Shares of Patterson-UTI (PTEN) plunged 5.09% in intraday trading on Wednesday, as the company reported disappointing fourth quarter 2024 earnings results.
The oilfield services company saw its revenues slump 26.7% year-over-year to $1.16 billion, missing analyst estimates of $1.21 billion. Earnings per share came in at a loss of $0.12, falling short of the consensus estimate for a loss of $0.10 per share and down from a profit of $0.19 in the year-ago quarter.
Multiple key business segments underperformed analyst expectations:
- Completion Services revenue of $650.85 million missed estimates by $44.61 million
- Drilling Products revenue of $86.52 million missed estimates by $3.98 million
- Income before taxes for Completion Services, Drilling Products, and Corporate segments all fell short of estimates