AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · NOV (NOV)

NOV Q3 net income rises 14% to $130 million; Q4 revenue guided down 3% to 5%

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

NOV reported third-quarter 2024 revenue of $2.19 billion, roughly flat year over year, and net income of $130 million, or $0.33 per share, up $16 million from a year earlier. For the fourth quarter, management expects consolidated revenue to fall 3% to 5% year over year, with Adjusted EBITDA of $280 million to $300 million, and full-year Adjusted EBITDA near the lower end of its prior $1.10 billion to $1.18 billion range.

Key points

  • Q3 2024 revenue was $2.19 billion, up $6 million from Q3 2023; Adjusted EBITDA rose 7% to $286 million.
  • Q3 net income was $130 million, or $0.33 per share, up $16 million, or $0.04 per share, year over year.
  • Q4 2024 guidance: consolidated revenue down 3% to 5% year over year and Adjusted EBITDA of $280 million to $300 million.
  • Q3 free cash flow was $277 million; NOV repurchased 4.6 million shares for $80 million and returned $109 million to shareholders in total.

The filing

CompanyNOV (NOV)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 25, 2024, 8:59 AM ET
Accession number0000950170-24-117226

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

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