Feb 22 (Reuters) - SNC-Lavalin Group Inc SNC.TO :
* SNC-LAVALIN REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END RESULTS
* Q4 LOSS PER SHARE C$9.11
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE C$-1.19 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* Q4 REVENUE C$2.5 BILLION VERSUS REFINITIV IBES ESTIMATE OF C$2.68 BILLION
* BACKLOG OF $14.9 BILLION AT END OF DECEMBER 2018
* PROCESS FOR POTENTIAL SALE OF A PORTION OF ITS INTEREST IN HIGHWAY 407 ETR CONTINUES TO PROGRESS
* SEES 2019 ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS FROM E&C IN RANGE OF $2.00 TO $2.20
* HAS REDUCED QUARTERLY DIVIDEND BY $0.187 PER SHARE
* NON-CASH AFTER-TAX GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT CHARGE OF $1.2 BILLION RELATING TO COMPANY'S OIL & GAS SEGMENT FOR FY
* DECLARED A QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.10 PER SHARE
* SEES 2019 ADJUSTED CONSOLIDATED DILUTED EPS $3.00 - $3.20
* FY2019 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$2.14 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* SNC-LAVALIN GROUP - ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, EXPECTS THAT Q1 2019 ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS FROM E&C BE LOWEST OF YEAR
* MINING & METALLURGY SEGMENT EBIT IS EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED BY A LOWER REVENUE LEVEL IN 2019
* EXPECTS THAT OIL & GAS SEGMENT EBIT TO BE HIGHER IN 2019
* SNC-LAVALIN GROUP - QTRLY ADJUSTED LOSS PER SHARE $1.31
* SNC-LAVALIN -Q4 CHARGES RELATED TO RESTRUCTURING, OTHER OF $48.8 MILLION (AFTER TAXES) MAINLY RELATED TO "OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE" PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN 2016
* TOTAL BOOKINGS FOR Q4 2018 AMOUNTED TO $2.2 BILLION, REPRESENTING A 0.9 BOOK-TO-BILL RATIO
* AFTER Q1, ANTICIPATES A GRADUAL INCREASE IN ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM E&C THROUGHOUT REMAINDER OF YEAR