NYSE$VAL

Valaris Limited · Q2 2024 earnings

Q2 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Built on strong safety and operating performance, delivering revenue efficiency and achieved meaningful improvement in financial results.

Valaris reported a strong second quarter in 2024, marked by excellent safety and operating performance, achieving 99% revenue efficiency. The company saw a meaningful improvement in financial results, driven by the successful contract startup for VALARIS DS-7 and secured a new multi-year contract with Equinor for VALARIS DS-17.

  • Net income of $151 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $139 million and Adjusted EBITDAR of $150 million.
  • Revenue efficiency of 99% during the quarter.
  • Strong safety performance, including no Lost Time Incidents (LTI) for the second consecutive quarter.
  • Increased total contract backlog to more than $4.3 billion as of July 29, 2024, representing the seventh consecutive quarter of backlog growth and a 42% increase from twelve months ago.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$610M

Previous: $415M+46.9%
EPS

$2.03

Previous: -$0.39+620.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$262M

Previous: -$127M-105.4%
Free Cash Flow

-$112M

Previous: -$157M+28.6%
Net Income

$150M

Previous: -$29.4M+608.8%
Operating Income

$109M

Previous: -$9.9M+1200.0%
Gross Profit

$171M

Previous: $41.7M+311.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$398M

Previous: $787M-49.4%
Total Assets

$4.42B

Previous: $3.09B+43.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$7.4M

Previous: $7M+5.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Valaris · Revenue · Quarterly

$610M

Q2 2024+46.9%vs Q2 2023
Beat estimate in 14 of 16 quarters(88%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Valaris · $572M total across 3 segments · Q2 2025

  • Floaters
    $320M—
  • Jackups
    $212M—
  • Other
    $40.6M—

Forward guidance

Valaris expects to deliver significant earnings and cash flow growth over the next few years, and intends to return all future free cash flow to shareholders unless there is a better or more value accretive use for it.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2024

Historical avgQ2 2024

+0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

-3.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.6%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

11 / 20 earnings

Positive

+11.9%

Q1 2022

Best reaction

-9.0%

Q4 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2025———
Q1 2026+0.0%-7.2%-9.3%
Q4 2025+3.3%+1.8%+0.0%
Q3 2025+2.3%-3.1%-0.1%
Q1 2025+3.5%-24.7%-9.4%
Q4 2024-4.4%-8.7%-11.5%
Q3 2024+4.3%+2.5%-4.8%
Q2 2024-4.9%-17.1%-21.1%
Q1 2024-0.0%+8.8%+19.0%
Q4 2023+8.8%+5.1%+16.7%
Q3 2023-5.4%-0.8%-6.0%
Q2 2023-2.4%-0.7%-1.9%
Q1 2023-5.2%-4.9%-3.8%
Q4 2022-9.0%-11.6%-15.2%
Q3 2022-3.2%-3.7%+1.6%
Q2 2022+1.5%-4.1%+1.6%
Q1 2022+11.9%+12.8%+21.8%
Q4 2021+0.1%-1.4%+25.1%
Q3 2021+1.2%-0.9%-13.9%
Q4 2020-0.0%-1.0%+14.9%
Q2 2021+1.1%-4.1%+8.5%
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