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Williams (WMB) Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates in Q3
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The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB - Free Report) reported third-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings per share of 48 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 44 cents and surpassing the year-earlier period’s profit of 34 cents per share. The outperformance was due to higher-than-expected contributions from a couple of segments.
Adjusted EBITDA from the Others segment totaled $127 million, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $117 million. Adjusted EBITDA of $337 million from the West unit beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $314 million.
Meanwhile, in the quarter ended Sep 30, Williams’ revenues of $3.02 billion outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.87 billion and also beat last year’s third-quarter revenues of $2.47 billion. The outperformance could be attributed to increased product sales.
Key Takeaways
Adjusted EBITDA was $1.64 billion in the quarter under review, reflecting an increase of 15.3% from the corresponding period of 2021. Cash flow from operations totaled $1.49 billion, up 78.7% from the prior-year period.
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Transmission & Gulf of Mexico: Comprising WMB’s massive Transco pipeline system and Northwest Pipeline, the segment generated adjusted EBITDA of $671 million, rising 6.5% from the year-ago quarter.
This unit’s performance was largely driven by higher service revenues from Transco’s Leidy South expansion project and reduced hurricane impacts on the Gulf Coast region.
West: This segment focuses on the gathering and processing of assets in the Western region of the United States. It delivered an adjusted EBITDA of $337 million, 31.1% higher than the $257 million recorded in the year-earlier quarter.
The improvement in results was primarily due to higher commodity-based rates and higher Haynesville gathering volumes, including contributions from Trace Midstream acquired in April.
Northeast G&P: The segment is engaged in natural gas gathering and processing, along with the NGL fractionation business in the Marcellus and Utica shale regions.
The unit generated adjusted EBITDA of $464 million, up almost 5% from the prior-year quarter’s $442 million. This uptick was driven by higher service revenues from Ohio Valley Midstream.
Gas & NGL Marketing Services: This unit generated adjusted EBITDA of $38 million, up 11.8% from the prior-year quarter’s $34 million. The result of this segment benefited from stable commodity margins, which included the write-downs of inventory to lower period-end market prices.
Costs, Capex & Balance Sheet
In the reported quarter, total costs and expenses of $2.2 billion rose by almost 3.8% compared with the year-ago quarter’s figure of $2.12 billion.
Williams’ total capital investment was $950 million in the third quarter, up from $469 million a year ago. As of Sep 30, 2022, the company had cash and cash equivalents of $859 million and long-term debt of $22.5 billion, with a debt-to-capitalization of almost 61.8%.
2022 Guidance
WMB maintained its 2022 adjusted EBITDA in the range of $6.1 billion-$6.4 billion, with growth capital spending anticipated in the range of $1.25 billion-$1.35 billion. Further, Williams expects to achieve a leverage ratio midpoint of 3.6, lower than the original guidance of 3.8.
Moreover, the company reaffirmed its maintenance capital expenditures between $650 million and $750 million.
TotalEnergies SE (TTE - Free Report) reported third-quarter 2022 operating earnings of $3.83 (€3.78) per share, lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.91 per share by 2.04%.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for TTE’s 2022 earnings implies year-over-year growth of 117.7%. TotalEnergies posted an average surprise of 10.9% in the last four reported quarters.
Devon Energy Corp. (DVN - Free Report) reported third-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings of $2.18 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.13 by 2.4%. Earnings were up 101.9% from the year-ago quarter.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for DVN’s 2022 earnings implies year-over-year growth of 150.7%. Devon Energy witnessed an average surprise of 8.5% in the last four reported quarters.
CNX Resources Corporation (CNX - Free Report) reported a third-quarter 2022 adjusted loss of 54 cents per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings of 72 cents by 175%.
CNX Resources’ long-term (three to five years) earnings growth is currently pegged at 26.1%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CNX’s 2022 earnings implies year-over-year growth of 23.6%.
