Yahoo Finance ExxonMobil's (XOM) Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Miss
Exxon Mobil Corporation's XOM first-quarter 2023 earnings per share of $2.83, excluding identified items, beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.65 and improved from the year-ago profit of $2.07.
Total quarterly revenues of $86,564 million missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $96,036 million and declined from the year-ago quarter’s $90,500 million.
The strong earnings resulted from solid contributions from the Energy Products business line. This was offset partially by lower earnings from upstream operations.
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Operational Performance
Upstream
The segment reported quarterly earnings (excluding identified items) of $6,615 million, declining from $7,743 million in the year-ago quarter. Lower crude prices primarily led to the fall.
Operations in the United States recorded a profit of $1,632 million, which decreased from $2,376 million in the March quarter of 2022. The company reported a profit of $4,983 million from non-U.S. operations, deteriorating from $5,367 million in the year-ago quarter.
Production: ExxonMobil’s total production averaged 3,831 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (MBoe/d), higher than 3,675 MBoe/d a year ago.
Liquid production increased to 2,495 thousand barrels per day (MBbls/d) from 2,266 MBbls/d in the prior-year quarter. The outperformance was owing to higher production, primarily in the United States and Canada. Yet, natural gas production was 8,016 million cubic feet per day (Mmcf/d), down from 8,452 Mmcf/d a year ago, primarily due to lower output from the United States and Canada.
Price Realization: In the United States, ExxonMobil recorded crude price realization of $73.95 per barrel, significantly lower than the year-ago quarter’s $93.51. The same metric for non-U.S. operations declined to $67.93 per barrel from $89.71.
Natural gas prices in the United States were $3.20 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf), lower than the year-ago quarter’s $4.80. But, in the non-U.S. section, the metric improved to $17.39 per Mcf from $16.42.
Energy Products
The segment recorded a profit (excluding identified items) of $4,213 million, reversing from a loss of $196 million a year ago primarily due to the Beaumont refinery expansion start-up.
Chemical Products
This unit of ExxonMobil recorded a $371 million profit (excluding identified items), down from $1,405 million in the year-ago quarter on lower industry margins.
Specialty Products
This unit of ExxonMobil recorded a $774 million profit (excluding identified items), up from earnings of $476 million in the year-ago quarter, primarily due to increased volumes, thanks to demand recovery in China.
Financials
In the quarter under review, ExxonMobil generated a cash flow of $17,195 million from operations and asset divestments. The company’s capital and exploration spending was $6,380 million.
At the end of first-quarter 2023, ExxonMobil’s total cash and cash equivalents were $32,651 million, and long-term debt amounted to $39,150 million.
Guidance
For this year, XOM expects to meet its guidance for capital and exploration expenditures of $23 billion to $25 billion.
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Currently, ExxonMobil carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Better-ranked players in the energy space include Marathon Petroleum Corporation MPC, Sunoco LP SUN and Enterprise Products Partners LP EPD. While Marathon Petroleum and Sunoco sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Enterprise Products carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Marathon Petroleum operates the largest refining system in the nation. In the past seven days, MPC has witnessed upward earnings estimate revisions for 2023.
Sunoco has a stable business model while distributing motor fuel to approximately 10,000 convenience stores. For this year, SUN has witnessed upward earnings estimate revisions in the past seven days.
Enterprise Products has a stable business model and is not significantly exposed to the volatility in oil and gas prices. It generates stable fee-based revenues from its extensive pipeline network that spreads across more than 50,000 miles, transporting natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil petrochemicals and refined products.
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