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Phillips 66 (PSX) Q3 Earnings Beat, Revenues Miss Estimates
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Phillips 66 (PSX - Free Report) posted third-quarter 2019 adjusted earnings per share of $3.11, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.60. The bottom line also increased from the year-ago $3.10, courtesy of contributions from transportation and NGL businesses.
Quarterly revenues totaled $27.8 billion, down from the year-ago quarter’s $30.6 billion. The top line also missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $28.3 billion owing to soft refining margin.
Segment Results
Midstream
The segment generated adjusted pre-tax quarterly earnings of $440 million, up from $312 million in the year-ago quarter on increased contributions from transportation and NGL businesses.
Chemicals
The segment reported adjusted pre-tax earnings of $269 million, up from $263 million in the prior-year quarter.
Refining
The segment’s adjusted pre-tax profit of $839 million declined from the year-ago quarter’s $1,263 million. The underperformance can be attributed to higher costs related to turnaround activities and soft margins.
Marketing and Specialties (M&S)
This segment’s pre-tax earnings improved from $385 million in the year-ago quarter to $498 million.
Financial Condition
In the reported quarter, Phillips 66 generated $1,662 million of cash from operations. Through dividend payouts and share repurchases, the company returned capital worth $841 million to stockholders.
As of Sep 30, 2019, cash and cash equivalents were $2,268 million along with debt of $11.9 billion. The company’s debt-to-capitalization ratio was 31%.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Phillips 66 currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Meanwhile, a few better-ranked players in the energy space are Crescent Point Energy Corp. , Matrix Service Company (MTRX - Free Report) and Pembina Pipeline Corporation (PBA - Free Report) . All the stocks sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Crescent beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the prior four quarters, the average positive earnings surprise being 235.1%.
Matrix Service has managed to beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings in three of the past four quarters.
Pembina Pipeline has an average positive earnings surprise of 28.1% for the past four quarters.
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Phillips 66 (PSX) Q3 Earnings Beat, Revenues Miss Estimates
Phillips 66 (PSX - Free Report) posted third-quarter 2019 adjusted earnings per share of $3.11, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.60. The bottom line also increased from the year-ago $3.10, courtesy of contributions from transportation and NGL businesses.
Quarterly revenues totaled $27.8 billion, down from the year-ago quarter’s $30.6 billion. The top line also missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $28.3 billion owing to soft refining margin.
Segment Results
Midstream
The segment generated adjusted pre-tax quarterly earnings of $440 million, up from $312 million in the year-ago quarter on increased contributions from transportation and NGL businesses.
Chemicals
The segment reported adjusted pre-tax earnings of $269 million, up from $263 million in the prior-year quarter.
Refining
The segment’s adjusted pre-tax profit of $839 million declined from the year-ago quarter’s $1,263 million. The underperformance can be attributed to higher costs related to turnaround activities and soft margins.
Marketing and Specialties (M&S)
This segment’s pre-tax earnings improved from $385 million in the year-ago quarter to $498 million.
Financial Condition
In the reported quarter, Phillips 66 generated $1,662 million of cash from operations. Through dividend payouts and share repurchases, the company returned capital worth $841 million to stockholders.
As of Sep 30, 2019, cash and cash equivalents were $2,268 million along with debt of $11.9 billion. The company’s debt-to-capitalization ratio was 31%.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Phillips 66 currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Meanwhile, a few better-ranked players in the energy space are Crescent Point Energy Corp. , Matrix Service Company (MTRX - Free Report) and Pembina Pipeline Corporation (PBA - Free Report) . All the stocks sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Crescent beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the prior four quarters, the average positive earnings surprise being 235.1%.
Matrix Service has managed to beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings in three of the past four quarters.
Pembina Pipeline has an average positive earnings surprise of 28.1% for the past four quarters.
5 Stocks Set to Double
Each was hand-picked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2020. Each comes from a different sector and has unique qualities and catalysts that could fuel exceptional growth.
Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.
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