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

U.S. Silica (NYSE:SLCA) will be announcing its earnings results before the market opens on Friday, April 26th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.20 per share for the quarter. Parties that wish to register for the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

U.S. Silica (NYSE:SLCA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 27th. The mining company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $336.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $343.72 million. U.S. Silica had a return on equity of 18.56% and a net margin of 9.47%. The business’s revenue was down 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.43 earnings per share. 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 Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of SLCA opened at $12.86 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.00 billion, a PE ratio of 6.87 and a beta of 2.23. The company has a current ratio of 3.23, a quick ratio of 2.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96. U.S. Silica has a 12-month low of $10.09 and a 12-month high of $14.64. The business’s 50 day moving average is $12.15 and its 200 day moving average is $11.64.

Insider Buying and Selling at U.S. Silica

In other U.S. Silica news, EVP James Derek Ussery sold 46,433 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 in the company, valued at approximately $2,446,808. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In related news, EVP Stacy Russell sold 20,000 shares of U.S. Silica stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.00, for a total value of $240,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 186,752 shares in the company, valued at $2,241,024. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP James Derek Ussery sold 46,433 shares of the company’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 owns 174,772 shares in the company, valued at $2,446,808. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 3.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.