Targa Reports Record Q4 Adjusted Operating Profit, But Revenue Falls Short Of Street Expectations: Retail Gets More Bearish

Published : Feb 20, 2025, 07:00 PM ISTUpdated : Feb 21, 2025, 06:01 PM IST
Targa Reports Record Q4 Adjusted Operating Profit, But Revenue Falls Short Of Street Expectations: Retail Gets More Bearish

Synopsis

For 2025, Targa expects full-year adjusted EBITDA to be between $4.65 billion and $4.85 billion, with the midpoint of the range representing a 15% rise over 2024.

Energy infrastructure company Targa Resources Corp (TRGP) was in the spotlight on Thursday after the company reported record fourth-quarter adjusted profits, but its revenue failed to meet Wall Street expectations.

Targa reported a 4% year-over-year (YoY) rise in revenues to $4.41 billion, but fell short of the Street’s estimate of $4.65 billion, according to FinChat.

However, during the quarter, the firm reported record adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $1.1 billion, marking a 5% increase sequentially. The company attributed the rise to higher volumes across the Gathering and Processing (G&P) and Logistics and Transportation (L&T) systems.

The quarter also saw record Permian, NGL transportation, fractionation, and LPG export volumes.

The G&P segment saw higher sequential adjusted operating margins driven by record Permian natural gas inlet volumes and higher fees, partially offset by the expiration of a lower-margin high-pressure gathering and processing agreement in the Delaware Basin.

In the L&T segment, record NGL pipeline transportation, fractionation, and LPG export volumes drove the sequential increase in segment-adjusted operating margin. This was partially offset by a lower sequential marketing margin.

For 2025, Targa expects full-year adjusted EBITDA to be between $4.65 billion and $4.85 billion, with the midpoint of the range representing a 15% rise over 2024. The firm expects to benefit from meaningful growth across its Permian G&P footprint, which is expected to drive record Permian, NGL pipeline transportation, fractionation, and LPG export volumes in 2025.

Targa also said it intends to recommend to its board a quarterly common dividend of $1.00 per common share for the first quarter.

On Stocktwits, retail sentiment dipped further into the ‘bearish’ territory (27/100).

On Thursday, Targa also announced a definitive agreement to repurchase all the outstanding preferred equity in Targa Badlands LLC from funds managed by Blackstone for approximately $1.8 billion in cash. The company said the refinancing of higher-cost preferred equity with its lower cost of debt capital will result in meaningful cash savings.

Targa shares have risen nearly 15% in 2025 and have more than doubled over the past year.

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