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Helmerich & Payne (HP) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
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Helmerich & Payne is undervalued due to macro headwinds, integration costs, and Saudi rig suspensions, but maintains industry-leading rigs and strong margins. The company boasts a $7.6bn backlog, high-margin performance contracts, and a 6.9% dividend yield, providing multi-year revenue visibility and shareholder returns. Despite sector-wide rig count declines, temporary cash flow compression, and HP's cost-saving synergies support long-term growth potential.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Helmerich & Payne (HP) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
HP anticipates capital expenditures to be in the range of $360-$395 million for fiscal 2025, accompanied by approximately $595 million in depreciation and amortization expenses.
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE:HP ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 8, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Dave Wilson - VP, IR John Lindsay - President and CEO Kevin Vann - SVP and CFO Conference Call Participants Keith Mackey - RBC Marc Bianchi - TD Cowen Eddie Kim - Barclays David Smith - Pickering Energy Partners Waqar Syed - ATB Capital Markets Doug Becker - Capital One Jeff LeBlanc - TPH Operator Good day, everyone, and welcome to today's H&P's Fiscal Second Quarter Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Helmerich & Payne (HP) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Helmerich & Payne (HP) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.02 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.65 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.86 per share a year ago.
Helmerich & Payne (HP) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
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