Income Statement
Quarterly Data
The income statement presents information on the financial results of a company business activities over a period of time. The income statement communicates how much revenue the company generated during a period and what cost it incurred in connection with generating that revenue.
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2014-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2013-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2012-03-31).
Revenue trends reflect significant volatility, primarily driven by fluctuations in oil and natural gas sales. Total sales revenues peaked in the second quarter of 2014 at 4.385 billion US dollars before experiencing a sharp decline, reaching a low of 1.634 billion US dollars in the first quarter of 2016. While oil sales provided the bulk of the revenue, both oil and natural gas streams exhibited a correlated downward trajectory starting in late 2014, followed by a modest recovery through 2016 and 2017.
- Operating Expense Analysis
- Cost of sales revenues remained relatively stable compared to the volatility of revenues, though a general downward trend occurred from 2014 onwards. Depreciation, depletion, and amortization (DD&A) acted as a persistent and substantial fixed cost, consistently ranging between 900 million and 1.2 billion US dollars per quarter, which significantly compressed operating margins during periods of reduced revenue.
- Asset Impairments and Non-Recurring Charges
- Operating income was severely impacted by substantial impairment charges, most notably in the first quarter of 2015 (-2.783 billion US dollars) and the fourth quarter of 2015 (-1.504 billion US dollars). These events indicate major downward adjustments to asset valuations in response to market conditions.
- Net Income and Extraordinary Items
- The bottom line was heavily influenced by a one-time Tronox-related contingent loss of 4.3 billion US dollars in the first quarter of 2014. This extraordinary item, combined with the commodity price slump, shifted the company from a period of net profitability in 2012-2013 to a period of consistent net losses. Net income attributable to common stockholders reached a nadir of -3.268 billion US dollars in the first quarter of 2015.
- Financial Obligations and Other Income
- Interest expenses showed a gradual increase, rising from 186 million US dollars in the first quarter of 2012 to 230 million US dollars by the third quarter of 2017. Gains and losses on derivatives remained highly volatile throughout the period, while divestiture gains provided occasional offsets to operating losses, such as the 1.506 billion US dollar gain recorded in the first quarter of 2014.
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