Overview
Nuvista Q3 petroleum & natural gas revenue declines 14% yr/yr
Net earnings for Q3 fall to CAD 36.5 mln
Company announced acquisition by Ovintiv, valuing Nuvista at CAD 3.8 bln
Outlook
Nuvista maintains Q4 production guidance at ~100,000 Boe/d
Company expects 2025 average production of ~83,000 Boe/d
Nuvista to allocate free adjusted funds flow to reduce net debt
Result Drivers
PRODUCTION RAMP-UP - Completion of Pipestone Gas Plant and facility turnarounds increased production to over 100,000 Boe/d
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES - Invested C$141.1 mln in net capital expenditures for drilling and well completions
NETBACK IMPROVEMENT - Strong operating netback at $27.51/Boe, up 38% from Q3 2024
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q3 Petroleum & Natural Gas Revenue
C$258.55 mln
Q3 EPS
C$0.19
Q3 Net Income
C$36.55 mln
Q3 Capex
C$141.10 mln
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the oil & gas exploration and production peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Nuvista Energy Ltd is C$18.00, about 0.4% below its November 10 closing price of C$18.07
The stock recently traded at 9 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 7 three months ago
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