Delek US Holdings (DK) reported $3.92 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2023, representing a year-over-year decline of 12%. EPS of $1.37 for the same period compares to $0.58 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.33 billion, representing a surprise of +17.76%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +29.25%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.06.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers — revenue and earnings — and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company’s underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock’s price performance more accurately.
Here is how Delek US Holdings performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total Throughput Capacity Per Day – Krotz Springs LA Refinery: 84223 BBL/D compared to the 75507.56 BBL/D average estimate based on four analysts.
- Total Throughput Capacity Per Day – El Dorado AR Refinery: 77195 BBL/D versus the four-analyst average estimate of 77745.33 BBL/D.
- Total Throughput Capacity Per Day – Big Spring TX Refinery: 72614 BBL/D versus 63476.23 BBL/D estimated by four analysts on average.
- Total Throughput Capacity Per Day – Tyler TX Refinery: 34504 BBL/D versus 55004.57 BBL/D estimated by four analysts on average.
- Production Per Day – El Dorado AR Refinery – Petrochemicals, LPG, NGLs: 1290 BBL/D versus 1357.14 BBL/D estimated by three analysts on average.
- Total Production Per Day – El Dorado AR Refinery: 75508 BBL/D versus the three-analyst average estimate of 77873.13 BBL/D.
- Production Per Day – Big Spring TX Refinery – Gasoline: 38509 BBL/D versus the three-analyst average estimate of 32599.67 BBL/D.
- Production Per Day – Big Spring TX Refinery – Diesel/Jet: 25642 BBL/D compared to the 23970.69 BBL/D average estimate based on three analysts.
- Production Per Day – Big Spring TX Refinery – Petrochemicals, LPG, NGLs: 3133 BBL/D versus the three-analyst average estimate of 3097.85 BBL/D.
- Revenue- Logistics: $243.50 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $145.87 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +194.1%.
- Revenue- Retail: $205 million versus $166.92 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -2.2% change.
- Revenue- Refining: $3.79 billion versus $2.63 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +16.1% change.
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Shares of Delek US Holdings have returned -11.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite’s +1.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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