LSB Industries Third Quarter 2022 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Lags
LSB Industries (NYSE:LXU) Third Quarter 2022 Results
Key Financial Results
Revenue: US$184.3m (up 45% from 3Q 2021).
Net income: US$2.31m (up from US$251.5m loss in 3Q 2021).
Profit margin: 1.3% (up from net loss in 3Q 2021). The move to profitability was primarily driven by lower expenses.
EPS: US$0.027 (up from US$6.39 loss in 3Q 2021).
All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period
LSB Industries Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Falls Short
Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 19%. Earnings per share (EPS) missed analyst estimates by 59%.
Looking ahead, revenue is expected to decline by 11% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, while revenues in the Chemicals industry in the US are expected to grow by 2.4%.
Performance of the American Chemicals industry.
The company's shares are down 19% from a week ago.
Risk Analysis
We should say that we've discovered 3 warning signs for LSB Industries (1 shouldn't be ignored!) that you should be aware of before investing here.
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