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Precision Drilling (Precision Drilling) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Precision Drilling Financial Strength?

Precision Drilling has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Precision Drilling's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.68. Precision Drilling's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.49. As of today, Precision Drilling's Altman Z-Score is 1.17.


Competitive Comparison of Precision Drilling's Financial Strength

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Precision Drilling's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Precision Drilling's Financial Strength Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Precision Drilling's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Precision Drilling's Financial Strength falls into.



Precision Drilling Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Precision Drilling's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-13 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $47 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $724 Mil.

Precision Drilling's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*46.888/-12.756
=3.68

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Precision Drilling's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(15.082 + 724.474) / 1511.244
=0.49

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Precision Drilling has a Z-score of 1.17, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.17 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Precision Drilling  (NYSE:PDS) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Precision Drilling has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Precision Drilling (Precision Drilling) Business Description

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Address
150 6th Avenue SW, Suite 4200, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P3Y7
Precision Drilling Corpd is a provider of contract drilling and completion and production services to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in Canada, the United States and certain international locations. Contract Drilling Services include drilling rigs, procurement and distribution of oilfield supplies, and the manufacture, sale and repair of drilling equipment. Completion and Production Services include service rigs, oilfield equipment rental, and camp and catering services.