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<ul><li>SLB's latest financial performance highlights a mix of operational resilience and strategic initiatives aimed at driving shareholder value.</li><li>The company reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.92, beating analyst forecasts of $0.90.</li><li>Revenue rose 3% year over year to $9.28 billion, surpassing estimates by $100 million.</li></ul>

SLB's latest financial performance highlights a mix of operational resilience and strategic initiatives aimed at driving shareholder value.The company reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.92, beating analyst forecasts of $0.90.Revenue rose 3% year over year to $9.28 billion, surpassing estimates by $100 million.

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<li>Schlumberger’s Q4 revenue grew 3.3% YoY and beat estimates by 1.1%, while its net profit fell by 1.6% YoY but its EPS exceeded estimates by 2.5%.</li>
<li>In fiscal 2024, SLB's revenue rose 9.5% YoY, with net profit up 6.1%. Full-year revenue and EPS exceeded estimates by 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively.</li>
<li>SLB reported USD 850 million in 2024 revenue from non-oil and gas operations and expects growth from these segments to outpace core business growth in 2025.</li>
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Schlumberger’s Q4 revenue grew 3.3% YoY and beat estimates by 1.1%, while its net profit fell by 1.6% YoY but its EPS exceeded estimates by 2.5%.
In fiscal 2024, SLB's revenue rose 9.5% YoY, with net profit up 6.1%. Full-year revenue and EPS exceeded estimates by 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively.
SLB reported USD 850 million in 2024 revenue from non-oil and gas operations and expects growth from these segments to outpace core business growth in 2025.


[Earnings Review] SLB Beats Estimates Again Despite Macro Headwinds in Q4

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<li>Schlumberger will report its Q4 earnings on 17/Jan, with revenue and EPS projected to rise sequentially and annually. Analysts hold a bullish outlook despite macroeconomic challenges.</li>
<li>Schlumberger's OI PCR at 0.70, signalling neutral sentiment, with an 80% IV percentile indicating high volatility.</li>
<li>For the 17/Jan expiry, SLB’s OI shows calls concentrated at strikes 45, 47.5, and 50, while puts dominate at 37.5, 40, and 42.5, with lower put OI at key levels.</li>
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Schlumberger will report its Q4 earnings on 17/Jan, with revenue and EPS projected to rise sequentially and annually. Analysts hold a bullish outlook despite macroeconomic challenges.
Schlumberger's OI PCR at 0.70, signalling neutral sentiment, with an 80% IV percentile indicating high volatility.
For the 17/Jan expiry, SLB’s OI shows calls concentrated at strikes 45, 47.5, and 50, while puts dominate at 37.5, 40, and 42.5, with lower put OI at key levels.


[Pre Earnings Options Flash] Schlumberger’s OI PCR Indicates Neutral Sentiment Ahead of Q4 Results

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<li>Schlumberger’s Q4 2024 revenue is expected to increase by 2.6% YoY and EPS by 7.1%. For fiscal 2024, revenue is expected to rise 9.3% YoY and EPS by 14.4%.  </li>
<li>SLB surpassed analyst EPS projections for the past four consecutive quarters, despite facing headwinds from lower drilling activity in North America and slowing international expenditures.</li>
<li>SLB completed the construction of the world's first industrial-scale carbon capture facility in Q4. It also enhanced its digital solutions portfolio and secured major contracts for deepwater operations.</li>
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Schlumberger’s Q4 2024 revenue is expected to increase by 2.6% YoY and EPS by 7.1%. For fiscal 2024, revenue is expected to rise 9.3% YoY and EPS by 14.4%.  
SLB surpassed analyst EPS projections for the past four consecutive quarters, despite facing headwinds from lower drilling activity in North America and slowing international expenditures.
SLB completed the construction of the world's first industrial-scale carbon capture facility in Q4. It also enhanced its digital solutions portfolio and secured major contracts for deepwater operations.


[Earnings Preview] Can Schlumberger Defy a Sluggish Q4 to Keep Beating Expectations?

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Prasenjit K. Basu

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Macroeconomics

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<li>On Election Day, the US faces a Dead Heat. Realclearpolitics predicts a Trump victory, The Economist a narrow Harris win (270-268), similar to fivethirtyeight's tally. Turmoil amid slow counting likely.</li>
<li>A Trump win would be good for conventional energy, banks, PE (via deregulation). Lower oil prices and a 60% tariff on imports from China would benefit Japan, India, Korea, Vietnam. </li>
<li>A Harris win would would be good for housing/property, green energy, semiconductors, negative for equities (as corporate &amp; capital-gains taxes rise) and retailers (anti-price-gouging!). Taiwan, Ukraine, UK, France would gain. </li>
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On Election Day, the US faces a Dead Heat. Realclearpolitics predicts a Trump victory, The Economist a narrow Harris win (270-268), similar to fivethirtyeight's tally. Turmoil amid slow counting likely.
A Trump win would be good for conventional energy, banks, PE (via deregulation). Lower oil prices and a 60% tariff on imports from China would benefit Japan, India, Korea, Vietnam. 
A Harris win would would be good for housing/property, green energy, semiconductors, negative for equities (as corporate &amp; capital-gains taxes rise) and retailers (anti-price-gouging!). Taiwan, Ukraine, UK, France would gain. 


US: Election Is a Dead Heat, but There'll Be Very Different Winners from Each Outcome

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Schlumberger Limited is an oil services company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides a wide range of services, including technology, project management and information solutions to the international petroleum industry as well as advanced acquisition and data processing surveys.

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How Schlumberger (SLB) Is Redefining Oilfield Services With Digital Innovation & Shareholder Rewards!

SLB's latest financial performance highlights a mix of operational resilience and strategic initiatives aimed at driving shareholder value. The...

Baptista Research

[Earnings Review] SLB Beats Estimates Again Despite Macro Headwinds in Q4

​Schlumberger beats Q4 and 2024 estimates. Outperformance was driven by growth in the Middle East and North America. SLB sees non-oil and gas...

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[Pre Earnings Options Flash] Schlumberger’s OI PCR Indicates Neutral Sentiment Ahead of Q4 Results

​Schlumberger set to report strong Q4 earnings despite macroeconomic challenges, with bullish sentiment from analysts and options market.

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[Earnings Preview] Can Schlumberger Defy a Sluggish Q4 to Keep Beating Expectations?

​SLB's Q4 revenue and EPS are expected to rise YoY. However, whether it will beat analyst projections remains to be seen. SLB made landmark...

Mint Finance

US: Election Is a Dead Heat, but There'll Be Very Different Winners from Each Outcome

RCP predicts a big Trump win, TheEconomist a narrow Harris one. Turnout key for Trump; his win would lower oil prices & hit China, benefitting the...

Prasenjit K. Basu

Schlumberger beats Q4 and 2024 estimates. Outperformance was driven by growth in the Middle East and North America. SLB sees non-oil and gas...

Schlumberger set to report strong Q4 earnings despite macroeconomic challenges, with bullish sentiment from analysts and options market.

SLB's Q4 revenue and EPS are expected to rise YoY. However, whether it will beat analyst projections remains to be seen. SLB made landmark...