Ferreycorp S.A.A. reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2018. Consolidated sales for the fourth quarter went up 19% compared to those of fourth quarter 2017 and amounted to PEN 1.4 billion. Operating profit surged 53% and reached to PEN 150 million. Net income during the fourth quarter reached PEN 54 million and dropped by 3% compared to net income of PEN 56 million during the same quarter last year. The corporation's consolidated sales for full year 2018 amounted to PEN 5.2 billion and rose by 8% compared to 2017, As of December 2018, the corporation results were affected by PEN 59 million exchange loss, which impacted the bottom line and resulted in PEN 225 million net income, unlike full year 2017 where the results were favored by a foreign exchange gain of PEN 25 million. Without considering foreign exchange distortions in both periods, net profit for 2018 would have increased by 17%.