中国石化新闻网讯 据路透社2023年4月26日东京报道，由于液化天然气（LNG）价格创纪录，日本东京燃气公司在2022/2023财年获得了有史以来最高的年度净利润，但东京燃气公司警告说，由于预计城市天然气和电力销售将下降，该公司来年的利润可能会下降。

与许多其他日本大公司一样，东京燃气公司在全球拥有LNG和其他能源资产，这有助于其实现收入和供应来源的多样化，因为日本几乎所有的能源都需要进口。

LNG价格在2022年8月飙升至创纪录水平。

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东京燃气公司周三表示，在截至3月31日的2022/2023财年中，该公司归属于母公司所有者的利润达到创纪录的2810亿日元，高于上一财年的960亿日元，销售额增长53%，至3.3万亿日元。

东京燃气公司表示，收益增长受到澳大利亚和北美LNG销售价格上涨以及日元兑美元贬值的支撑。

不过，东京燃气公司预计，在2023/2024财年，由于城市燃气销量下降和电力销量下降，该公司利润预计将下降64%，至1000亿日元。东京燃气公司是日本最大的城市燃气供应商。

东京燃气公司在声明中说：“虽然住宅需求预计将上升，主要是由于天气温度的影响，商业需求预计将恢复，来自发电客户的工业需求预计将下降。”

东京燃气公司还表示，该公司计划将本财年和下一财年的全年股息维持在每股65日元不变，并将回购至多12.2%的价值113亿日元的股票。

李峻 编译自 路透社

原文如下：

Japan"s Tokyo Gas reports record 2022/23 profit on LNG price boost

Tokyo Gas on Wednesday reported its highest ever yearly net profit for the 2022/23 fiscal year amid record LNG prices but warned that next year"s profit may drop because of projected lower city gas and electricity sales.

Like many other major Japanese companies, Tokyo Gas has liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other energy assets globally which helps it to diversify revenue and supply sources as Japan needs to import nearly all its energy resources.

LNG prices surged to a record in August 2022.

On Wednesday, Tokyo Gas said that its profit attributable to the owners of the parent was a record ¥281 B in the fiscal year ending on March 31, up from ¥96 B in the previous fiscal year. and sales were up 53% to ¥3.3 T.

The increase in earnings was supported by higher LNG sales prices in Australia and North America as well as the yen"s depreciation against the U.S. dollar, the company said.

However, for the 2023/24 fiscal year Tokyo Gas, Japan"s top city gas supplier, expects profit to fall 64% to 100 billion yen on weaker city gas sale volumes and lower electricity sales, it added.

"Although residential demand is expected to rise, mainly due to impact from weather temperatures, and commercial demand is anticipated to recover, industrial demand from power generation customers is forecast to drop," the company"s statement said.

Tokyo Gas plans to keep its full-year dividend payment unchanged at ¥65 per share both for the current and next fiscal year and will buy back up to 12.2% of its shares worth ¥113 B, it added.