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Deep Fundamental Analysis

Oil and Gas, Mint Finance

Suhas Reddy

Oil and Gas

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Shell's Q4 revenue fell by 15.8% YoY and its adjusted earnings dropped by 49.9%. However, its revenue beat analyst estimates by 8% but missed EPS projections by 10.8%.  </li>
<li>Shell raised its dividend by 4% and announced a USD 3.5 billion share buyback for the current quarter, marking 13 consecutive quarters of at least USD 3 billion in repurchases.</li>
<li>Shell achieved USD 3.1 billion in cost reductions by end-2024, surpassing its USD 2–3 billion target a year ahead of schedule. Net debt fell by 10.9% YoY in Q4.</li>
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Shell's Q4 revenue fell by 15.8% YoY and its adjusted earnings dropped by 49.9%. However, its revenue beat analyst estimates by 8% but missed EPS projections by 10.8%.  
Shell raised its dividend by 4% and announced a USD 3.5 billion share buyback for the current quarter, marking 13 consecutive quarters of at least USD 3 billion in repurchases.
Shell achieved USD 3.1 billion in cost reductions by end-2024, surpassing its USD 2–3 billion target a year ahead of schedule. Net debt fell by 10.9% YoY in Q4.


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