SLB (SLB) posted first-quarter earnings that were in line with analysts’ expectations and revenue that slightly exceeded estimates, but North American sales declined.
The company formerly known as Schlumberger early Friday reported earnings per share of $0.75 versus $0.63 in the year earlier period, while revenue was up 12.6% to $8.71 billion.
North American sales slipped 5.9% to $1.60 billion, while sales from its international operations increased 17.9% to $7.06 billion. Still, both fell about 3% from the fourth quarter, which CEO Olivier Le Peuch blamed on seasonal factors.
Le Peuch added that SLB’s international revenue got a big boost from the subsea business of its partner, Aker Solutions. He noted that excluding Aker’s contribution, international sales gained 10%.
Le Peuch added that because of the strong start to the year, along with the anticipated benefit of SLB’s acquisition of oilfield technology firm ChampionX, the company has targeted returning $3 billion to shareholders this year, and $4 billion in 2025.
SLB shares were down 1.8% at $50.04 at around 3:15 p.m. ET Friday.
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