据路透社12月12日报道，英国石油服务集团伍德公司周三表示，该公司预计今年的核心收益将大幅增长，同时，由于该公司的石油生产客户正努力应对大宗商品价格的波动，因此该公司对未来的合同前景保持谨慎态度。
伍德表示，由于受原油价格上升和下半年传统上走强的影响，该公司的客户需求出现回升，预计公司今年的营收可能会增长10%。
不过，在人们担心供应过剩的情况下，油价从10月份的峰值下跌了30%，抑制了投资者的信心。
伍德在一份声明中表示：“尽管我们的中期前景仍然乐观，但最近石油和天然气等大宗商品价格的波动可能会影响信心和合同授予的步伐。”
该公司补充称，在整个工业终端市场，伍德的前景仍然普遍看好。
伍德称，总体而言，尽管股价有波动，但广泛的终端市场敞口使该公司处于良好的位置，同时还预测，2019年的收益将进一步增长。
该公司在60多个国家开展业务，预计2018年所得税和摊销前收益在6.2亿至6.3亿美元之间，而一年前为5.98亿美元。
詹晓晶摘自路透社
原文如下：
UK's Wood Plc expects higher FY earnings, cautious British oilfield services group Wood Plc expects a jump in core earnings this year, it said Wood said revenues this year will likely rise 10 percent as the company enjoyed a pick-up in customer demand led by a rise in crude prices and a traditionally stronger second half.
Still, a 30 percent plunge in oil prices from an October peak, amid worries about over-supply, is dampening investor sentiment.
“Although our medium term outlook remains positive, in oil & gas recent volatility in commodity prices may impact confidence and the pace of contract awards,” Wood said in a statement.
Wood’s outlook remained “generally favourable” across industrial end-markets, it added.
Overall, a broad end-market exposure positions the company well despite any volatility, Wood said, while forecasting further earnings growth in 2019.
The company, which operates in over 60 countries, forecast 2018 earnings before income tax and amortisation of between $620 million and $630 million, compared with $598 million a year earlier.
