These are the shares making strikes after hours on February 27, 2023:
Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
Occidental Petroleum shares had been down fractionally in after hours following the oil and fuel producer’s fourth quarter outcomes. The shale large’s adjusted earnings per share got here in at $1.61, under expectations of $1.80.
The quarter is all about returning money to shareholders, because the shale large introduced a $3 billion buyback program and dividend improve of 38%.
“Our operational success drove the monetary achievements that enabled us to finish our $3.0 billion share repurchase program and ship substantial stability sheet enhancements,” stated Occidental Petroleum’s President and CEO Vicki Hollub within the firm’s earnings launch.
Occidental repaid $1.1 billion of debt within the fourth quarter.
OXY is down about 6% year-to-date, however final yr it soared a whopping 117%, far outperforming the broader markets, and even outdoing the S&P 500’s Power Choose Sector (XLE), which was up 57%.
The corporate is a Warren Buffett favourite, as Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) (BRK-B) holds a couple of 21% stake of Occidental’s excellent shares.
Zoom Video Communicaitons (ZM)
Zoom’s fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.22 got here in above estimates of 80 cents. Income additionally got here in increased than anticipated at $1.12 billion. Free money stream of $183.3 million beat Wall Road expectations of $150.1 million.
The video conferencing firm’s year-end variety of clients contributing greater than $100,000 in trailing 12 month income was up roughly 27% yr over yr. Zoom forecasts first quarter income between $1.08 billion and $1.09 billion, under Wall Road estimates of $1.11 billion.
Instantly following the outcomes, Citi analysts, who’ve a Promote score on the inventory wrote,”Whereas latest restructuring actions to guard profitability/EPS are encouraging, we predict the enterprise could indefinitely wrestle to take care of optimistic y/y income progress as a declining on-line enterprise and worldwide headwinds are unlikely to be offset by new product momentum.”
In February, Zoom introduced it could slash about 15% of its workforce, or 1,300 workers. It is CEO additionally took a 98% wage lower.
Zoom was an early pandemic darling, and Yahoo Finance’s company of the year in 2020, as customers flocked on-line throughout lockdowns.
The inventory pulled again severely final yr as economies world wide reopened, employees returned to the workplace, and tech shares general had been overwhelmed down amid increased rates of interest.
Workday (WDAY)
Workday’s income of $1.65 billion, up 20% year-over-year, got here in above Wall Road estimates of $1.63 billion. Adjusted earnings per share of 99 cents beat expectations of 90 cents. Subscription income was up 22% year-over-year.
“Our stable fourth quarter and full-year fiscal 2023 outcomes underscore the sturdy demand for our options, as organizations of all sizes proceed to prioritize finance and HR modernization,” stated Barbara Larson, CEO of Workday.
Earlier this month, the enterprise administration cloud firm stated it could layoff about 3% of its workforce, or about 525 workers.
Yr-to-date Workday’s inventory is up 10% amid an general tech rally earlier this yr. The inventory misplaced 38% of its worth in 2022.
Ines is a senior enterprise reporter for Yahoo Finance. Observe her on Twitter at @ines_ferre
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