Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. PAA reported third-quarter 2024 adjusted earnings of 37 cents per unit, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 31 cents by 19.4%. The bottom line also improved 5.7% from 35 cents in the year-ago quarter.

The company reported GAAP earnings of 22 cents per unit compared with 20 cents in the year-ago period.

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PAA’s Total Revenues
 

Net sales of $12.74 billion beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $12.56 billion by 1.4%. The top line also increased 5.6% from the year-ago quarter’s figure of $12.07 billion.

Highlights of PAA’s Release
 

Total costs and expenses amounted to $12.4 billion, up 4.7% year over year. The increase was due to a rise in purchases and related costs.

Net interest expenses totaled $113 million, up 16.5% from the prior-year quarter’s level.

PAA’s Segmental Performance
 

The Crude Oil segment’s adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) were $577 million, up 4% from the year-ago quarter’s figure. This increase was due to higher tariff volumes on its pipelines, tariff escalations and contributions from acquisitions.

Adjusted EBITDA for the NGL segment came in at $73 million, down 26% from the prior-year period’s figure. This decrease was due to lower weighted average frac spreads in the third quarter of 2024.

PAA’s Financial Update

As of Sept. 30, 2024, cash and cash equivalents were $640 million compared with $450 million as of Dec. 31, 2023.

As of Sept. 30, 2024, long-term debt was $7.21 billion compared with $7.31 billion as of Dec. 31, 2023.

As of Sept. 30, 2024, long-term debt-to-total book capitalization was 41%, which remained unchanged from the figure recorded as of Dec. 31, 2023.

PAA’s Guidance
 

For 2024, Plains All American expects adjusted EBITDA in the range of $2.725-$2.775 billion. Adjusted free cash flow is anticipated to be $1.45 billion (excluding changes in assets and liabilities).

PAA remains focused on disciplined capital investments, anticipating full-year 2024 investment and maintenance capital of $360 million and $250 million, respectively.

PAA’s Zacks Rank
 

The company currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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