Sorpresa y media...para algunos,Tenaris saco el 4

(RTTNews) - Tenaris S.A. (TS: News ) posted fourth-quarter net income attributable to equity holders of US$222.4 million or US$0.19 per share compared with US$93.7 million or US$0.08 per share in the same quarter last year. On average, analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report earnings of US$0.43 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items. Net sales for the quarter decreased to US$1.84 billion from US$3.20 billion in the prior year period. Analysts expected revenues of US$1.85 billion for the quarter. The company said that its board of directors approved the payment of an annual dividend of US$0.34 per share or US$0.68 per ADS or about US$401 million which includes the interim dividend of US$0.13 per share or US$0.26 per ADS paid in November 2009. f the annual dividend is approved by the shareholders, a dividend of US$0.21 per share or US$0.42 per ADS, or approximately US$248 million will be paid on June 24, 2010, with an ex-dividend date of June 21 th.

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