Sturdy demand for LNG-related companies drove Baker Hughes’ third-quarter monetary efficiency above expectations, with the corporate reporting a 23% annual enhance in orders regardless of a dip in internet earnings of 20% on the yr.
Free money stream rose as nicely, from $239 million on the finish of June to $699 million on the finish of September, and money stream from working actions rose from $510 million on the finish of June to $929 million on the finish of September, though each money stream figures had been down on an annual foundation.
Pure gasoline was the motive force of the oilfield service main, which has been constantly rising its publicity to that section amid robust demand projections and a development momentum pushed by the brand new U.S. administration. In reality, Baker Hughes attributed most of its monetary success final quarter to gas-related enterprise actions.
It boasted an order backlog of $4 billion for its Industrial & Power Expertise division, which is especially busy in gasoline and LNG infrastructure and gear. This was solely the third time within the historical past of the corporate that the IET backlog was price $4 billion, Baker Hughes mentioned. The entire measurement of the corporate’s order backlog surged to an all-time excessive of $32.1 billion by the tip of September. The corporate highlighted its work for the Rio Grande LNG facility and the Port Arthur Section 2 improvement.
As within the second quarter, Baker Hughes famous a continued slowdown in oilfield exercise, the place orders elevated however revenues and earnings earlier than curiosity, tax, depreciation and amortization fell on an annual foundation.
“Whereas OFSE margins softened, reflecting the broader macro backdrop, IET delivered one other quarter of robust efficiency, driving consolidated Adjusted EBITDA margins larger year-over-year. This constructive margin development highlights the resilience of our portfolio and the muse we have constructed via disciplined execution,” chief government Lorenzo Simonelli mentioned.
By Irina Slav for Oilprice.com
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