Murphy Oil (MUR) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
Murphy Oil Corporation MUR posted third-quarter 2022 adjusted net income of $1.84 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.56 by 17.9%. The bottom line improved a whopping 666.7% from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of 24 cents.
Revenues
In the quarter under review, Murphy Oil’s revenues of $1,303.4 million beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $931 million by 40%. The top line improved 106.6% from the prior-year quarter’s $630.7 million.
Murphy Oil Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Operational Highlights
Murphy Oil produced 188,487 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOE/D) in the third quarter, comprising 51% oil and 57% liquids. Production volumes were above the top end of guidance due to a less active Gulf of Mexico hurricane season and strong well performance in the Eagle Ford Shale.
In the quarter under review, Murphy Oil’s total costs and expenses amounted to $550.3 million, up 35.1% from $407.3 million in the prior-year quarter.
MUR incurred net interest charges of $37.4 million, down 9.5% from $46.9 million in the prior-year quarter.
Murphy Oil during the quarter lowered its long-term debt by $248 million through redemption, partial tender and open market purchases of senior notes. Murphy Oil increased its annualized dividend to $1.00 per share.
Financial Condition
Murphy Oil had cash and cash equivalents of $465.9 million as of Sep 30, 2022 compared with $521.2 million as of Dec 31, 2021.
Long-term debt totaled $2,022.9 million on Sep 30, 2022 compared with $2,465.4 million as of Dec 31, 2021.
Net cash provided by continuing operational activities in the first nine month of 2022 was $1,678.7 million compared with $1,091.3 million in the year-ago period.
Guidance
MUR’s 2022 production guidance for 2022 has been revised to 164-172 MBOE/D band.
Murphy Oil expects 2022 capital expenditure in the range of $975- $1,025 million. MUR is expecting fourth-quarter production volumes in the range of 1,73,500 –1,81,500 BOE/D.
Zacks Rank
Murphy Oil currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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