French industrial gases company Air Liquide reported on Thursday annual sales slightly short of consensus.

The results were hit by high energy prices, although still remaining resilient thanks to a broad presence in different geographies and the company's ability to adapt to the challenging environment.

The supplier of gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen to factories and hospitals posted sales of 29.93 billion euros ($32.04 billion) in 2022, slightly below the 29.96 billion euros ($32.08 billion) average forecast from a company-provided consensus. ($1 = 0.9341 euros) (Reporting by Andrey Sychev and Bartosz Dabrowski; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)