NYSE$LNG

Cheniere Energy Inc · Q2 2024 earnings

Q2 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Cheniere reported strong second quarter results, raised full year financial guidance, and continued to execute its capital allocation plan.

Cheniere Energy, Inc. announced strong financial results for the second quarter of 2024, with revenues of $3.3 billion and net income of $0.9 billion. The company raised its full year 2024 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $5.7 billion - $6.1 billion and full year 2024 Distributable Cash Flow guidance to $3.1 billion - $3.5 billion.

  • Generated revenues of $3.3 billion and net income of $0.9 billion.
  • Raised full year 2024 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $5.7 billion - $6.1 billion.
  • Increased full year 2024 Distributable Cash Flow guidance to $3.1 billion - $3.5 billion.
  • Repurchased over 3.1 million shares of common stock for approximately $496 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$3.25B

Previous: $4.1B-20.7%
EPS (adj)

$3.84

Previous: $5.61-31.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.15B

Previous: -$1.04B-10.4%
Free Cash Flow

-$273M

Previous: $325M-184.0%
Net Income

$880M

Previous: $1.37B-35.7%
Operating Income

$1.59B

Previous: $2.31B-31.2%
Gross Profit

$2.79B

Previous: $3.62B-22.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$2.44B

Previous: $4.53B-46.1%
Total Assets

$42.3B

Previous: $41.8B+1.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$52M

Previous: $36M+44.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Cheniere · Revenue · Quarterly

$3.25B

Q2 2024-20.7%vs Q2 2023
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Cheniere · $4.01B total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • LNG Revenues
    $3.97B-51.7%
  • Regasification Revenues
    $34M-92.5%

Forward guidance

Cheniere raised its full year 2024 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow guidance ranges.

Tailwinds

  • Raising full year 2024 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $5.7 billion - $6.1 billion.
  • Raising full year 2024 Distributable Cash Flow guidance to $3.1 billion - $3.5 billion.
  • Increasing share repurchase authorization by an additional $4 billion through 2027.
  • Increasing quarterly dividend by approximately 15% to $2.00 per common share annualized, commencing with the third quarter of 2024.
  • Fitch Ratings upgraded its issuer credit rating of Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC from BBB to BBB+ with a stable outlook.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2024

Historical avgQ2 2024

+0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.3%

Avg return

30 days after

58%

35 / 60 earnings

Positive

+12.6%

Q4 2011

Best reaction

-23.5%

Q2 2010

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-3.0%-10.7%-11.5%
Q4 2025+5.3%+11.5%+34.5%
Q3 2025+0.3%-2.1%-1.3%
Q2 2025-1.6%-4.0%-1.6%
Q1 2025-0.7%-2.5%+1.8%
Q4 2024+3.7%-1.3%+3.7%
Q3 2024+3.1%+5.9%+23.1%
Q2 2024+3.1%+2.4%+1.7%
Q1 2024-2.4%-2.2%-1.8%
Q4 2023-4.1%-6.9%-2.9%
Q3 2023+2.9%+0.2%+7.7%
Q2 2023+2.6%+2.5%+5.2%
Q1 2023-6.2%-3.1%-7.0%
Q4 2022+6.7%+6.4%-0.4%
Q3 2022-3.8%-2.9%-2.2%
Q2 2022+0.9%+2.5%+11.7%
Q1 2022+1.7%-4.4%+1.1%
Q4 2021+8.7%+8.7%+25.5%
Q3 2021+2.1%+1.2%-2.0%
Q2 2021-0.9%+2.6%+5.2%
Q1 2021+2.8%+4.9%+10.7%
Q4 2020-1.7%-1.8%+6.6%
Q3 2020+4.6%+8.9%+20.8%
Q2 2020+2.2%+2.7%-0.3%
Q1 2020-5.3%-7.8%-2.9%
Q4 2019-7.0%-1.2%-33.1%
Q3 2019+1.4%-0.8%-1.6%
Q2 2019+2.2%-0.4%+1.6%
Q1 2019+6.3%+5.1%+5.9%
Q4 2018+1.4%-1.0%+2.5%
Q3 2018+1.1%-3.4%-2.3%
Q2 2018+4.0%+5.1%+9.0%
Q1 2018+6.0%+5.8%+11.9%
Q4 2017-3.1%-3.0%-10.4%
Q3 2017-0.2%-1.2%+1.0%
Q2 2017-0.3%-1.3%-0.4%
Q1 2017+2.5%+0.7%+6.7%
Q4 2016-1.9%-2.9%-5.9%
Q3 2016+1.8%+4.1%+14.0%
Q2 2016-2.2%+0.1%+6.8%
Q4 2015+3.6%
Q3 2015-5.3%
Q2 2015+1.3%
Q1 2015+3.1%
Q4 2014-1.6%
Q3 2014+0.7%
Q2 2014-4.4%
Q1 2014+0.8%
Q4 2013+2.9%
Q3 2013+5.4%
Q2 2013-0.5%
Q1 2013+4.0%
Q2 2012-0.4%
Q4 2011+12.6%
Q3 2010-4.7%
Q3 2011-4.7%
Q2 2011-23.5%
Q2 2010-23.5%
Q1 2011+1.7%
Q1 2010+12.0%

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