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KBR Boosts Backlog With New Contract Win From ZPC in China
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KBR, Inc.’s (KBR - Free Report) ROSE supercritical Solvent De-Asphalting technology has been chosen by Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co. Ltd. (“ZPC”), a subsidiary of Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd. in China.
Per the contract, KBR will be offering technology licensing and proprietary engineering design to ZPC, intended to upgrade the latter’s residue conversion for higher profitability and operational sustainability.
KBR’s ROSE is an innovative supercritical extraction technology designed for safe start-up and reliable performance, significantly improving the carbon footprint for refiners. This efficient and simple process will help ZPC in achieving its desired relatable goals.
KBR’s Contract Winning Spree
KBR’s focus on a resilient business model and efficiency-boosting initiatives have sparked its project-winning momentum. Also, the rising global importance of national security, energy security, energy transition and climate change has been acting as a major tailwind.
The company’s solid backlog and option level of $20.1 billion at the fiscal second-quarter 2024 end highlight its underlying strength. KBR received $2.1 billion in bookings and options in highly strategic areas with a trailing 12-month book-to-bill of 1x. The upside was backed by growth across Sustainable Technology Solutions as well as the Government Solutions’ new and on-contract growth across International, Defense & Intel and Science and Space.
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KBR’s shares have gained 11% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Engineering - R and D Services industry’s 23.1% growth. Although shares of the company have underperformed its industry, new and on-contract growth across its Government Solutions businesses and increased demand for sustainable services and technology are likely to be beneficial in the upcoming period.
Going forward, KBR expects broad-based growth across both segments. Primary growth drivers include high-end and differentiated government business work, strong margin performance and technology and consulting business.
KBR’s Zacks Rank & Key Picks
KBR currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL - Free Report) currently sports a Zacks Rank of 1. It has a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 17.4%, on average. Shares of STRL gained 42% in the past year.
The consensus estimate for STRL’s 2024 sales and EPS implies an increase of 9.7% and 26.6%, respectively, from the prior-year levels.
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KBR Boosts Backlog With New Contract Win From ZPC in China
KBR, Inc.’s (KBR - Free Report) ROSE supercritical Solvent De-Asphalting technology has been chosen by Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co. Ltd. (“ZPC”), a subsidiary of Rongsheng Petrochemical Co. Ltd. in China.
Per the contract, KBR will be offering technology licensing and proprietary engineering design to ZPC, intended to upgrade the latter’s residue conversion for higher profitability and operational sustainability.
KBR’s ROSE is an innovative supercritical extraction technology designed for safe start-up and reliable performance, significantly improving the carbon footprint for refiners. This efficient and simple process will help ZPC in achieving its desired relatable goals.
KBR’s Contract Winning Spree
KBR’s focus on a resilient business model and efficiency-boosting initiatives have sparked its project-winning momentum. Also, the rising global importance of national security, energy security, energy transition and climate change has been acting as a major tailwind.
The company’s solid backlog and option level of $20.1 billion at the fiscal second-quarter 2024 end highlight its underlying strength. KBR received $2.1 billion in bookings and options in highly strategic areas with a trailing 12-month book-to-bill of 1x. The upside was backed by growth across Sustainable Technology Solutions as well as the Government Solutions’ new and on-contract growth across International, Defense & Intel and Science and Space.
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
KBR’s shares have gained 11% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Engineering - R and D Services industry’s 23.1% growth. Although shares of the company have underperformed its industry, new and on-contract growth across its Government Solutions businesses and increased demand for sustainable services and technology are likely to be beneficial in the upcoming period.
Going forward, KBR expects broad-based growth across both segments. Primary growth drivers include high-end and differentiated government business work, strong margin performance and technology and consulting business.
KBR’s Zacks Rank & Key Picks
KBR currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Here are some better-ranked stocks from the Construction sector.
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (FIX - Free Report) currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
FIX delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 20.6%, on average. The stock has risen 64.4% in the past year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for FIX’s 2024 sales and earnings per share (EPS) indicates growth of 29.4% and 57.8%, respectively, from the prior-year levels.
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL - Free Report) currently sports a Zacks Rank of 1. It has a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 17.4%, on average. Shares of STRL gained 42% in the past year.
The consensus estimate for STRL’s 2024 sales and EPS implies an increase of 9.7% and 26.6%, respectively, from the prior-year levels.
Frontdoor, Inc. (FTDR - Free Report) presently sports a Zacks Rank of 1. FTDR delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 279%, on average. The stock has gained 47.7% in the past year.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for FTDR’s 2024 sales and EPS indicates an increase of 3% and 18.7%, respectively, from a year ago.