UGI Corp (UGI) Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Beat

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UGI Corporation (UGI - Free Report) delivered second-quarter fiscal 2019 adjusted earnings of $1.43 per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.58 by 9.49%. The bottom line declined 15.4% from the prior-year quarter’s figure of $1.69.

Excluding one-time items, the company generated GAAP earnings of $1.38 in the reported quarter compared with the year-ago quarter’s figure of $1.57.

Revenues

Revenues of $2,606 million in the quarter surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2,591 million by 0.57%. However, the top line declined 7.3% from the year-ago quarter’s figure of $2,812 million.

 

Operational Highlights

Total operating income amounted to $538.8 million compared with $591 million in the year-ago quarter.

Total interest expenses amounted to $61 million, up 5% from the prior-year quarter’s tally.

Warmer-than-normal weather during the critical heating months of January and February led to decline in retail volume in AmeriGas,UGI International and Midstream & Marketing operations.

Guidance

The company reaffirmed fiscal 2019 EPS guidance in the range of $2.40-$2.60.

Zacks Rank

UGI currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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