-- Formosa Petrochemical (TPE:6505) booked a profit attributable to owners of NT$20.4 billion, or NT$2.14 per share, for the first quarter, according to a Thursday Taiwan bourse filing.
Shares gained over 1% in recent trade on Thursday.
The company did not provide comparative year-ago figures.
Operating revenue stood at NT$162 billion, the operator of petroleum refineries said.