据道琼斯3月22日消息，国有石油巨头沙特阿美表示，由于新冠疫情和价格战扰乱了全球石油市场，该公司2020年利润下降44%，但仍将遵守750亿美元的股息承诺。
沙特阿美2020年实现净利润为1840亿沙特雷亚尔（合490亿美元），略高于分析师的预期。
这一股息大大高于沙特阿美2020年490亿美元的自由现金流。该公司的股息主要派发给沙特政府。
该公司表示，由于花费690亿美元收购沙特基础工业公司(Sabic)的多数股权，去年第三季度该公司杠杆比率从去年第一季度的-4.9%飙升至21.8%。
张春晓 摘译自 道琼斯
原文如下：
Saudi Aramco to Retain $75 Billion Dividend Despite Earnings Slump
State-oil giant Saudi Aramco said it would keep its $75 billion dividend pledge despite a 44% drop in its 2020 profit, as the coronavirus pandemic and a price war roiled global oil markets.
Net income for 2020 was 184 billion Saudi riyals ($49 billion), slightly above analysts' expectations.
The Saudi petrochemical company's payouts, which mostly go to the Saudi government, were significantly higher than its 2020 free cash flow of $49 billion.
The company's gearing surged from minus 4.9 percent in the first quarter of last year to 21.8% in the third quarter as it spent $69 billion for a majority stake in Sabic, the company said.
