Executive Summary
STEP Energy Services Ltd., an oilfield service company, provides integrated coiled tubing, fracturing, and wireline solutions to service oil and natural gas wells in Canada and the United States. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Currently unprofitable and not forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years
Snowflake Analysis
Mediocre balance sheet with limited growth.
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Share Price & News
How has STEP Energy Services's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: STEP is not significantly more volatile than the rest of Canadian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 11% a week.
Volatility Over Time: STEP's weekly volatility (11%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
34.9%
STEP
4.7%
CA Energy Services
-0.3%
CA Market
1 Year Return
-18.3%
STEP
-33.0%
CA Energy Services
2.6%
CA Market
Return vs Industry: STEP exceeded the Canadian Energy Services industry which returned -34.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: STEP underperformed the Canadian Market which returned 2.2% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| STEP | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 34.9% | 4.7% | -0.3% |
| 30 Day | 52.6% | 9.4% | 3.7% |
| 90 Day | 132.0% | 54.5% | 12.4% |
| 1 Year | -18.3%-18.3% | -30.5%-33.0% | 6.3%2.6% |
| 3 Year | -90.0%-90.0% | -59.8%-63.5% | 14.7%3.7% |
| 5 Year | n/a | -42.6%-51.1% | 72.4%45.9% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is STEP Energy Services's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Need To Know: Analysts Are Much More Bullish On STEP Energy Services Ltd. (TSE:STEP)3 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
Is STEP Energy Services (TSE:STEP) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?2 months ago | Simply Wall St
Does This Valuation Of STEP Energy Services Ltd. (TSE:STEP) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?Valuation
Is STEP Energy Services undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
0.34x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: STEP (CA$1.16) is trading above our estimate of fair value (CA$1.04)
Significantly Below Fair Value: STEP is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: STEP is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the CA Energy Services industry average.
PE vs Market: STEP is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Canadian market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate STEP's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: STEP is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.3x) compared to the CA Energy Services industry average (0.4x).
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Future Growth
How is STEP Energy Services forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 5 analysts?
84.1%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: STEP is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Earnings vs Market: STEP is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
High Growth Earnings: STEP is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: STEP's revenue (22.3% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Canadian market (7.6% per year).
High Growth Revenue: STEP's revenue (22.3% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: STEP's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (11.9%).
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Past Performance
How has STEP Energy Services performed over the past 5 years?
-64.0%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: STEP is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: STEP is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: STEP is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 64% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare STEP's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: STEP is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Energy Services industry (-56.7%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: STEP has a negative Return on Equity (-55.01%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is STEP Energy Services's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: STEP's short term assets (CA$98.1M) exceed its short term liabilities (CA$43.4M).
Long Term Liabilities: STEP's short term assets (CA$98.1M) do not cover its long term liabilities (CA$228.7M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: STEP's debt to equity ratio (92.1%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: STEP's debt to equity ratio has increased from 4.7% to 92.1% over the past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: Whilst unprofitable STEP has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if it maintains its current positive free cash flow level.
Forecast Cash Runway: STEP is unprofitable but has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years, due to free cash flow being positive and growing by 53.7% per year.
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Dividend
What is STEP Energy Services's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate STEP's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate STEP's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if STEP's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if STEP's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of STEP's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Canadian market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.4yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Regan Davis (55 yo)
9.83yrs
Tenure
CA$1,227,992
Compensation
Mr. Regan Davis serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Step Energy Services Ltd. since March 2011 and December 2013 respectively. Mr. Davis has over 25 years of experience in the oil and ga...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Regan's total compensation ($USD971.33K) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD153.27K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Regan's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 9.83yrs | CA$1.23m | 0.22% CA$ 163.5k | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 2.17yrs | CA$945.16k | 0.18% CA$ 138.0k | |
| COO & VP of Operations | 9.83yrs | CA$912.32k | 0.11% CA$ 81.9k | |
| President of US Operations | 1.5yrs | CA$843.07k | 0.071% CA$ 53.0k | |
| General Counsel | no data | no data | 0.12% CA$ 89.0k | |
| Director of Corporate Development | 1.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Human Resources | 7.5yrs | no data | 0% CA$ 0 | |
| President of Canada Operations | 2.42yrs | no data | 0.068% CA$ 51.0k |
2.4yrs
Average Tenure
51yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: STEP's management team is considered experienced (2.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 9.83yrs | CA$1.23m | 0.22% CA$ 163.5k | |
| Chairman | no data | CA$176.60k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 8.58yrs | CA$134.00k | 0.061% CA$ 45.5k | |
| Independent Director | 3.67yrs | CA$152.00k | 0.068% CA$ 51.1k | |
| Independent Director | 1.83yrs | CA$174.16k | 0.10% CA$ 74.8k | |
| Independent Director | 9.83yrs | CA$152.00k | no data | |
| Independent Lead Director | 2.25yrs | CA$141.00k | no data |
6.1yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: STEP's board of directors are considered experienced (6.1 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: STEP insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
STEP Energy Services Ltd.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: STEP Energy Services Ltd.
- Ticker: STEP
- Exchange: TSX
- Founded: 2011
- Industry: Oil and Gas Equipment and Services
- Sector: Energy
- Market Cap: CA$75.003m
- Shares outstanding: 67.57m
- Website: https://www.stepenergyservices.com
Number of Employees
Location
- STEP Energy Services Ltd.
- Bow Valley Square II
- 1200, 205-5th Avenue SW
- Calgary
- Alberta
- T2P 2V7
- Canada
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEP | TSX (The Toronto Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Shares | CA | CAD | May 2017 |
| 932 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Shares | DE | EUR | May 2017 |
| SNVV.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Common Shares | US | USD | May 2017 |
Biography
STEP Energy Services Ltd., an oilfield service company, provides integrated coiled tubing, fracturing, and wireline solutions to service oil and natural gas wells in Canada and the United States. The compa...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/14 23:40 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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