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Compared to Estimates, Cabot (CTRA) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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For the quarter ended December 2024, Coterra Energy (CTRA - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.4 billion, down 12.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.49, compared to $0.52 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.4 billion, representing a surprise of -0.40%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +16.67%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.42.

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 Cabot performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Production Volumes - Total Company - Daily equivalent production: 681.5 MBOE/d versus the eight-analyst average estimate of 653.62 MBOE/d.
  • Production Volumes - Total Company - Natural gas liquids: 105.4 MBbl compared to the 106.67 MBbl average estimate based on seven analysts.
  • Production Volumes - Total Company - Natural gas: 2,778.9 MMcf/d compared to the 2,623.03 MMcf/d average estimate based on seven analysts.
  • Production Volumes - Total Company - Oil: 113 MBbl/d versus the seven-analyst average estimate of 110.38 MBbl/d.
  • Average sales price (excluding hedges) - Total Company - Natural gas: $2.02 per thousand cubic feet versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.97 per thousand cubic feet.
  • Average sales price (including hedges) - Total Company - NGL: 20.94 $/Bbl versus 20.18 $/Bbl estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Average sales price (including hedges) - Total Company - Oil: 68.7 $/Bbl compared to the 68.89 $/Bbl average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Average sales price (excluding hedges) - Total Company - Oil: 68.57 $/Bbl versus 68.77 $/Bbl estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Operating revenues- Oil: $713 million versus $715.22 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3.9% change.
  • Operating revenues- Natural gas: $516 million versus $482.11 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -6.7% change.
  • Operating revenues- NGL: $203 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $215.37 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +20.8%.
  • Operating revenues- Other: $14 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $20.50 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -56.3%.
View all Key Company Metrics for Cabot here>>>

Shares of Cabot have returned -3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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