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Chevron Corporation (CVX - Free Report) reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings, boosted by production gains. The U.S. energy major, which is involved in a tussle with Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY - Free Report) to acquire Texas-based upstream company Anadarko Petroleum Corp. , reported earnings per share of $1.39, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.26.
However, the company’s bottom line fell from the year-ago profit of $1.90 on lower crude price realizations and drop in profits in its downstream business, which refines crude oil into fuels like gasoline and diesel oil.
Quarterly revenue of $35.2 billion missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $37.9 billion and was down 6.8% year over year.
Chevron Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Upstream: Chevron’s total production of crude oil and natural gas increased 6.5% compared with last year’s corresponding period to 3,038 thousand oil-equivalent barrels per day (MBOE/d) – the second successive quarter where volumes exceeded 3 million barrels per day. The U.S. output rose 21% year over year to 884 MBOE/d while the company’s international operations (accounting for 71% of the total) increased 1.7% to 2,154 MBOE/d.
Apart from the shale assets in the prolific Permian Basin, the strong output could be attributed to contribution from its Wheatstone LNG development in Australia.
However, the rise in production was offset by lower oil realizations, the result being a 6.8% fall in Chevron’s upstream segment profit – from $3.4 billion in the year-earlier quarter to $3.1 billion.
Downstream: Chevron’s downstream segment achieved earnings of $252 million, 65.4% lower than the profit of $728 million last year. The decline primarily underlined a fall in refined products sales margins.
Cash Flows, Capital Expenditure
Importantly, America's No. 2 energy producer behind ExxonMobil (XOM - Free Report) delivered a solid cash flow performance this quarter – an important gauge for the oil and gas industry – with $5.1 billion in cash flow from operations, up marginally from $5 billion a year ago.
The Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company spent $4.7 billion in capital expenditures during the quarter, up from the year-ago period’s $4.4 billion. Roughly 89% of the total outlays pertained to upstream projects.
As of Mar 31, 2019, the San Ramon, CA-based company had $8.7 billion in cash and cash equivalents and total debt of $33.1 billion, with a debt-to-total capitalization ratio of about 17.6%.
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Chevron (CVX) Q1 Earnings Beat, Downstream Woes Continue
Chevron Corporation (CVX - Free Report) reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings, boosted by production gains. The U.S. energy major, which is involved in a tussle with Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY - Free Report) to acquire Texas-based upstream company Anadarko Petroleum Corp. , reported earnings per share of $1.39, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.26.
However, the company’s bottom line fell from the year-ago profit of $1.90 on lower crude price realizations and drop in profits in its downstream business, which refines crude oil into fuels like gasoline and diesel oil.
Quarterly revenue of $35.2 billion missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $37.9 billion and was down 6.8% year over year.
Chevron Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Chevron Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise | Chevron Corporation Quote
Segment Performance
Upstream: Chevron’s total production of crude oil and natural gas increased 6.5% compared with last year’s corresponding period to 3,038 thousand oil-equivalent barrels per day (MBOE/d) – the second successive quarter where volumes exceeded 3 million barrels per day. The U.S. output rose 21% year over year to 884 MBOE/d while the company’s international operations (accounting for 71% of the total) increased 1.7% to 2,154 MBOE/d.
Apart from the shale assets in the prolific Permian Basin, the strong output could be attributed to contribution from its Wheatstone LNG development in Australia.
However, the rise in production was offset by lower oil realizations, the result being a 6.8% fall in Chevron’s upstream segment profit – from $3.4 billion in the year-earlier quarter to $3.1 billion.
Downstream: Chevron’s downstream segment achieved earnings of $252 million, 65.4% lower than the profit of $728 million last year. The decline primarily underlined a fall in refined products sales margins.
Cash Flows, Capital Expenditure
Importantly, America's No. 2 energy producer behind ExxonMobil (XOM - Free Report) delivered a solid cash flow performance this quarter – an important gauge for the oil and gas industry – with $5.1 billion in cash flow from operations, up marginally from $5 billion a year ago.
The Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company spent $4.7 billion in capital expenditures during the quarter, up from the year-ago period’s $4.4 billion. Roughly 89% of the total outlays pertained to upstream projects.
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Balance Sheet
As of Mar 31, 2019, the San Ramon, CA-based company had $8.7 billion in cash and cash equivalents and total debt of $33.1 billion, with a debt-to-total capitalization ratio of about 17.6%.
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