Apache (APA) Reports Wider Q3 Loss on Lower Oil Realizations

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U.S. energy firm Apache Corporation (APA - Free Report) reported third-quarter 2019 loss per share – excluding one-time items – of 29 cents, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 27 cents. In the year-ago period, the company reported adjusted profit of 63 cents. The underperformance stems from lower oil price realizations.

Revenues of $1.5 billion were 25.5% lower than the third-quarter 2018 sales of $2 billion but beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.4 billion due to higher-than-expected production. Precisely, the Houston, TX-based upstream explorer’s output of 450,644 oil-equivalent barrels per day (BOE/d) surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 441,000 BOE/d.

During the earnings release, the company further informed that it has started a strategic operational reorganization that is expected to result in savings of at least $150 million. The initiative is to be completed by Mar 31, 2020.

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