SLB's stock (NYSE: SLB), formerly known as Schlumberger, an oil field services major, faced a challenging 2024, with its stock price lagging behind the broader energy sector and underperforming its peers in the process. However, the company's stock is up 14% since the beginning of this year, compared to only 2% return of the S&P 500 over the same period.
SLB reports strong Q4 earnings, but with clients becoming cautious in their discretionary spending, demand for its products & services is likely to be hurt.
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Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 17, 2025 9:30 AM ET Company Participants James McDonald - SVP of IR & Industry Affairs Olivier Le Peuch - CEO Stephane Biguet - CFO Conference Call Participants David Anderson - Barclays Scott Gruber - Citigroup Arun Jayaram - JPMorgan Neil Mehta - Goldman Sachs Saurabh Pant - Bank of America Roger Read - Wells Fargo Kurt Hallead - Benchmark Stephen Gengaro - Stifel Operator Good morning. My name is Kate, and I will be your conference operator today, and would like to welcome everyone to the Fourth Quarter SLB Earnings Call.
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SLB's Q4 earnings benefit from broad-based growth and margin expansion in the Middle East and Asia, alongside AI advancements and digital solutions.
Schlumberger (SLB 5.16%), a leading global technology company in oilfield services, reported fourth-quarter 2024 results on Friday, Jan. 17, that exceeded Wall Street's consensus expectations. Non-GAAP earnings per share reached $0.92, outperforming the projected $0.90.
Schlumberger (SLB) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.92 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.90 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.86 per share a year ago.
The stock of SLB, the oil services company formerly known as Schlumberger Ltd, rose 3% early Friday after the company posted better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter, driven by strength in its international business.
SLB also boosts its dividend and initiates $2.3 billion in accelerated share repurchases.