| Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) Beats Q1 Earnings Despite Oil Slump - Tale of the Tape | |
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The Hague-based Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDS.A) owns one of the largest integrated oil and gas businesses in the world. The group has operations all over the world and is involved in various activities related to oil and natural gas, chemicals, power generation, renewable energy resources, and other energy related businesses. Royal Dutch Shell divides its operations into three major segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Corporate. Currently, Royal Dutch Shell has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) but that could change following its first quarter 2015 earnings report which has just released. Coming to earnings surprise history, the company has a good track record: its beaten estimates in 3 of the last four quarters at an average rate of 10.15%. We have highlighted some of the key details from the just-released announcement below: Earnings: Shell beats on earnings. Earnings per ADR (on a current cost of supplies basis) – excluding one-time items and gains or losses from inventories came in at $1.02, considerably above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 70 cents. Revenue: Revenues fall year-over-year. Revenues of $65.7 billion were down 40.1% from the first quarter 2014 level of $109.7 billion. Key Stats: Upstream segment earnings during the quarter (excluding items) were $675 million, a considerable decline from the $5.7 billion (adjusted) earned in the year-ago period. Shell’s upstream volumes averaged 3,166 thousand oil-equivalent barrels per day (MBOE/d), 2.4% lower than the year-ago period. The company’s worldwide realized liquids prices were 52% below their year-earlier levels and natural gas realizations fell 27% from the first quarter of 2014. In the Downstream segment, the Anglo-Dutch super-major recorded a profit (excluding items) of $2.6 billion as against $1.6 billion in the year-ago period. Check back later for our full write up on this Royal Dutch Shell earnings report later! Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report >> Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report ROYAL DTCH SH-A (RDS.A): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research
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Royal Dutch Shell
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CODE : RDSA.AS |
ISIN : US7802592060 |
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Royal Dutch Shell is a oil producing company based in Netherlands. Royal Dutch Shell is listed in Germany, in Netherlands, in United Kingdom and in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is €UR 187.4 billions as of today (US$ 214.0 billions, € 187.4 billions). Its stock quote reached its highest recent level on May 24, 2018 at €UR 31.38, and its lowest recent point on October 30, 2020 at €UR 10.10. Royal Dutch Shell has 8 222 179 840 shares outstanding. |