Source Energy Services Ltd.'s (TSE:SHLE): Source Energy Services Ltd. produces, supplies, and distributes Northern White frac sand used primarily in oil and gas exploration and production in Western Canada and the United States. On 31 December 2018, the CA$96m market-cap posted a loss of -CA$2.2m for its most recent financial year. As path to profitability is the topic on SHLE’s investors mind, I’ve decided to gauge market sentiment. I’ve put together a brief outline of industry analyst expectations for SHLE, its year of breakeven and its implied growth rate.
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According to the 9 industry analysts covering SHLE, the consensus is breakeven is near. They anticipate the company to incur a final loss in 2019, before generating positive profits of CA$4.0m in 2020. SHLE is therefore projected to breakeven around a few months from now. What rate will SHLE have to grow year-on-year in order to breakeven on this date? Using a line of best fit, I calculated an average annual growth rate of 39%, which is extremely buoyant. If this rate turns out to be too aggressive, SHLE may become profitable much later than analysts predict.
I’m not going to go through company-specific developments for SHLE given that this is a high-level summary, but, bear in mind that typically oil and gas companies, depending on the stage of operation and resource produced, have irregular periods of cash flow. This means that a high growth rate is not unusual, especially if the company is currently in an investment period.
Before I wrap up, there’s one issue worth mentioning. SHLE currently has a relatively high level of debt. Typically, debt shouldn’t exceed 40% of your equity, which in SHLE’s case is 49%. Note that a higher debt obligation increases the risk in investing in the loss-making company.
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This article is not intended to be a comprehensive analysis on SHLE, so if you are interested in understanding the company at a deeper level, take a look at SHLE’s company page on Simply Wall St. I’ve also put together a list of important factors you should look at:
- Valuation: What is SHLE worth today? Has the future growth potential already been factored into the price? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether SHLE is currently mispriced by the market.
- Management Team: An experienced management team on the helm increases our confidence in the business – take a look at who sits on Source Energy Services’s board and the CEO’s back ground.
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About TSX:SHLE
Source Energy Services
Engages in the production and distribution of Northern White frac sand used primarily in oil and gas exploration and production in Canada and the United States.
Undervalued with solid track record.
