earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.75
Valaris Q3 net income $63M, revenue $643M; repurchases $100M, adds $168M backlog
Valaris Ltd
2024-Q3 EPS reported
$3.26
revenue$1,778,200,000
- Net income fell to $63M from $151M in Q2, driven by $24M tax expense vs $30M benefit.
- Revenue up 5% to $643M; Adjusted EBITDA +8% to $150M; cash from ops $193M, FCF $111M.
- Repurchased $100M of shares in Q3; cash and equivalents $392M at Sep 30.
- Full quarter operations for drillship DS-7; awarded $168M contract extension for jackup 118.
- ARO Drilling revenues down 8%; recorded $28.4M impairment; two contract suspensions terminated.