Start Time: 09:00 January 1, 0000 9:43 AM ET Seadrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL ) Q3 2024 Earnings Call November 13, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Company Participants Simon Johnson - President and CEO Grant Creed - EVP and CFO Samir Ali - EVP and CCO Lydia Mabry - Director of IR Conference Call Participants David Smith - Pickering Energy Partners Kurt Hallead - Benchmark Fredrik Stene - Clarksons Securities Hamed Khorsand - BWS Financial Josh Jayne - Daniel Energy Partners Noel Parks - Tuohy Brothers Investment Research Operator Hello, and welcome to the Seadrill Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise.
Seadrill (SDRL) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.49 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.05 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.10 per share a year ago.
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The two offshore oil drilling companies have discussed how to structure a potential merger, according to a report.
Shares of Seadrill rallied early Thursday after a report the offshore drilling company is in talks to merge with Transocean.
Initiating coverage on Seadrill Limited with a "Buy" rating and a 12-18 month investment horizon due to attractive valuation and positive industry tailwinds. Positive industry outlook driven by expected higher oil prices, expansionary monetary policies, and increasing investments in deepwater drilling projects. Strong fundamentals with high financial flexibility, low leverage, and significant cash flow visibility support potential acquisitions and organic growth.
Seadrill reporting mixed earnings results, coupled with a lowered guidance, put pressure on the stock price. Demand has not yet materialized into more contract awards. This is attributed to several reasons, including a supply chain issue. These headwinds are likely to resolve in 2H25. Market fundamentals remain supportive of day rates. Benign floater marketed utilization rate was at 86% despite reactivations. We believe incremental demand will be sufficient to absorb stranded capacity.
Seadrill (SDRL) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.59 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.58 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.16 per share a year ago.
Seadrill is an offshore drilling company focusing on the floater market, with its fleet primarily located in the Deepwater Golden Triangle. Demand for offshore rigs will remain robust due to high oil prices thanks to extended OPEC+ cuts, the growing petrochemical sector, and EV hiccups. Offshore projects will be highly demanded given improved economics. The market will remain undersupplied as newbuilding prices and reactivation cost a fortune.
Seadrill (SDRL) concludes the sale of the West Castor, the West Telesto and the West Tucana jackup rigs operating offshore Qatar, for cash proceeds of $338 million.
Seadrill (SDRL) mentions that the divestiture aligns with its overall strategy to simplify its business and concentrate only on its core operations.
The mean of analysts' price targets for Seadrill (SDRL) points to a 30% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.