Imperial (IMO) Q1 Earnings Rise Y/Y, Sales Lag Estimates

Imperial Oil Limited (IMO) reported first-quarter 2024 adjusted earnings per share of $1.65, higher than the year-ago quarter’s level of $1.58. This was largely due to higher contributions from the company's Upstream segment, driven by higher Bitumen prices and improved margins.Revenues of $9.1 billion missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $11.6 billion. This underperformance was mainly caused by the weaker performance of IMO’s Chemical segment. But the top line increased from the year-ago quarter’s figure ...