Executive Summary
PGS ASA, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a marine geophysical company primarily in Norway. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Currently unprofitable and not forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years
Snowflake Analysis
Mediocre balance sheet and slightly overvalued.
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Share Price & News
How has PGS's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: PGS is more volatile than 90% of Norwegian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 14% a week.
Volatility Over Time: PGS's weekly volatility (14%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of Norwegian stocks.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
2.2%
PGS
1.9%
NO Energy Services
0.4%
NO Market
1 Year Return
68.1%
PGS
40.4%
NO Energy Services
38.2%
NO Market
Return vs Industry: PGS exceeded the Norwegian Energy Services industry which returned 40.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: PGS exceeded the Norwegian Market which returned 38.2% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| PGS | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 2.2% | 1.9% | 0.4% |
| 30 Day | -11.3% | -2.4% | 1.0% |
| 90 Day | 8.5% | 1.7% | 4.7% |
| 1 Year | 68.1%68.1% | 46.1%40.4% | 43.7%38.2% |
| 3 Year | -85.3%-85.3% | -62.6%-65.2% | 14.6%2.0% |
| 5 Year | -72.2%-72.2% | -0.1%-24.4% | 80.0%46.8% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is PGS's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
2 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
The Independent Vice Chairperson of PGS ASA (OB:PGS), Anne Dalane, Just Bought 167% More Shares3 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
Shareholders May Find It Hard To Justify Increasing PGS ASA's (OB:PGS) CEO Compensation For Now1 month ago | Simply Wall St
Read This Before Selling PGS ASA (OB:PGS) SharesValuation
Is PGS undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: PGS (NOK5.81) is trading below our estimate of fair value (NOK49.42)
Significantly Below Fair Value: PGS is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: PGS is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Norwegian Energy Services industry average.
PE vs Market: PGS is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Norwegian market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate PGS's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: PGS's PB Ratio (0.7x) is in line with the NO Energy Services industry average.
Future Growth
How is PGS forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 7 analysts?
45.7%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: PGS is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Earnings vs Market: PGS is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
High Growth Earnings: PGS is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: PGS's revenue (11% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Norwegian market (4.8% per year).
High Growth Revenue: PGS's revenue (11% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: PGS is forecast to be unprofitable in 3 years.
Past Performance
How has PGS performed over the past 5 years?
24.0%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: PGS is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: PGS is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: PGS is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 24% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare PGS's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: PGS is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Energy Services industry (-5.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: PGS has a negative Return on Equity (-65.54%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Financial Health
How is PGS's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: PGS's short term assets ($353.7M) exceed its short term liabilities ($322.3M).
Long Term Liabilities: PGS's short term assets ($353.7M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($1.3B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: PGS's debt to equity ratio (302.8%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: PGS's debt to equity ratio has increased from 93.1% to 302.8% 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 PGS has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if it maintains its current positive free cash flow level.
Forecast Cash Runway: PGS is unprofitable but has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years, due to free cash flow being positive and growing by 35.2% per year.
Dividend
What is PGS current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate PGS's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate PGS'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 PGS's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if PGS's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: PGS is not paying a notable dividend for the Norwegian market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of PGS's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Norwegian market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Rune Pedersen (50 yo)
3.67yrs
Tenure
US$741,815
Compensation
Mr. Rune Olav Pedersen has been President and Chief Executive Officer of PGS ASA (formerly known as Petroleum Geo-Services ASA) since September 1, 2017. Mr. Pedersen served as an Executive Vice President a...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Rune's total compensation ($USD741.82K) is above average for companies of similar size in the Norwegian market ($USD496.76K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Rune's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: PGS's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: PGS's board of directors are considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: PGS insiders have bought more shares than they have sold 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
PGS ASA's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: PGS ASA
- Ticker: PGS
- Exchange: OB
- Founded: 1991
- Industry: Oil and Gas Equipment and Services
- Sector: Energy
- Market Cap: kr2.290b
- Shares outstanding: 394.22m
- Website: https://www.pgs.com
Number of Employees
Location
- PGS ASA
- Lilleakerveien 4C
- Oslo
- Oslo
- 283
- Norway
Listings
Biography
PGS ASA, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a marine geophysical company primarily in Norway. The company provides a range of seismic and reservoir services, including acquisition, imaging, interp...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/05/11 05:58 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/05/10 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.