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Core Laboratories Inc CLB

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$17.18 +0.19 (1.12%)
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Growing International and Offshore Markets Continue to Boost Demand for Core Labs' Services

Core Laboratories is the premier provider of reservoir characterization services. Its foundational core analysis business has been virtually untouched over the last several decades, and the firm has done well to augment its business in line with customer preferences without straying from its niche expertise. Over the last few years, the firm has leveraged its core analysis data to develop a robust portfolio of fluids analysis services, which now represent about 65% of Core’s annual revenue. It’s also leveraged its large swaths of data to develop its Production Enhancement segment, which largely focuses on well completions in the U.S.

Price vs Fair Value

CLB is trading at a 23% discount.
Price
$16.99
Fair Value
$67.00
Uncertainty
Very High
1-Star Price
$19.30
5-Star Price
$33.00
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Expanded investment in more complex wells will drive demand for Core Labs’ proprietary technology over the next few years.

Bears

Core’s production enhancement segment relies heavily on the U.S. shale market, whose extremely competitive nature may pressure the segment’s profitability over time.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$16.99
Day Range
$16.8217.24
52-Week Range
$13.8227.95
Bid/Ask
$16.83 / $17.63
Market Cap
$801.69 Mil
Volume/Avg
365,199 / 440,489

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
Price/Sales
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
0.24%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
0.24%
Total Yield
0.24%

Company Profile

Core Laboratories is the premier provider of reservoir description and production enhancement services for oil and gas exploration and production. It provides data and analytics to aid well operators in determining optimal methods for recovering, processing, and refining hydrocarbons from a well. It also manufactures the associated lab equipment for its services.
Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Stock Style Box
Small Growth
Total Number of Employees
3,600

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Valuation

Metric
CLB
SLB
BKR
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
17.0420.12
Price/Book Value
3.602.09
Price/Sales
2.221.28
Price/Cash Flow
10.7312.41
Price/Earnings
CLB
SLB
BKR

Financial Strength

Metric
CLB
SLB
BKR
Quick Ratio
1.470.880.75
Current Ratio
2.381.321.25
Interest Coverage
3.9211.3013.29
Quick Ratio
CLB
SLB
BKR

Profitability

Metric
CLB
SLB
BKR
Return on Assets (Normalized)
5.51%9.54%4.54%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
18.00%22.91%10.83%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
9.57%14.48%8.24%
Return on Assets
CLB
SLB
BKR
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