Vallourec Feels No Slowdown in Oil & Gas, Maintains Guidance After Strong Start to 2013

Vallourec maintained its guidance for 2013, even after a meaningful margin increase in the first quarter. The company generally reports lower profitability in the first quarter, with meaningful improvement in the second and third quarters. But with a 15.7% EBITDA margin to start the year, the company could be tracking well ahead of our fullyear forecast of 16.5%. Management was mum on whether the typical … Continue reading Vallourec Feels No Slowdown in Oil & Gas, Maintains Guidance After Strong Start to 2013