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BP — Q1 2004 Earnings Presentation

20 slides from BP's earnings presentation, Apr 27, 2004

  1. Slide 1: Presentation to the financial community

    presentation to the financial community tuesday 27th april 2004

  2. Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements Cautionary Statement

    Forward Looking Statements Cautionary Statement This presentation and the associated slides and discussion contain forward looking statements particularly those regarding BP's asset portfolio and changes in it, capital expenditure, capital employed, cash flow, cash returns and other trend projection

  3. Slide 3: Delivery against targets

    delivery against targets ! reinvest for long term growth " on track ! increase dividends "+8% vs. 1Q 03 ! distribute 100% of excess cash flow "$1.25bn share buybacks in 1Q 04

  4. Slide 4: Petrochemicals: pre-tax cash returns

    petrochemicals: pre-tax cash returns % 25 20 15 10 5 0 00 01 02 03 advantaged (aromatics + acetyls) olefins and derivatives

  5. Slide 5: Petrochemicals: next steps

    petrochemicals: next steps ! advantaged products !retain and grow ! olefins and derivatives !possible separate corporate entity !potential for IPO

  6. Slide 6: Trading environment

    trading environment $/bbl $/mcf $/bbl $/te 35 6 5 160 refining 30 oil 5 140 4 25 120 4 gas 3 100 20 3 petrochemicals 80 15 2 2 60 10 40 1 1 5 20 0 0 0 0 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2003 2004 2003 2004 % change vs % change vs average realisations 1Q03 4Q03 indicator margins 1Q03 4Q03 crude oil $/bb

  7. Slide 7: Forex

    forex quarterly average exchange rates ! natural balance 2.0 1.8 $/£ ! margin pressure in Europe 1.6 ! net 1Q04 vs 1Q03 1.4 pre-tax impact $/€ 1.2 $bn 1.0 (0.1) operating cash flow 0.8 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q (0.2) earnings 2002 2003 2004 (0.1) capex

  8. Slide 8: Financial results

    financial results % change ! results for the first quarter $bn vs 1Q03 !pro forma 4.7 17 !replacement cost 4.2 22 !historical cost 4.8 14 !post-tax adjusted operating 7.1 35 cash flow* !pre-tax cash return ** 32% (5) !ROACE pro forma 24% 0 !dividends ¢/share 6.75 8 * after discretionary pension cont

  9. Slide 9: Exceptional & non-operating items

    exceptional & non-operating items $bn 1Q04 post-tax exceptional items 1300 1.5 non-operating items and UPIS (123) Total 1177 1.0 0.5 0.0 (0.5) 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2003 2004

  10. Slide 10: Return on average capital employed

    return on average capital employed % competitor range* 35 BP 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 (5) (10) 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2002 2003 2004 *BP, ExxonMobil, Shell, ChevronTexaco, Total ROACE = (pro forma result + after tax finance interest + MSI) / pro forma average capital employed

  11. Slide 11: Pre-tax cash returns

    pre-tax cash returns* % 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2002 2003 2004 * pre-tax cash return = pro forma RCP before interest & tax – exceptional items + pro forma DD&A / pro forma average operating capital employed

  12. Slide 12: 1Q04 vs 4Q03 result

    1Q04 vs 4Q03 result pro forma basis $bn post-tax 5 r&m gas 4 oil 3 exceptionals & non-operating items 2 1 0 4Q03 e&noi environ- forex a&d dd&a other 1Q04 ment

  13. Slide 13: 1Q04 vs 1Q03 result

    1Q04 vs 1Q03 result pro forma basis $bn post-tax 6 5 4 exceptionals & non-operating items 3 2 1 0 1Q03 e&noi environ- forex a&d dd&a other 1Q04 ment

  14. Slide 14: TNK-BP

    TNK-BP 4Q03 1Q04 $m impact on BP results BP share of TNK-BP net income 278 219 deferred shares consideration accretion (25) (26) impact on BP net income 253 193 production mboed 720 832 dividend received 297 262 ! $29m charge in 1Q relating to prior period ! Slavneft purchase completed January 16th

  15. Slide 15: Indicators of strategic progress: exploration and production

    indicators of strategic progress exploration and production ! exploration success continues ! major projects remain on track ! 1Q production 4015mboed ! full year expected production of over 4mmboed ! disposals in Canada and deepwater GoM

  16. Slide 16: Indicators of strategic progress: customer facing businesses

    indicators of strategic progress customer facing businesses ! refining and marketing !95.1% refining availability !shop sales up 4% & lubricants up 8% (like-for-like) !disposals: Singapore & Malaysia ! petrochemicals !higher asset utilisation !disposal: specialty intermediates ! gas, power and renew

  17. Slide 17: Sources and uses of cash

    sources and uses of cash $bn post-tax 12 1Q03 1Q04 10 disposals 8 pensions disposals net buybacks 6 dividends 4 acquisitions operations operations 5.5* 7.2* organic 2 capex 0 sources uses sources uses *post-tax adjusted operating cash flow before discretionary pension contributions of $(0.1)bn in 1Q

  18. Slide 18: Gearing

    gearing % 40 35 30 25 20 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2001 2002 2003 2004 pro forma gearing = net debt/(net debt + equity – acquisition adjustment)

  19. Slide 19: Q&A session

    q&a session Byron Grote chief financial officer Fergus MacLeod investor relations

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