FX Energy Goes Negative

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

FX Energy (NAS: FXEN) reported earnings on May 9. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), FX Energy missed estimates on revenues and missed expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew. Non-GAAP earnings per share. GAAP earnings per share shrank to a loss.


Gross margins expanded, operating margins shrank, net margins dropped.

Revenue details
 FX Energy logged revenue of $9.5 million. The four analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ wanted to see revenue of $9.7 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 11% higher than the prior-year quarter's $8.6 million.

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 -$0.04. The four earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast -$0.02 per share. Non-GAAP EPS were -$0.04 for Q1 versus $0.00 per share for the prior-year quarter. GAAP EPS were -$0.22 for Q1 versus $0.28 per share for the prior-year quarter.

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 89.4%, 700 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -18.4%, much worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -120.6%, much worse than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $9.9 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is -$0.01.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $42.0 million. The average EPS estimate is -$0.02.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 120 members out of 137 rating the stock outperform, and 17 members rating it underperform. Among 21 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 18 give FX Energy a green thumbs-up, and three give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on FX Energy is buy, with an average price target of $7.10.

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