ConocoPhillips Turned Losses into Profits in 1Q18

ConocoPhillips (COP) announced its 1Q18 earnings on April 26 before the market opened. According to ConocoPhillips’s earnings press release, the company reported a better-than-expected profit of ~$1.1 billion in 1Q18. Wall Street analysts expected a lower profit of ~$829 million. On a year-over-year basis, ConocoPhillips turned profitable after a loss of ~$177 million in 1Q17. Even excluding one-time items, ConocoPhillips’s profits increased ~110% sequentially compared to a profit of ~$540 million in 4Q17.