By Adriano Marchese


Imperial Oil Ltd. on Tuesday reported a rise in fourth-quarter profit while revenue growth missed analyst forecasts.

The Canadian petroleum company reported net income of 1.73 billion Canadian dollars ($1.29 billion), or C$2.86 a share, compared with C$813 million, or C$1.18 a share at this time in the prior year.

According to analysts polled on FactSet, the company was expected to report a profit of C$2.57 a share.

Cash flow from operating activities reached C$2.8 billion, down from C$1.63 billion.

Revenues rose to C$14.45 billion from C$12.31 billion, missing analyst forecasts of C$17.55 billion.

Imperial Oil said production averaged 441,000 gross oil-equivalent barrels a day, down slightly from 445,000 barrels a day a year earlier, just above analyst expectations of 440,000 barrels a day.

Refinery throughput rose to an average of 433,000 barrels a day from 416,000 barrels a day.


Write to Adriano Marchese at adriano.marchese@wsj.com


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