Precision Drilling vs Seadrill
PDS and SDRL side by side, both in oil and gas field services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How PDS and SDRL compare
Seadrill grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.1% versus −3.1% for Precision Drilling).
Precision Drilling keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 0.10% compared with −1.1% at Seadrill.
Seadrill scores higher on the StockData Score (5 against 3 for Precision Drilling), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | PDS | SDRL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $95.83 | $45.46 |
| Change, 1 year | 62.9% | 50.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 173% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.74 | 0.86 |
| Employees | 7,200 | 3,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −3.1% | 17.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 14.5% (better) | 8.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −98.3% (better) | −153% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −98.2% (better) | −185% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 32.8% | – |
| Operating margin | – | 8.6% |
| Net margin | 0.10% (better) | −1.1% |
| FCF margin | 8.1% | – |
| Return on equity | 0.11% (better) | −0.63% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 2.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.43 | 0.26 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.38 | 0.60 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.2× |
| Current ratio | 1.62 | 2.18 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 66.3% | 97.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 5.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$5.4M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 6.9% |
Go deeper
- PDS stock overview
- PDS income statement
- PDS valuation and score
- SDRL stock overview
- SDRL income statement
- SDRL valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.