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$45.10 +0.81 (+1.83%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$7.20B
Shares
159.64M
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Earnings call · FY2024 Q1

Noble Corp plc Q1 FY2024 Earnings Call

Noble Corp plc Q1 FY2024 Earnings Call

Concluded May 6, 2024
May 6, 2024 41 turns
Period
FY2024 Q1
Runtime
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Executive readout · one minute

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Contract Awards and Backlog 71 Major Project Startup and EBITDA Ramp 23 Inflation and Cost Pressures 20 Industry Market Outlook and Utilization 14 Long-Term Contracts and Pricing Threshold 13 6th-Generation Rig Commercialization 10

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +65 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “The market outlook for offshore drilling remains encouraging, both from a top-down macro perspective as well as from the steady drumbeat of positive contract signings and indications of open demand from our customers, all of which point to enduring tightness and healthy commercial opportunities over the foreseeable horizon.”
  • “As we outlined on last quarter's call, we expect full-year free cash flow to increase in 2024 versus 2023 and to be materially back-half weighted.”
  • “UDW utilization remains around 95% on the marketed fleet, and after a short-term lull in the fourth quarter last year, the first quarter of 2024 saw 26 rig years of UDW capacity contracted, which was back on par with a very healthy 2021 to 2023 trend line.”
  • “Over the near term, we still have some whitespace to fill on 3 of our 6th-gen rigs, both Globetrotter drillships and the semi Noble Developer. These 3 units remain a commercial priority and also account for most of the sensitivity range between the high and low ends of our EBITDA guidance for this year.”

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Revenue $637.08M +4.4% YoY
Diluted EPS $0.66 -10.8% YoY
Net income $95.48M -11.6% YoY

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Total revenue
full year 2024
$2.55B – $2.7B
Adjusted EBITDA
full year 2024
$925M – $1.03B
Capital additions (excluding reimbursements)
full year 2024
$400M – $440M

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Capital returned

Dividend / share
$0.40
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