10 U.S. Basic Materials & Energy Stocks With Strong Q2'14 Earnings Estimates

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Today we have shortlisted 10 basic materials & energy stocks that are scheduled to report strong second-quarter results for fiscal 2014. Based on the consensus estimates of analysts polled by Bloomberg, these companies are estimated to report strong growth in sales and EPS with strong operating margins of over 20% during the quarter. Moreover, cash flow per share (CF/S) for these stocks is estimated to grow significantly during the second quarter of 2014. We note that during the past three months, these stocks have registered significant gains with daily average trading volume in excess of 100,000 shares.

 

Company Name

Exchange

Ticker

Market Cap
($Mn)

Last Price

3-Months Average Volume

3-Months Price Return

Sales Growth*
(Y-o-Y)

EPS Growth*
(Y-o-Y)

Operating Margins*

CF/Share Growth*
(Y-o-Y)

Return on Equity

Earnings Reporting Date

PetroLogistics LP

NYSE

PDH

1,980.2

14.21

610,463

14.7%

31.1%

36.7%

31.5%

46.1%

46.4%

07/24/2014

US Silica Holdings Inc

NYSE

SLCA

2,999.4

55.82

1,393,101

36.0%

46.5%

20.3%

18.5%

131.1%

26.4%

07/29/2014

Tesoro Logistics LP

NYSE

TLLP

3,890.8

71.45

123,686

14.8%

115.2%

44.8%

43.4%

190.1%

26.9%

07/30/2014

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp

NYSE

KOG

3,973.8

14.91

6,249,592

11.5%

63.0%

53.3%

39.6%

52.5%

13.2%

08/01/2014

Approach Resources

NASDAQ

AREX

854.0

21.69

902,602

13.7%

52.5%

72.3%

27.3%

182.5%

11.2%

08/01/2014

PetroQuest Energy Inc

NYSE

PQ

452.0

6.85

824,571

24.5%

66.0%

172.0%

30.3%

193.6%

16.8%

08/04/2014

Warren Resources Inc

NASDAQ

WRES

465.4

6.32

785,400

32.8%

17.6%

20.0%

29.1%

23.5%

16.6%

08/07/2014

Abraxas Petroleum

NASDAQ

AXAS

619.9

5.97

3,008,139

25.4%

34.6%

153.3%

34.0%

27.8%

61.2%

08/08/2014

Vantage Drilling Co

NYSE

VTG

584.5

1.91

2,110,849

11.7%

25.7%

430.0%

37.6%

94.4%

13.5%

08/08/2014

Bonanza Creek Energy

NYSE

BCEI

2,416.5

59.83

969,001

23.8%

75.6%

136.7%

35.2%

92.7%

11.3%

08/08/2014

Source: Bloomberg
* Q2’2014

Company Description:

PetroLogistics LP PDH
PetroLogistics LP owns and operates a propane dehydrogenation ("PDH") facility that processes propane into propylene. The company's product is utilized in the production of a variety of end users including paints, coatings, building materials, clothing, automotive parts, packaging and a range of other consumer and industrial products.

US Silica Holdings Inc SLCA
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. is a producer of industrial silica and sand proppants. The company produces a variety of industrial minerals including sand proppants, whole grain silica, ground silica, fine ground silica, calcined kaolin clay and aplite clay. U.S. Silica offers its products to the oil and gas, glass, chemical, and building products industries.

Tesoro Logistics LP TLLP
Tesoro Logistics LP acquires, owns, operates and develops crude oil and refined products logistics assets. The company owns a crude oil gathering system, refined products terminals, crude oil and refined products storage facilities, and short-haul pipelines.  Tesoro Logistics operates in the United States.

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp KOG
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corporation is an independent energy company. The company is focused on the exploration, exploitation, acquisition and production of natural gas and crude oil in the United States. Kodiak's operations are primarily concentrated in the Williston Basin of North Dakota and Montana and the Green River Basin of Wyoming and Colorado.

Approach Resources Inc AREX 
Approach Resources Inc explores for and produces natural gas and crude oil.

PetroQuest Energy Inc PQ
PetroQuest Energy, Inc. explores, develops, acquires, and operates oil and gas properties onshore and offshore in the Gulf Coast Region.

Warren Resources Inc WRES
Warren Resources Inc. acquires and develops oil and gas properties. The company's properties are located in several states in the United States.  Warren Resources also serves as the managing general partner to affiliated partnerships and joint ventures.

Abraxas Petroleum Corp AXAS
Abraxas Petroleum Corporation acquires producing oil and gas properties. The company explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas in Texas, Wyoming, and Canada.  Abraxas also operates or owns an interest in various gas processing plants in Canada.

Vantage Drilling Co VTG
Vantage Drilling Company offers offshore oil and natural gas well drilling services.

Bonanza Creek Energy Inc BCEI
Bonanza Creek Energy Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas company. The company is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of onshore oil and associated liquids-rich natural gas, primarily in southern Arkansas (Mid-Continent region) and the Denver Julesburg ("DJ") and North Park Basins in Colorado (Rocky Mountain region).

 
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