U.S. Silica (SLCA) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on Friday

U.S. Silica (NYSE:SLCA) is scheduled to be releasing its earnings data before the market opens on Friday, April 26th. Analysts expect U.S. Silica to post earnings of $0.20 per share for the quarter. Investors that are interested in registering for the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

U.S. Silica (NYSE:SLCA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 27th. The mining company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.03. U.S. Silica had a net margin of 9.47% and a return on equity of 18.56%. The company had revenue of $336.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $343.72 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.43 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 18.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect U.S. Silica to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

U.S. Silica Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SLCA opened at $12.97 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.94 and a beta of 2.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 3.23 and a quick ratio of 2.43. U.S. Silica has a 12 month low of $10.09 and a 12 month high of $14.64. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $12.15 and its 200 day moving average price is $11.64.

Insider Transactions at U.S. Silica

In related news, EVP James Derek Ussery sold 46,433 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.00, for a total transaction of $650,062.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 174,772 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,446,808. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In related news, EVP James Derek Ussery sold 46,433 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.00, for a total value of $650,062.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 174,772 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,446,808. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Stacy Russell sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.00, for a total transaction of $240,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 186,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,241,024. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 3.60% of the company’s stock.

About U.S. Silica

U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc produces and sells commercial silica in the United States. It operates through two segments: Oil & Gas Proppants and Industrial & Specialty Products. The company offers whole grain commercial silica products to be used as frac for oil and natural gas recovery, as well as sells its whole grain silica products for the manufacturing of glass products.