盐湖股份(000792) - 2017 Q4 - 年度业绩预告

Financial Performance - The company expects a net loss attributable to shareholders of between 4.525 billion yuan and 3.54 billion yuan for the year 2017, compared to a profit of 341.26 million yuan in the same period of 2016[3] - Basic earnings per share are projected to be a loss of between -1.62 yuan and -1.27 yuan, compared to earnings of 0.1837 yuan in the previous year[3] Impairment and Losses - The estimated impairment loss for the year 2017 is expected to be approximately 2.9 billion to 3.2 billion yuan due to prolonged construction periods and high product costs[5] - The company's subsidiary, Salt Lake Magnesium Industry, and Haina Chemical reported increased losses compared to the previous year, primarily due to increased depreciation and interest expenses[5] Sales Performance - The sales volume of potassium chloride decreased by 266,000 tons compared to the same period last year[6]