Oilfield services provider Patterson-UTI Energy's Q3 revenue beats estimates

Reuters10-23
Oilfield services provider <a href="https://laohu8.com/S/PTEN">Patterson-UTI Energy</a>'s Q3 revenue beats estimates

Overview

  • Patterson-UTI Q3 revenue of $1.2 bln beats analyst expectations

  • Company reports Q3 net loss of $36 mln

  • Returned $64 mln to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases

Outlook

  • Company expects Q4 drilling services adjusted gross profit to decrease by 5%

  • Company forecasts Q4 completion services adjusted gross profit at $85 mln

  • Company anticipates strongest free cash flow generation in Q4

Result Drivers

  • MARGIN PERFORMANCE - Patterson-UTI attributes margin outperformance to operational efficiency and technology advancements

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Revenue

Beat

$1.20 bln

$1.17 bln (10 Analysts)

Q3 Net Income

-$36 mln

Q3 Dividend

$0.08

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 8 "strong buy" or "buy", 7 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the oil & gas drilling peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Patterson-UTI Energy Inc is $7.00, about 13.9% above its October 21 closing price of $6.03

Press Release: ID:nACS9wtcma

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