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Hess Corp (HES) Incurs Narrower-Than-Expected Loss in Q3
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Hess Corporation (HES - Free Report) reported adjusted third-quarter 2017 loss from continuing operations of $1.07 per share, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $1.29 and the year-earlier quarter’s loss of $1.12, owing to lower operating expenses.
Revenues increased to $1,666 million in the quarter from $1,196 million a year ago. The top line also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,279 million on the back of higher oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids price realizations.
Hess Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
In the reported quarter, the Exploration and Production business incurred a loss of $474 million, wider than the year-earlier loss of $234 million.
Quarterly hydrocarbon production was 311 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day, down 1% year over year. The decrease can be attributed to lower drilling activities along with natural field declines, downtime related to natural calamities and asset sales.
Crude oil production was 172 thousand barrels per day against 190 thousand barrels per day in the year-ago quarter. Natural gas liquids production totaled 43 thousand barrels compared with 45 thousand barrels prior-year period. Natural gas output was 552 thousand cubic feet (Mcf) against 472 Mcf a year ago.
Worldwide crude oil realization per barrel of $46.97 (including the impact of hedging) depicted an increase of 13.2% year over year. However, the average crude oil realization per barrel missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $48.86.
Worldwide natural gas prices inched up 4.7% year over year to $3.35 per Mcf. The average worldwide natural gas liquids selling price also increased to $17.22 per barrel from $9.23 in the year-ago quarter.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses during the third quarter totaled $352 million, down more than 16% in the year-ago expenses of $421 million.
Financials
Quarterly net cash flow from operations was $88 million at the end of the quarter. Hess’ capital expenditures totaled $558 million, up 28.9% from $433 million in the prior-year quarter.
As of Sep 30, the company had approximately $2,526 million in cash and $6,592 million in long-term debt. The debt-to-capitalization ratio at the end of the quarter was 31.8%.
Q3 Price Performance
The pricing chart reveals that the company’s shares outperformed the industry in the last three months. During this period, the company’s shares have gained 1.3% compared with the industry’s increase of 8.2%.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Currently, Hess carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). A few better-ranked players in the energy sector include Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ - Free Report) , Braskem SA (BAK - Free Report) and Noble Midstream Partners LP . All these stocks sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Canadian Natural Resources, based in Austin, TX, is an independent oil and gas company. The company delivered earnings surprise of 22.22% in the preceding quarter.
Braskem, the largest petrochemical operator in Latin America, delivered average positive earnings surprise of 88.17% in the last four quarters.
Noble Midstream Partners, headquartered in Houston, TX, has diversified energy infrastructure properties. The company delivered positive earnings surprise of 30.67% in the preceding quarter.
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Hess Corp (HES) Incurs Narrower-Than-Expected Loss in Q3
Hess Corporation (HES - Free Report) reported adjusted third-quarter 2017 loss from continuing operations of $1.07 per share, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $1.29 and the year-earlier quarter’s loss of $1.12, owing to lower operating expenses.
Revenues increased to $1,666 million in the quarter from $1,196 million a year ago. The top line also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,279 million on the back of higher oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids price realizations.
Hess Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Hess Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise | Hess Corporation Quote
Q3 Operational Update
In the reported quarter, the Exploration and Production business incurred a loss of $474 million, wider than the year-earlier loss of $234 million.
Quarterly hydrocarbon production was 311 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day, down 1% year over year. The decrease can be attributed to lower drilling activities along with natural field declines, downtime related to natural calamities and asset sales.
Crude oil production was 172 thousand barrels per day against 190 thousand barrels per day in the year-ago quarter. Natural gas liquids production totaled 43 thousand barrels compared with 45 thousand barrels prior-year period. Natural gas output was 552 thousand cubic feet (Mcf) against 472 Mcf a year ago.
Worldwide crude oil realization per barrel of $46.97 (including the impact of hedging) depicted an increase of 13.2% year over year. However, the average crude oil realization per barrel missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $48.86.
Worldwide natural gas prices inched up 4.7% year over year to $3.35 per Mcf. The average worldwide natural gas liquids selling price also increased to $17.22 per barrel from $9.23 in the year-ago quarter.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses during the third quarter totaled $352 million, down more than 16% in the year-ago expenses of $421 million.
Financials
Quarterly net cash flow from operations was $88 million at the end of the quarter. Hess’ capital expenditures totaled $558 million, up 28.9% from $433 million in the prior-year quarter.
As of Sep 30, the company had approximately $2,526 million in cash and $6,592 million in long-term debt. The debt-to-capitalization ratio at the end of the quarter was 31.8%.
Q3 Price Performance
The pricing chart reveals that the company’s shares outperformed the industry in the last three months. During this period, the company’s shares have gained 1.3% compared with the industry’s increase of 8.2%.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Currently, Hess carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). A few better-ranked players in the energy sector include Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ - Free Report) , Braskem SA (BAK - Free Report) and Noble Midstream Partners LP . All these stocks sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Canadian Natural Resources, based in Austin, TX, is an independent oil and gas company. The company delivered earnings surprise of 22.22% in the preceding quarter.
Braskem, the largest petrochemical operator in Latin America, delivered average positive earnings surprise of 88.17% in the last four quarters.
Noble Midstream Partners, headquartered in Houston, TX, has diversified energy infrastructure properties. The company delivered positive earnings surprise of 30.67% in the preceding quarter.
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