Enerflex Misses Q2 Earnings Estimates

Enerflex EFXT came out with quarterly earnings of $0.04 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.06 per share. This compares to loss of $0.02 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -33.33%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this energy infrastructure provider would post earnings of $0.10 per share when it actually produced a loss of $0.15, delivering a surprise of -250%.

Over the last four quarters, the company has not been able to surpass consensus EPS estimates.

Enerflex, which belongs to the Zacks Oil and Gas - Exploration and Production - Canadian industry, posted revenues of $614 million for the quarter ended June 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 10.79%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $578.25 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates two times over the last four quarters.

The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.

Enerflex shares have added about 13.3% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 9.9%.

What's Next for Enerflex?

While Enerflex has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock?

There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.

Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.

Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Enerflex: mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future.

It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $0.07 on $563 million in revenues for the coming quarter and $0.28 on $2.34 billion in revenues for the current fiscal year.

Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Oil and Gas - Exploration and Production - Canadian is currently in the top 17% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.

Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. MAXN, another stock in the broader Zacks Oils-Energy sector, has yet to report results for the quarter ended June 2024.

This company is expected to post quarterly loss of $1.12 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -3633.3%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 13.8% higher over the last 30 days to the current level.

Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd.'s revenues are expected to be $175.35 million, down 49.7% from the year-ago quarter.

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