UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI) delivered third-quarter fiscal 2019 adjusted earnings 13 cents per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 20 cents by 35%. However, the bottom line increased 44.4% from the prior-year quarter’s figure of 9 cents.
The company incurred GAAP loss of 1 cent in the reported quarter against the year-ago quarter’s GAAP earnings of 30 cents.
Revenues
Revenues of $1,363.7 million in the quarter missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,431 million by 4.72%. The top line declined 5.3% from the year-ago quarter’s figure of $1,440.9 million.
Segment Revenues
AmeriGas Propane: The segment generated revenues of $478.7 million in the quarter under review, down 9.4% from year-ago quarter’s tally.
UGI International:This segment generated revenues of $486.6 million in the quarter under review, down 8.8% from year-ago quarter’s figure.
Midstream & Marketing:This segment generated revenues of $267.3 million in the quarter under review, up from $263.8 million in the prior-year quarter.
UGI Utilities:This segment generated revenues of $163.9 million in the quarter under review, up 0.3% from year-ago quarter’s reported figure.
Corporate & Other:This segment incurred loss of $32.8 million narrower than $44.8 million loss incurred in fiscal third quarter of 2018.
Operational Highlights
Total operating income in the fiscal third quarter amounted to $9.6 million compared with $29.5 million in the year-ago quarter.
Total interest expenses amounted to $60.5 million, up 7% from the prior-year quarter’s tally.
The acquisition of Columbia Midstream Group was closed on Aug 1. The merger with AmeriGas received regulatory approval and is expected to close later this quarter.
Guidance
The company expects fiscal 2019 adjusted earnings per share to be at the lower end of its guidance range of $2.40-$2.60.
Zacks Rank
UGI currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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