Hornbeck Offshore Services Beats on Both Top and Bottom Lines

Hornbeck Offshore Services (NYSE: HOS  ) reported earnings on Feb. 6. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), Hornbeck Offshore Services beat expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue expanded and GAAP earnings per share dropped significantly.

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
Hornbeck Offshore Services recorded revenue of $133.2 million. The nine analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected sales of $128.2 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 8.5% higher than the prior-year quarter's $122.7 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
EPS came in at $0.31. The 13 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged $0.25 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.31 for Q4 were 31% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.45 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 50.8%, 160 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 24.4%, 480 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 8.5%, 310 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $134.1 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.35.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $597.3 million. The average EPS estimate is $2.12.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 383 members out of 396 rating the stock outperform, and 13 members rating it underperform. Among 101 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 99 give Hornbeck Offshore Services a green thumbs-up, and two give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Hornbeck Offshore Services is outperform, with an average price target of $46.00.

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