Offshore drilling giant Transocean Limited RIGreported wider-than-expected loss per share in the first quarter of 2018. Notably the company, which had not missed earnings estimates since 2013, recently reported an adjusted loss of 48 cents per share in the quarter under review, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 36 cents.
Increased operational costs due to the acquisition of Songa Offshore adversely impacted the results.
The bottom line further deteriorated from earnings of a penny in the year-ago quarter. The loss also widened from 24 cents per share incurred in the last reported quarter.
Revenues of $664 million topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $657 million on higher fleet utilization. The top line also increased 5.6% sequentially. However, revenues witnessed a year-over-year decline of 10%. The year-over-year decrease is attributed to lower contract drilling revenues from the Ultra-Deepwater floaters.