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Dec 31, 2023
ChampionX Q4 2023 Earnings Report
ChampionX's Q4 2023 earnings decreased due to lower rig count in U.S. land and end of year inventory destocking but the Board approved an increase in share repurchase program authorization and raised quarterly dividend.
Key Takeaways
ChampionX reported Q4 2023 revenue of $943.6 million, a 4% year-over-year decrease. Net income attributable to ChampionX was $77.2 million, a 14% increase year-over-year. The company's Board of Directors approved an increase to the share repurchase program authorization to $1.5 billion and raised the regular quarterly dividend by 12% to $0.095 per share.
Revenue for Q4 2023 was $943.6 million, down 4% year-over-year.
Net income attributable to ChampionX for Q4 2023 was $77.2 million, up 14% year-over-year.
Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 2023 was $198.1 million, up 10% year-over-year.
The board approved an increase in the share repurchase program authorization to $1.5 billion and a 12% increase in the regular quarterly dividend to $0.095 per share.
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Forward Guidance
For the first quarter of 2024, ChampionX expects revenue to be between $908 million and $938 million, and adjusted EBITDA to be between $179 million and $189 million.
Positive Outlook
- Expect 2024 to be a positive growth year, driven by the constructive market environment, particularly for international businesses.
- Expect revenues, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin to progressively improve through the year.
- Expect strong 2024 cash generation.
- Committed to returning at least 60% of free cash flow to shareholders during the year.
- Excited about the positive revenue outlook driven by multi-year healthy fundamentals for our sector.
Challenges Ahead
- Expect typical seasonal declines in international operations in Q1.
- Expect these declines to be partially offset by sequential improvement in North American businesses.
- On a consolidated basis, in the first quarter, expect revenue to be between $908 million and $938 million.
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