On July 23, Total SA rose 8.35% overnight, trading at $92.0/share, with turnover of $47,300. The rally was driven by the release of a strong Q2 earnings report featuring substantial year-over-year profit growth and constructive forward guidance.
The company reported Q2 adjusted earnings per share of $2.68, representing a 70.7% increase from $1.57 in the prior-year period. Adjusted net income came in at $6.03 billion, while revenue reached $61.77 billion, significantly exceeding the prior market consensus of $53.35 billion. The results were supported by rising Brent crude prices and approximately 4% organic production growth, with Q2 hydrocarbon output approaching 2.4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. Although EPS narrowly missed the latest analyst estimate of $2.71, the company confirmed its full-year net investment guidance of $15 billion and projected Q3 production growth of 3% year-over-year excluding Middle East conflict impacts, which are estimated to affect 5%-10% of total output.
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