ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC (ESI.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
TSX:ESI - Toronto Stock Exchange - CA2935701078 - Common Stock - Currency: CAD
Taking everything into account, ESI scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. ESI was compared to 26 industry peers in the Energy Equipment & Services industry. ESI has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. ESI has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
ESI had negative earnings in the past year.
In the past year ESI had a positive cash flow from operations.
In multiple years ESI reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
ESI had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
With a Return On Assets value of -0.60%, ESI is not doing good in the industry: 80.77% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
The Return On Equity of ESI (-1.24%) is worse than 76.92% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 3.84%, ESI is doing worse than 73.08% of the companies in the same industry.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ESI is significantly below the industry average of 10.82%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -0.6% | ||
| ROE | -1.24% | ||
| ROIC | 3.84% |
ROA(3y)0.31%
ROA(5y)-1.4%
ROE(3y)0.76%
ROE(5y)-3.38%
ROIC(3y)4.09%
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 4.93%, ESI is doing worse than 65.38% of the companies in the same industry.
ESI's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
ESI has a Gross Margin of 29.47%. This is in the better half of the industry: ESI outperforms 73.08% of its industry peers.
ESI's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 4.93% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 29.47% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y17.58%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y6.07%
GM growth 5Y0.97%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
ESI has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for ESI remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for ESI has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for ESI has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
ESI has an Altman-Z score of 1.36. This is a bad value and indicates that ESI is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
ESI has a Altman-Z score of 1.36. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ESI outperforms 42.31% of its industry peers.
ESI has a debt to FCF ratio of 3.91. This is a good value and a sign of high solvency as ESI would need 3.91 years to pay back of all of its debts.
With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 3.91, ESI perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.62 indicates that ESI is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
ESI's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.62 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ESI is outperformed by 61.54% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.62 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.91 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.36 |
ROIC/WACC0.4
WACC9.48%
2.3 Liquidity
ESI has a Current Ratio of 0.79. This is a bad value and indicates that ESI is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
ESI has a Current ratio of 0.79. This is amonst the worse of the industry: ESI underperforms 92.31% of its industry peers.
ESI has a Quick Ratio of 0.79. This is a bad value and indicates that ESI is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.69, ESI is doing worse than 88.46% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.69 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
ESI shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -142.11%.
Looking at the last year, ESI shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 21.95%.
ESI shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 1.14% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-142.11%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%300%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)21.95%
Revenue growth 3Y19.15%
Revenue growth 5Y1.14%
Sales Q2Q%1.21%
3.2 Future
Based on estimates for the next years, ESI will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 86.62% on average per year.
ESI is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 3.82% yearly.
EPS Next Y141.32%
EPS Next 2Y108.73%
EPS Next 3Y86.62%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-0.53%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.29%
Revenue Next 3Y3.82%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for ESI. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 8.91, which indicates a very decent valuation of ESI.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ESI is on the same level as its industry peers.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 35.58. ESI is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.91 |
4.2 Price Multiples
88.46% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ESI, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
ESI's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. ESI is cheaper than 96.15% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 1.58 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 3.23 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
ESI's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
ESI's earnings are expected to grow with 86.62% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y108.73%
EPS Next 3Y86.62%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
ESI does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
TSX:ESI (7/14/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
2.31
+0.01 (+0.43%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryGroupEnergy
GICS IndustryEnergy Equipment & Services
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners6.46%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners26.35%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap426.66M
Analysts72
Price Target2.76 (19.48%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-766.92%
Min EPS beat(2)-1732.85%
Max EPS beat(2)199.01%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-381.33%
Min EPS beat(4)-1732.85%
Max EPS beat(4)199.01%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)-194.66%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-56.62%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)-36.65%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.28%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.22%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.66%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.3%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.22%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.66%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.76%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.3%
Revenue beat(16)5
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.2%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-23.53%
EPS NQ rev (1m)13.04%
EPS NQ rev (3m)28.57%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.96%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.1%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.91 | ||
| P/S | 0.2 | ||
| P/FCF | 1.58 | ||
| P/OCF | 0.99 | ||
| P/B | 0.31 | ||
| P/tB | 0.31 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 3.23 |
EPS(TTM)-0.08
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.26
Fwd EY11.22%
FCF(TTM)1.46
FCFY63.21%
OCF(TTM)2.34
OCFY101.3%
SpS11.48
BVpS7.43
TBVpS7.43
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -0.6% | ||
| ROE | -1.24% | ||
| ROCE | 4.39% | ||
| ROIC | 3.84% | ||
| ROICexc | 3.86% | ||
| ROICexgc | 3.86% | ||
| OM | 4.93% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 29.47% | ||
| FCFM | 12.72% |
ROA(3y)0.31%
ROA(5y)-1.4%
ROE(3y)0.76%
ROE(5y)-3.38%
ROIC(3y)4.09%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)4.14%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)4.14%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)4.68%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg growth 5Y26.05%
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5Y26.05%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y17.58%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y6.07%
GM growth 5Y0.97%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.74
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.62 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.91 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 1.87 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 46.51% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 7.66% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.14 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 95.18% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.36 |
F-Score5
WACC9.48%
ROIC/WACC0.4
Cap/Depr(3y)56.49%
Cap/Depr(5y)49.28%
Cap/Sales(3y)10.49%
Cap/Sales(5y)11.05%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-142.11%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%300%
EPS Next Y141.32%
EPS Next 2Y108.73%
EPS Next 3Y86.62%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)21.95%
Revenue growth 3Y19.15%
Revenue growth 5Y1.14%
Sales Q2Q%1.21%
Revenue Next Year-0.53%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.29%
Revenue Next 3Y3.82%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-33.85%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5Y18.92%
EBIT Next Year254.75%
EBIT Next 3Y51.57%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y51.79%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5Y1.75%
OCF growth 1Y16.82%
OCF growth 3Y38.23%
OCF growth 5Y3.11%