Share prices of top industrial gas, natural gas, and hydrogen company Air Products and Chemicals (APD -0.03%) just sank. Investors may have been spooked by some commentary from CEO Seifi Ghasemi, who had this dire warning on the last earnings call:I'd just like to caution everybody on the call that the economic situation in China is not as robust as people might think. As you know, we make products that are used instantaneously. We are a great leading indicator. And things are not really that exciting in th ...

Key PointsDocuSign enjoyed a broad rally, but this week's update spoiled the party.APD has the lowest RSI of the bunch, and shares are consolidating from the drop. Charter stock has started to bounce back, and investors should expect more upward momentum in the short term. 5 stocks we like better than Air Products and ChemicalsDespite a soft start to the year, it's looking like stocks have their mojo back and are continuing to build on the upward momentum that started last quarter. All the key indices are b ...

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The global hydrogen market is getting explosive, creating big opportunities for hydrogen stocks. According to Research and Markets, the global hydrogen market could be worth about $410.6 billion by 2030 from $242.7 billion in 2023. Global demand for emission-free hydrogen continues to grow. “Clean hydrogen is the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of zero-carbon solutions because it can do just about everything: Powering trucks, buses, and airplanes…Heating homes and fertilizing crops…Revolutionizing shipping…and cleaning ...

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 5, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Sidd Manjeshwar - Vice President, Investor Relations Corporate Treasurer Seifi Ghasemi - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Melissa Schaeffer - Chief Financial Officer Samir Serhan - Chief Operating Officer Conference Call Participants Jeff Zekauskas - JPMorgan Mike Harrison - Seaport Research Partners John Roberts - Mizuho Steve Byrne - Bank of America John McNulty - BM ...

For the quarter ended December 2023, Air Products and Chemicals (APD) reported revenue of $3 billion, down 5.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.82, compared to $2.64 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue represents a surprise of -9.35% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.31 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.99, the EPS surprise was -5.69%.While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to d ...

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) logged first-quarter fiscal 2024 (ended Dec 31, 2023) earnings from continuing operations of $2.73 per share, up from $2.57 recorded in the year-ago quarter. The bottom line was driven by higher pricing and volumes as well as increased equity affiliates' income that more than offset higher costs.Barring one-time items, adjusted earnings per share (EPS) were $2.82. It missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.99.The industrial gases giant recorded revenues of $2,997.4 m ...

Air Products and Chemicals (APD) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.82 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.99 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.64 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -5.69%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this seller of gases for industrial, medical and other uses would post earnings of $3.11 per share when it actually produced earnings of $3.15, delivering a sur ...

Moving forward Creating Shareholder Value Q1 FY24 Earnings Conference Call Moving forward Forward-looking statements This presentation contains “forward-looking statements” within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about earnings guidance, business outlook and investment opportunities. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations and assumptions as of the date of this presentation and are not guarantees of futur ...

Q1 FY24 (comparisons versus prior year): GAAP EPS# of $2.73, up six percent; GAAP net income of $622 million, up six percent; and GAAP net income margin of 20.7 percent, up 230 basis points Adjusted EPS* of $2.82, up seven percent; adjusted EBITDA* of $1.2 billion, up eight percent; and adjusted EBITDA margin* of 39.2 percent, up 510 basis points Recent Highlights Increased quarterly dividend to $1.77 per share in January, the 42nd consecutive year of increases Guidance Updated fiscal 2024 full-year ad ...