Vaalco Energy (EGY) Reports Q3 Loss, Lags Revenue Estimates

Financial Performance - Vaalco Energy reported a quarterly loss of $0.1 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.04, and compared to earnings of $0.08 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of -150.00% [1] - The company posted revenues of $61.01 million for the quarter ended September 2025, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.39%, and a significant decline from year-ago revenues of $140.33 million [2] - Over the last four quarters, Vaalco Energy has surpassed consensus EPS estimates just once and topped consensus revenue estimates two times [2] Market Performance - Vaalco Energy shares have lost approximately 10.3% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 has gained 14.4% [3] - The company's earnings outlook and estimate revisions will be crucial for its stock price movement in the near term [4][6] Earnings Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is -$0.01 on revenues of $76.3 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $0.03 on revenues of $354.15 million [7] - The estimate revisions trend for Vaalco Energy was favorable ahead of the earnings release, resulting in a Zacks Rank 2 (Buy) for the stock, indicating expected outperformance in the near future [6] Industry Context - The Oil and Gas - Exploration and Production - International industry is currently in the top 38% of Zacks industries, suggesting that stocks in the top 50% outperform those in the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1 [8]