Exxon Posts Strongest Results Since 2017

Arathy S Nair
Friday, October 29, 2021

Exxon Mobil on Friday pledged to revive a share repurchase program next year as its earnings outlook improved on quarterly results that topped analysts' estimates.

The largest U.S. oil producer posted an adjusted profit of $1.58 a share, beating the Refinitiv estimate by two cents, with results lifted by oil and gas prices that have more than doubled in the past year.

Third-quarter results reflected soaring natural gas prices, improving refining margins and supply shortages that pushed oil to a three-year high during the quarter. Crude prices have continued to climb to a near seven-year high.

All the company's three business delivered higher returns within the backdrop of a recovering global economy, Chief Executive Darren Woods said in prepared remarks.

"These factors contributed to significant free cash flow during the quarter, which enabled us to further reduce debt and more than cover the dividend," Woods said.

Its strong cash flow outlook will allow the company next year to resume share buybacks under a plan to spend up to $10 billion on repurchases through 2023, Exxon said.

Exxon in 2016 cut its share repurchases amid weak results, saying it would buy back shares only to offset dilution from executive pay plans as opposed to returning cash to shareholders.

The oil major reported net income of $6.75 billion, or $1.57 per share, in the third quarter, compared with a loss of $680 million, or 15 cents per share, in the same period last year.

On Tuesday, the company raised its quarterly dividend a penny, to $0.88, the first increase since April 2019.

Exxon shares are up than 50% this year as earnings bounced back from last year's historic loss but remain below where they traded in early 2020. This year's profit has allowed the company to repay about $11 billion in debt taken on last year to pay for its dividend. 

(Reporting by Arathy S Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Steve Orlofsky)

Categories: Finance Energy Industry News Activity Production North America

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