Yahoo Finance Fluor (FLR) Wins EPCM Contract for Iluka's Eneabba Project
Fluor Corporation FLR has secured an engineering, procurement and construction management (“EPCM”) contract for the Iluka Resources Limited’s Eneabba project. Although the value of the project has not been disclosed, Fluor will book the reimbursable contract value in the second quarter of 2022.
Fluor’s Mining & Metals business unit will perform the work under the contract that includes completion of the front-end engineering design and execution of the EPCM services to this fully-integrated rare earths refinery in Eneabba, Western Australia.
Construction under this contract is expected to begin in 2022, and the first production is slated for 2025. The finalized refinery will produce light and heavy rare earth oxides, including neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium, which are key to global electrification.
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Fluor’s diversity remains a key strength that helps it mitigate the cyclicality of markets in which it operates. The company’s strategy of maintaining a good business portfolio mix permits it to focus on the more stable business markets and capitalize on developing the cyclical markets at suitable times.
The company exited first-quarter 2022 with a healthy ending backlog of $19.3 billion and a total backlog of $19.25 billion. Management expects bookings to be solid during the rest of 2022 and help it achieve a $2.50-$2.90 per share gross margin by 2024.
For 2022, Fluor expects an adjusted EPS of $1.15-$1.40 from continuing operations. In 2022, it assumes increased opportunities for new awards across all segments and continued progress of the cost optimization program. The company projects a 10% increase in revenues, $50 million in adjusted G&A expense per quarter, and a tax rate of 28%. The company anticipates average full-year margins of 5% in Energy Solutions, 3.5-4.5% in Urban Solutions and 4% in Mission Solutions.
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The shares of the company have advanced 30.7% over the past year against the Zacks Engineering - R and D Services industry’s 8.9% decline.
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Fluor currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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