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BP First Quarter 2024 Earnings: Misses Expectations

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BP (LON:BP.) First Quarter 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

  • Revenue: US$49.5b (down 11% from 1Q 2023).
  • Net income: US$2.26b (down 73% from 1Q 2023).
  • Profit margin: 4.6% (down from 15% in 1Q 2023).
  • EPS: US$0.14 (down from US$0.46 in 1Q 2023).
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LSE:BP. Earnings and Revenue Growth May 8th 2024

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

BP Revenues and Earnings Miss Expectations

Revenue missed analyst estimates by 14%. Earnings per share (EPS) also missed analyst estimates by 24%.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to stay flat during the next 3 years, in line with the revenue forecast for the Oil and Gas industry in the United Kingdom.

Performance of the British Oil and Gas industry.

The company's shares are down 3.2% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

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