Mechel posted a first-quarter net loss of $321 million Tuesday, compared with profit of $218 million in the same quarter last year, partly due to the sale of loss-making Romanian assets in February.
Its net loss adjusted for the effect of assets impairment, discontinued operations and other lines would come to $233 million, Mechel added. Analysts had expected Mechel to report a net loss of $111 million, according to a media poll.
The coal miner and steelmaker said first-quarter revenue fell 16 percent, year on year, to $2.5 billion, while earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) were down 57 percent at $210 million, in line with expectations.
"We disposed of Romanian steelmaking assets, which did not fit into the company's reviewed strategy and had a negative impact on our financial results," Mechel chief executive Yevgeny Mikhel said in a statement.
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