PHX Energy Services Corp.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Construction
  • ISIN: CA69338U1012
CAD
13.27
0.21 (1.61%)
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
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PHX Energy Services Corp.
Akita Drilling Ltd.
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Major Drilling Group International, Inc.
Precision Drilling Corp.
Western Energy Services Corp.
High Arctic Energy Services, Inc.
Ensign Energy Services, Inc.
Sonoro Energy Ltd.

Why is PHX Energy Services Corp. ?

1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with a 48.39% CAGR growth in Operating Profits
  • Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
  • The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 18.74% signifying high profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
With ROE of 23.86%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.57 Price to Book Value
  • 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 -15.00%, its profits have fallen by -40.1%
3
Majority shareholders : Mutual Funds
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to PHX Energy Services Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Construction should be less than 30%

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

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

Is PHX Energy Services Corp. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
PHX Energy Services Corp.
50.8%
-0.39
31.02%
S&P/TSX 60
23.72%
1.54
14.62%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
24.87%
EBIT Growth (5y)
87.37%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
9.69
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Net Debt is too low
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.07
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.74
Tax Ratio
21.95%
Dividend Payout Ratio
66.34%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
4.56%
ROCE (avg)
18.74%
ROE (avg)
22.76%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
11
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.67
EV to EBIT
15.72
EV to EBITDA
6.13
EV to Capital Employed
2.59
EV to Sales
0.88
PEG Ratio
10.46
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
16.49%
ROE (Latest)
23.89%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

3What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 106.78%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 9.75 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 5.52 times

-22What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at CAD 59.15 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 23.65%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 1,533.28

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 42.63% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at CAD 18.57 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 30.02 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at CAD 1.34 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CAD 9.7 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CAD 8.46 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at CAD 0.19

Here's what is working for PHX Energy Services Corp.

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 9.75 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 5.52 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 106.78%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Depreciation
Highest at CAD 17.21 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (CAD MM)

Depreciation
At CAD 17.21 MM has Grown at 27.68%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales

Depreciation (CAD MM)

Here's what is not working for PHX Energy Services Corp.

Interest
At CAD 1.34 MM has Grown at 12.73%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 1,533.28
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit
At CAD 9.7 MM has Fallen at -43.67%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of CAD 17.22 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at CAD 59.15 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (CAD MM)

Interest
Highest at CAD 1.34 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 12.73% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at CAD 9.7 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at CAD 8.46 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (CAD MM)

Net Profit
At CAD 8.46 MM has Fallen at -36.07%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of CAD 13.23 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (CAD MM)

EPS
Lowest at CAD 0.19
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (CAD)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at CAD 18.57 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 30.02 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 42.63% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Non Operating Income
Highest at CAD 0.8 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income