Weatherford InternationalNASDAQ: WFRD

Weatherford International's Q3 revenue missed analyst expectations, but EPS beat estimates, showing mixed financial performance. Segment revenues remained flat, with minimal growth, and adjusted EBITDA decreased by 3%, indicating slowing growth. Despite positive capital allocation moves and reduced net debt, the company's future growth outlook is unclear.

Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ:WFRD ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 23, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Luke Lemoine - SVP, Corporate Development and IR Girish Saligram - President & CEO Arun Mitra - EVP & CFO Conference Call Participants David Anderson - Barclays James West - Evercore Scott Gruber - Citigroup Ati Modak - Goldman Sachs Jim Rollyson - Raymond James Saurabh Pant - Bank of America Kurt Hallead - Benchmark Doug Becker - Capital One Joshua Chan - Daniel Energy Partners Operator Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by.

Weatherford (WFRD) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.06 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.65 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.66 per share a year ago.

Revenues of $1,409 million increased 7% year-over-year Operating income of $243 million increased 11% year-over-year Net income of $157 million increased 28% year-over-year; net income margin of 11.1% Adjusted EBITDA* of $355 million increased 16% year-over-year; adjusted EBITDA margin* of 25.2% increased by 197 basis points year-over-year Cash provided by operating activities of $262 million, an increase of $112 million sequentially and $90 million year-over-year; adjusted free cash flow* of $184 million, an increase of $88 million sequentially and $47 million year-over-year Received credit rating upgrade from S&P Global Ratings to ‘BB-' with positive outlook, and from Fitch to ‘BB-' with stable outlook Shareholder returns of $68 million for the quarter, which includes dividends payment of $18 million and share repurchases of $50 million Board approved quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share payable on December 5, 2024 to shareholders of record as of November 6, 2024 Deployment of Victus™ Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) systems in the first two deep geothermal exploration wells that have been drilled for a major operator in the Middle East Aramco awarded Weatherford a three-year Corporate Procurement Agreement (CPA) including Cementation Products, Completions, Liner Hangers, and Whipstocks, as well as associated service agreements, to enhance its operational efficiency and strategic goals Hosted 20th annual FWRD conference focused on digitalization and next-generation life-of-well solutions to boost efficiency, sustainability, and performance *Non-GAAP - refer to the section titled Non-GAAP Financial Measures Defined and GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciled HOUSTON, Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ: WFRD) (“Weatherford” or the “Company”) announced today its results for the third quarter of 2024. Revenues for the third quarter of 2024 were $1,409 million, an increase of 0.3% sequentially and an increase of 7% year-over-year.

HOUSTON, Sept. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ: WFRD) (“Weatherford” or the “Company”) will host a conference call on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 to discuss the Company's results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2024.

HOUSTON, Sept. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ: WFRD) (“Weatherford” or the “Company”) today announced the Company's issuer credit rating has recently been upgraded to ‘BB-' from 'B+' by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”). S&P based the rating upgrade on multiple factors, including improved operating efficiency and debt repayment.

HOUSTON, Sept. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ: WFRD) (“Weatherford” or the “Company”) today announced the acquisition of Datagration Solutions Inc., an innovator in unified data integration, analytics, and machine learning. The acquisition establishes Weatherford as having one of the industry's most capable and contemporary digital offerings for production and asset optimization and demonstrates its commitment to continuously driving innovation across its technology portfolio.

HOUSTON, Aug. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ: WFRD) (“Weatherford,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) announced today the release of its annual Sustainability Report, which shares the Company's latest advancements in environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) practices and sustainability efforts.

*Non-GAAP - refer to the section titled Non-GAAP Financial Measures Defined and GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciled