Charting Williams Latest Earnings Release

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Williams Companies (NYS: WMB) reported earnings on Aug. 1. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), Williams missed estimates on revenue and met expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue contracted significantly and GAAP earnings per share shrank significantly.


Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
Williams notched revenue of $1.85 billion. The six analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted revenue of $1.97 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 31% lower than the prior-year quarter's $2.67 billion.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
EPS came in at $0.22. The 10 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.22 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.21 for Q2 were 45% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.38 per share. (The prior-year quarter included -$0.01 per share in earnings from discontinued operations.)

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 26.9%, 50 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 18.0%, 250 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 7.2%, 130 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $2.07 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.27.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $8.04 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.18.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 523 members out of 544 rating the stock outperform, and 21 members rating it underperform. Among 117 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 110 give Williams a green thumbs-up, and seven give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Williams is outperform, with an average price target of $36.31.

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