Core Laboratories, Inc. (CLB) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Core Laboratories, Inc. ?

Positive results in Jun 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 54.4 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 56.4 %

With ROCE of 12.51%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.74 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -16.08%, its profits have fallen by -39%

High Institutional Holdings at 100%

These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -16.08% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Core Laboratories, Inc. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Oil should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Oil)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Core Laboratories, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Core Laboratories, Inc.

6.71%

-0.11

63.45%

S&P 500

14.9%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

1.56%

EBIT Growth (5y)

0.68%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

3.66

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.50

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.45

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.30

Tax Ratio

32.98%

Dividend Payout Ratio

5.88%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

12.62%

ROE (avg)

12.43%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

2.64

EV to EBIT

17.12

EV to EBITDA

13.17

EV to Capital Employed

2.21

EV to Sales

1.59

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

38.11%

ROCE (Latest)

12.90%

ROE (Latest)

9.34%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

12What is working for the Company

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 50.46 %

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 694.06

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -22.44% (YoY

NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at USD 25.56 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 48.48 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 7.59 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 4.37 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 138.26 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 13.22 MM

-1What is not working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

Here's what is working for Core Laboratories, Inc.

Interest Coverage Ratio

Highest at 694.06

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 50.46 % and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Net Sales

Highest at USD 138.26 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at USD 13.22 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 13.22 MM has Grown at 43.89%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 9.19 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at USD 48.48 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 7.59 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 4.37 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Net Profit

Higher at USD 25.56 MM

than preceding 12 month period ended Dec 2025

MOJO Watch

In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -22.44% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Core Laboratories, Inc.

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 0%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)