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Hess to Release 4Q15 Earnings, Stock Trend Mostly Falling Hess’s 4Q15 earnings release and revenue estimate
Hess Corporation (HES) is expected to release its 4Q15 earnings on January 27, 2016. Hess’s 4Q15 revenue estimates are lower than its revenue estimates for the previous quarter.
For 4Q15, Hess’s revenue estimate is around $1.45 billion, or ~14% lower than the previous quarter’s revenue, and ~42% lower than the corresponding quarter’s revenue in 2014. The graph above notes that Hess’s revenue had beaten the estimate in the previous quarter. Investors will watch to see if this trend would continue in 4Q15.
Hess’s EPS estimates
Hess’s EPS (earnings per share) estimates were lower than the previous quarter’s estimates. Its 4Q15 loss per share estimate is $1.41. The 3Q15 loss per share was $1.03. The corresponding quarter’s EPS in 2014 was $0.18.
Why were Hess’s revenue and EPS estimates lowered?
The fourth quarter was particularly bad for upstream oil companies given the sub-$40 oil prices. As a result, Hess’s stock rapidly started falling in 4Q15. Lower prices would mean lower price realizations for HES, and that could certainly hurt its revenues and earnings, and also explains the lower 4Q15 estimates.
3Q15 earnings recap
Hess had reported a 3Q15 adjusted net loss of $291 million compared to the adjusted earnings of $332 million in 3Q14. Hess’s peers Apache (APA), Anadarko Petroleum (APC), and Marathon Oil (MRO) recorded adjusted net losses of $21 million, $358 million, and $138 million, respectively, during the same period.
If combined, these companies make up ~5% of the Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE).
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Hess Corporation
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CODE : HES |
ISIN : US42809H1077 |
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Hess Corp. is a and oil exploration company based in United states of america. Hess Corp. is listed in Germany and in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is US$ 49.4 billions as of today (€ 46.4 billions). Its stock quote reached its lowest recent point on November 17, 1989 at US$ 10.06, and its highest recent level on April 23, 2024 at US$ 156.94. Hess Corp. has 315 053 615 shares outstanding. |