 ----------------------- -------------- Decrease (increase) (2,140) 315 (1,092) in net debt (250) (6,366) ======================= ============== Notes 10. Consolidated statement of cash flows presented on a US GAAP format Fourth Third Fourth Quarter Quarter Quarter Year 2000 2001 2001 2001 2000 ======================= ============== $ million $ million Operating activities 2,427 1,955 (379) Profit (loss) after taxation 8,083 11,962 Adjustments to reconcile profits after tax to net cash provided by operating activities Depreciation and 2,228 2,077 2,430 amounts provided 8,750 7,449 Exploration expenditure 73 23 85 written off 238 264 Share of (profit) loss of joint ventures and associates (78) 17 (52) less dividends received (60) (377) (Profit) loss on sale of (78) (184) 36 businesses and fixed assets (537) (196) Working capital movement (578) 561 2,087 (see analysis below) 1,319 (2,848) (393) (145) (71) Other (225) (1,650) ----------------------- --------------- Net cash provided by 3,601 4,304 4,136 operating activities 17,568 14,604 ----------------------- --------------- Investing activities (3,731) (2,952) (3,695) Capital expenditures (12,295) (10,220) Acquisitions, net of (1,561) (48) (602) cash acquired (1,210) (6,265) Investment in (88) (139) (179) associated undertakings (586) (985) Net investment in - (144) (220) joint ventures (497) (218) Proceeds from 1,319 1,131 846 disposal of assets 2,903 11,362 ----------------------- -------------- Net cash from (4,061) (2,152) (3,850) investing activities (11,685) (6,326) ----------------------- -------------- Notes 10. Consolidated statement of cash flows presented on a US GAAP format (continued) Fourth Third Fourth Quarter Quarter Quarter Year 2000 2001 2001 2001 2000 ======================= ============== $ million $ million Financing activities Net proceeds from shares (602) (352) (86) issued (repurchased) (1,100) (2,039) Proceeds from 96 7 267 long-term financing 1,296 1,680 Repayments of (1,359) (988) (434) long-term financing (2,602) (2,353) Net increase (decrease) 2,924 703 1,108 in short-term debt 1,434 (701) Dividends paid (1,183) (1,235) (1,232) - BP shareholders (4,827) (4,415) (4) (11) (38) - Minority shareholders (54) (24) ----------------------- ------------- Net cash used in (128) (1,876) (415) financing activities (5,853) (7,852) ----------------------- -------------- Currency translation differences relating to (50) 15 (20) cash and cash equivalents (53) (50) ----------------------- -------------- Increase (decrease) in (638) 291 (149) cash and cash equivalents (23) 376 ----------------------- -------------- Cash and cash equivalents 2,469 1,666 1,957 at beginning of period 1,831 1,455 ----------------------- -------------- Cash and cash equivalents 1,831 1,957 1,808 at end of period 1,808 1,831 ----------------------- -------------- Analysis of working capital movement (185) 135 1,368 Decrease (increase) in stocks 1,490 (1,449) Decrease (increase) (1,904) 2,249 1,202 in debtors 1,905 (5,501) (Decrease) increase 1,511 (1,823) (483) in creditors (2,076) 4,102 ----------------------- -------------- Total working (578) 561 2,087 capital movement 1,319 (2,848) ======================= ============== Notes 11. Ordinary shares Shares in issue at 31 December 2001 = 22,432.1 million. Average number of shares outstanding during January-December 2001 = 22,435.7 million (this excludes shares held by the Employee Share Ownership Plans). Each BP ADS represents six BP Ordinary Shares. 12. Statutory accounts The above financial information for the year 2001 does not constitute statutory accounts. It is an extract from the 2001 annual accounts (except Note 10), approved by a duly appointed and authorized committee of the Board of Directors at today's Results Committee, but not yet delivered to the UK Registrar of Companies; the report of the auditors on those accounts was unqualified. The accounting policies used in preparing the 2001 annual accounts are consistent with those applied in the preceding annual accounts. Quarterly results are unaudited. 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