Precision Drilling Corporation

NYSE:PDS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$797.7m

Precision Drilling Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Precision Drilling has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 55.7%, while the Energy Services industry saw earnings growing at 52.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 11.7% per year. Precision Drilling's return on equity is 14.6%, and it has net margins of 12.5%.

Key information

55.7%

Earnings growth rate

54.8%

EPS growth rate

Energy Services Industry Growth23.7%
Revenue growth rate11.7%
Return on equity14.6%
Net Margin12.5%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Precision Drilling: Capitalizing On Strong Activity In Canada

Nov 18

Precision Drilling: Get 20% Free Cash Flow Yield At The Cyclical Bottom

Sep 24

Precision Drilling: The Seagulls Are Missing A Bet

Mar 14

Precision Drilling: Put A Driller In Your Stocking

Dec 22

Precision Drilling Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Feb 08

Precision Drilling Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Oct 26

Precision Drilling receives TSX approval to renew normal course issuer bid

Aug 24

Precision Drilling Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Jul 26

Beware Of The Risk Of Precision Drilling

Mar 28

Precision Drilling: Good Buying Opportunity

Dec 30

Take Advantage Of The Rally And Sell Precision Drilling

Oct 01

Precision Drilling: Medium-Term Margin Growth Remains The Key

Jul 18

Precision Drilling: Time To Shine

Nov 30

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Precision Drilling makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:PDS Revenue, expenses and earnings (CAD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 241,9412431360
30 Jun 241,9112241570
31 Mar 241,9072301520
31 Dec 231,9382891220
30 Sep 231,9411461620
30 Jun 231,9241571430
31 Mar 231,8241051410
31 Dec 221,617-341810
30 Sep 221,402-651240
30 Jun 221,226-1341230
31 Mar 221,102-1851320
31 Dec 21987-177990
30 Sep 21893-188940
30 Jun 21804-178830
31 Mar 21793-151740
31 Dec 20936-120710
30 Sep 201,106-84800
30 Jun 201,317-59880
31 Mar 201,487-24930
31 Dec 191,54171040
30 Sep 191,596-1911000
30 Jun 191,603-2181090
31 Mar 191,574-2511140
31 Dec 181,541-2941120
30 Sep 181,461-1431130
30 Jun 181,393-1391050
31 Mar 181,354-127940
31 Dec 171,321-132900
30 Sep 171,277-116990
30 Jun 171,176-137980
31 Mar 171,070-1581060
31 Dec 161,003-1561080
30 Sep 161,046-3961060
30 Jun 161,196-4351090
31 Mar 161,345-4071120
31 Dec 151,556-3631260
30 Sep 151,829-2071230
30 Jun 152,050-671370
31 Mar 152,190-441460
31 Dec 142,351331440
30 Sep 142,2992151520
30 Jun 142,2031921530
31 Mar 142,1071991440
31 Dec 132,0301911430

Quality Earnings: PDS has a large one-off gain of CA$38.9M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: PDS's current net profit margins (12.5%) are higher than last year (7.5%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: PDS has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 55.7% per year.

Accelerating Growth: PDS's earnings growth over the past year (66.5%) exceeds its 5-year average (55.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: PDS earnings growth over the past year (66.5%) exceeded the Energy Services industry 17%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: PDS's Return on Equity (14.6%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 05:51
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Management10 years
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Analyst Sources

Precision Drilling Corporation is covered by 45 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Waqar SyedATB Capital Markets
Tim MonachelloATB Capital Markets
Sean MeakimBarclays