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Occidental (OXY) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

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For the quarter ended March 2023, Occidental Petroleum (OXY - Free Report) reported revenue of $7.26 billion, down 14.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.09, compared to $2.12 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.68% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.54 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.30, the EPS surprise was -16.15%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Occidental performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Worldwide Sales - Total Continuing Operations Production Per Day: 1220 MBOE/D versus 1182.61 MBOE/D estimated by seven analysts on average.
  • Net Production Volumes Per Day By Commodity - Oil - Total Worldwide: 659 MBBL/D versus the five-analyst average estimate of 641.75 MBBL/D.
  • Net Production Volumes Per Day By Commodity-Natural Gas - Total Worldwide: 1732 MMcf/D compared to the 1656.06 MMcf/D average estimate based on five analysts.
  • Average Realized Prices - Oil - Total Worldwide: $74.22 per barrel versus $77.08 per barrel estimated by five analysts on average.
  • Average Realized Prices - Natural Gas - Total Worldwide: $2.76 per thousand cubic feet versus the five-analyst average estimate of $2.26 per thousand cubic feet.
  • Average Realized Prices - NGLs - Total Worldwide: $24.41 per barrel of oil equivalent compared to the $26.93 per barrel of oil equivalent average estimate based on five analysts.
  • Net Production Volumes Per Day By Commodity - Natural Gas - International: 413 MMcf/D compared to the 441.46 MMcf/D average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Net Production Volumes Per Day By Commodity - Natural Gas - United States: 1319 MMcf/D versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1210.33 MMcf/D.
  • Net sales- Oil and gas: $5.33 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $5.74 billion.
  • Net sales- Eliminations: -$256 million compared to the -$281.41 million average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Net sales- Midstream & marketing: $751 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $904.11 million.
  • Net sales- Chemical: $1.41 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.52 billion.
View all Key Company Metrics for Occidental here>>>

Shares of Occidental have returned -8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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