Western Energy Services Corp.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Construction
  • ISIN: CA9581596009
CAD
3.14
0.12 (3.97%)
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is Western Energy Services Corp. ?

1
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
  • Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 7.87% over the last 5 years
  • High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
  • The company has reported losses. Due to this company has reported negative ROE
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 7.87% over the last 5 years
3
Flat results in Jun 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at CAD 32.64 MM
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 267.21% (YoY)
  • CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at CAD 8.99 MM
4
Risky -
  • The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -20.37%, its profits have risen by 24.7%
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -20.37% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P/TSX 60 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Western Energy Services Corp. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Western Energy Services Corp.
43.38%
-0.33
52.93%
S&P/TSX 60
21.87%
1.54
14.62%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
15.97%
EBIT Growth (5y)
17.89%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-0.41
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
5.81
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.34
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.57
Tax Ratio
23.29%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.01%
ROCE (avg)
0.20%
ROE (avg)
0
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
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.39
EV to EBIT
23.71
EV to EBITDA
3.79
EV to Capital Employed
0.54
EV to Sales
0.86
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
2.26%
ROE (Latest)
-9.74%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly 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

5What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -17.81% (YoY

NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at CAD -4.71 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 32.71 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 106.1 times

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 25.63 %

-6What is not working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At CAD -2.91 MM has Fallen at -83.95%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At CAD -2.35 MM has Fallen at -86.52%

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

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 25.63 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 32.71 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 106.1 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -17.81% (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

Depreciation
Highest at CAD 10.52 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (CAD MM)

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

Pre-Tax Profit
At CAD -2.91 MM has Fallen at -83.95%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Net Profit
At CAD -2.35 MM has Fallen at -86.52%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (CAD MM)