Polish Lotos Q3 net at PLN 579 mln, beats forecast

WARSAW, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Poland's No.2 refiner Lotos LTOS.WA turned to a net profit of 579.4 million zlotys ($200 million) in the third quarter, up from a 237.9 million zloty net loss a year earlier, the company said on Thursday.

Analysts had expected the refiner to post a 386 million zloty profit. (Reporting by Patryk Wasilewski, Editing by Ian Geoghegan)