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Exxon fourth-quarter profit spikes; sees $5.9bn tax gain

Published February 2, 2018 Updated February 2, 2018 01:35pm

The company posted net income of $8.4 billion, or $1.97 per share, compared to $1.7 billion, or 41 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter.

The company saw a $5.9 billion non-cash benefit related to recent US tax reform to revalue deferred taxes.

Production fell 3 percent to 4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day.

 

 

 

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