Cabot Oil & Gas (COG) Tops Q4 EPS by 2c, Miss on Revenues
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Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE: COG) reported Q4 EPS of $0.13, $0.02 better than the analyst estimate of $0.11. Revenue for the quarter came in at $400.5 million versus the consensus estimate of $429.75 million.
Full-Year 2017 Highlights
- Net income of $100.4 million (or $0.22 per share); adjusted net income (non-GAAP) of $244.5 million (or $0.53 per share)
- Net cash provided by operating activities of $898.2 million; discretionary cash flow (non-GAAP) of $976.1 million
- Free cash flow (non-GAAP) of $154.5 million, marking the second consecutive year of positive free cash flow
- Daily equivalent production growth of 10 percent year-over-year
- Proved reserves growth of 13 percent year-over-year
- Total company all-sources finding and development costs of $0.35 per thousand cubic feet equivalent (Mcfe) and Marcellus-only all-sources finding and development costs of $0.22 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf)
- Returned $202.6 million of cash to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases
- Improved operating expenses per unit by seven percent year-over-year
- Capital expenditures (including investment in equity method investments) of $821.6 million, three percent below the full-year guidance
- Improved return on capital employed (ROCE) (non-GAAP) by over 800 basis points
- Announced the divestiture of three non-core assets for total proceeds of $836.3 million (subject to customary closing conditions and purchase price adjustments)
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