earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
Patterson-UTI Q2 net income $84.6M ($0.40/share), revenue $759M; cuts 2023 capex to $485M
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC
2023-Q2 EPS reported
$0.87
revenue$1,550,687,000
- Net income of $84.6M ($0.40 diluted EPS) vs. $99.7M ($0.46) in Q1; revenue fell 4% to $759M.
- Contract drilling avg rig margin/day up $1,030 to $16,910; Q3 avg U.S. rig count expected ~119.
- Pressure pumping Q2 revenue $250M, adj. gross margin $53.8M; expects Q3 revenue ~$230M and margin $37M.
- Lowers 2023 capex forecast to $485M from prior; repurchased 1.8M shares in Q2, returned $126M in H1.
- Declared $0.08/share dividend payable Sept 21, 2023; $281M remains under share repurchase authorization.