ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC (ESI.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

Canada • Toronto Stock Exchange • TSX:ESI • CA2935701078

3.3 CAD
+0.18 (+5.77%)
Last: Feb 6, 2026, 07:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

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Overall ESI gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated ESI against 27 industry peers in the Energy Equipment & Services industry. ESI may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. ESI is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year ESI has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year ESI had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: ESI reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • In the past 5 years ESI always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
ESI.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFESI.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M 400M

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of ESI (-1.67%) is worse than 77.78% of its industry peers.
  • The Return On Equity of ESI (-3.51%) is worse than 81.48% of its industry peers.
  • ESI has a Return On Invested Capital of 1.53%. This is in the lower half of the industry: ESI underperforms 77.78% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ESI is significantly below the industry average of 177.00%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.67%
ROE -3.51%
ROIC 1.53%
ROA(3y)0.31%
ROA(5y)-1.4%
ROE(3y)0.76%
ROE(5y)-3.38%
ROIC(3y)4.09%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ESI.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICESI.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 5 -5 -10

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 2.58%, ESI is doing worse than 81.48% 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 27.32%. This is in the better half of the industry: ESI outperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • ESI's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 2.58%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 27.32%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y17.58%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y6.07%
GM growth 5Y0.97%
ESI.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsESI.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10 -10 20 -20 30

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so ESI is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for ESI remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, ESI has more shares outstanding
  • ESI has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
ESI.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingESI.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M
ESI.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsESI.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1B 2B 3B

2.2 Solvency

  • ESI has an Altman-Z score of 1.27. This is a bad value and indicates that ESI is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • ESI has a worse Altman-Z score (1.27) than 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • ESI has a debt to FCF ratio of 4.45. This is a neutral value as ESI would need 4.45 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 4.45, ESI perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 59.26% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.74 indicates that ESI is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.74, ESI is not doing good in the industry: 66.67% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.74
Debt/FCF 4.45
Altman-Z 1.27
ROIC/WACC0.15
WACC10.08%
ESI.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFESI.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 500M 1B 1.5B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.12 indicates that ESI should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of ESI (1.12) is worse than 70.37% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.98 indicates that ESI may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of ESI (0.98) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.12
Quick Ratio 0.98
ESI.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesESI.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for ESI have decreased strongly by -247.06% in the last year.
  • The Revenue for ESI has decreased by -22.31% in the past year. This is quite bad
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 1.14% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-247.06%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-166.67%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-22.31%
Revenue growth 3Y19.15%
Revenue growth 5Y1.14%
Sales Q2Q%-5.4%

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 30.64% on average per year.
  • ESI is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 0.23% yearly.
EPS Next Y-49.97%
EPS Next 2Y25.05%
EPS Next 3Y30.64%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-2.8%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.26%
Revenue Next 3Y0.23%
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 decreasing.
ESI.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesESI.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 500M 1B 1.5B
ESI.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesESI.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 0.2 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -0.8 -1

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • ESI reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for ESI. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
ESI.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsESI.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 -20 -40 -60

4.2 Price Multiples

  • ESI's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. ESI is cheaper than 77.78% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, ESI is valued cheaper than 96.30% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 2.78
EV/EBITDA 4
ESI.CA Per share dataESI.CA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 4 6 8

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as ESI's earnings are expected to grow with 30.64% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y25.05%
EPS Next 3Y30.64%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • ESI does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC

TSX:ESI (2/6/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

3.3

+0.18 (+5.77%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryGroupEnergy
GICS IndustryEnergy Equipment & Services
Earnings (Last)11-07
Earnings (Next)02-27
Inst Owners5.66%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners26.33%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap609.81M
Revenue(TTM)1.65B
Net Income(TTM)-45.98M
Analysts50.91
Price Target2.98 (-9.7%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
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)-11.39%
Min EPS beat(2)-73.27%
Max EPS beat(2)50.5%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-389.15%
Min EPS beat(4)-1732.85%
Max EPS beat(4)199.01%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)-192.31%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-140.13%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)-36.92%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.35%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.34%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.64%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.31%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.34%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.66%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.5%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.64%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.06%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)4.48%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)37.5%
EPS NY rev (1m)-18.36%
EPS NY rev (3m)9.26%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.05%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)5.5%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.65%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.37
P/FCF 2.78
P/OCF 1.48
P/B 0.47
P/tB 0.47
EV/EBITDA 4
EPS(TTM)-0.25
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.05
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)1.19
FCFY36%
OCF(TTM)2.23
OCFY67.44%
SpS8.91
BVpS7.1
TBVpS7.1
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.67%
ROE -3.51%
ROCE 1.74%
ROIC 1.53%
ROICexc 1.53%
ROICexgc 1.53%
OM 2.58%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 27.32%
FCFM 13.33%
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
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc 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-Score4
Asset Turnover0.6
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.74
Debt/FCF 4.45
Debt/EBITDA 2.49
Cap/Depr 55.4%
Cap/Sales 11.64%
Interest Coverage 0.56
Cash Conversion 105.87%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.12
Quick Ratio 0.98
Altman-Z 1.27
F-Score4
WACC10.08%
ROIC/WACC0.15
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)-247.06%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-166.67%
EPS Next Y-49.97%
EPS Next 2Y25.05%
EPS Next 3Y30.64%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-22.31%
Revenue growth 3Y19.15%
Revenue growth 5Y1.14%
Sales Q2Q%-5.4%
Revenue Next Year-2.8%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.26%
Revenue Next 3Y0.23%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-71.73%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5Y18.92%
EBIT Next Year235.18%
EBIT Next 3Y51.21%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-29.83%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5Y1.75%
OCF growth 1Y-17.49%
OCF growth 3Y38.23%
OCF growth 5Y3.11%

ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC / ESI.CA FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to ESI.CA.


What is the valuation status for ESI stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 3 / 10 to ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC (ESI.CA). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC?

ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC (ESI.CA) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.


Can you provide the financial health for ESI stock?

The financial health rating of ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC (ESI.CA) is 2 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC (ESI.CA) is expected to decline by -49.97% in the next year.