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Williams (WMB) Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates in Q3
The Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB - Free Report) reported third-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings per share of 48 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 44 cents and surpassing the year-earlier period’s profit of 34 cents per share. The outperformance was due to higher-than-expected contributions from a couple of segments.
Adjusted EBITDA from the Others segment totaled $127 million, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $117 million. Adjusted EBITDA of $337 million from the West unit beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $314 million.
Meanwhile, in the quarter ended Sep 30, Williams’ revenues of $3.02 billion outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.87 billion and also beat last year’s third-quarter revenues of $2.47 billion. The outperformance could be attributed to increased product sales.
Key Takeaways
Adjusted EBITDA was $1.64 billion in the quarter under review, reflecting an increase of 15.3% from the corresponding period of 2021. Cash flow from operations totaled $1.49 billion, up 78.7% from the prior-year period.
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Segmental Analysis
Transmission & Gulf of Mexico: Comprising WMB’s massive Transco pipeline system and Northwest Pipeline, the segment generated adjusted EBITDA of $671 million, rising 6.5% from the year-ago quarter.
This unit’s performance was largely driven by higher service revenues from Transco’s Leidy South expansion project and reduced hurricane impacts on the Gulf Coast region.
West: This segment focuses on the gathering and processing of assets in the Western region of the United States. It delivered an adjusted EBITDA of $337 million, 31.1% higher than the $257 million recorded in the year-earlier quarter.
The improvement in results was primarily due to higher commodity-based rates and higher Haynesville gathering volumes, including contributions from Trace Midstream acquired in April.
Northeast G&P: The segment is engaged in natural gas gathering and processing, along with the NGL fractionation business in the Marcellus and Utica shale regions.
The unit generated adjusted EBITDA of $464 million, up almost 5% from the prior-year quarter’s $442 million. This uptick was driven by higher service revenues from Ohio Valley Midstream.
Gas & NGL Marketing Services: This unit generated adjusted EBITDA of $38 million, up 11.8% from the prior-year quarter’s $34 million. The result of this segment benefited from stable commodity margins, which included the write-downs of inventory to lower period-end market prices.
Costs, Capex & Balance Sheet
In the reported quarter, total costs and expenses of $2.2 billion rose by almost 3.8% compared with the year-ago quarter’s figure of $2.12 billion.
Williams’ total capital investment was $950 million in the third quarter, up from $469 million a year ago. As of Sep 30, 2022, the company had cash and cash equivalents of $859 million and long-term debt of $22.5 billion, with a debt-to-capitalization of almost 61.8%.
2022 Guidance
WMB maintained its 2022 adjusted EBITDA in the range of $6.1 billion-$6.4 billion, with growth capital spending anticipated in the range of $1.25 billion-$1.35 billion. Further, Williams expects to achieve a leverage ratio midpoint of 3.6, lower than the original guidance of 3.8.
Moreover, the company reaffirmed its maintenance capital expenditures between $650 million and $750 million.
Zacks Rank
Williams currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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TotalEnergies SE (TTE - Free Report) reported third-quarter 2022 operating earnings of $3.83 (€3.78) per share, lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.91 per share by 2.04%.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for TTE’s 2022 earnings implies year-over-year growth of 117.7%. TotalEnergies posted an average surprise of 10.9% in the last four reported quarters.
Devon Energy Corp. (DVN - Free Report) reported third-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings of $2.18 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.13 by 2.4%. Earnings were up 101.9% from the year-ago quarter.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for DVN’s 2022 earnings implies year-over-year growth of 150.7%. Devon Energy witnessed an average surprise of 8.5% in the last four reported quarters.
CNX Resources Corporation (CNX - Free Report) reported a third-quarter 2022 adjusted loss of 54 cents per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings of 72 cents by 175%.
CNX Resources’ long-term (three to five years) earnings growth is currently pegged at 26.1%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CNX’s 2022 earnings implies year-over-year growth of 23.6%.