Empresas y finanzas

Rosneft says 2013 net profit up 51 percent, above forecast

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Rosneft , Russia's No. 1 oil producer, said on Wednesday its 2013 net income rose 51 percent to 551 billion roubles ($15.6 billion), outperforming analyst forecasts, after the company bought oil firm TNK-BP.

Analysts, polled by Reuters, had expected full-year net income at 511 billion roubles.

The company's free cash flow was 201 billion roubles excluding prepayments for long-term delivery contracts.

Last year revenue increased 52 percent to 4.69 trillion roubles, the company said in a statement.

Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose 53 percent to 947 billion roubles, compared to a Reuters poll of 948 billion roubles.

(Reporting by Katya Golubkova)

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