Consider This Before Taking a Position in Schlumberger (SLB)

By Blake Campbell • Thursday, September 21 12:08 • Permanent Link

Schlumberger marked a -1.0% change today, compared to -1.0% for the S&P 500. Is it a good value at today's price of $59.22? Only an in-depth analysis can answer that question, but here are some facts that can give you an idea:

Schlumberger Limited engages in the provision of technology for the energy industry worldwide. The company operates through four divisions: Digital & Integration, Reservoir Performance, Well Construction, and Production Systems. The company provides field development and hydrocarbon production, carbon management, integration of adjacent energy systems; reservoir interpretation and data processing services for exploration data; and well construction and production improvement services and products.
Schlumberger belongs to the Energy sector, which has an average price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 7.54 and an average price to book (P/B) of 1.68
The company's P/B ratio is 4.52
Schlumberger has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.7 based on its trailing 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $2.73 per share
Its forward P/E ratio is 16.1, based on its forward earnings per share (EPS) of $3.67
SLB has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.62, which shows the company is very undervalued compared to its earnings growth estimates.
Over the last four years, Schlumberger has averaged free cash flows of $6.27 Billion, which on average grew 0.0%
SLB's gross profit margins have averaged 14.0 % over the last four years and during this time they had a growth rate of 0.3 % and a coefficient of variability of 18.1 %.
Schlumberger has moved 56.0% over the last year compared to 17.0% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 39.0%
SLB has an average analyst rating of buy and is -10.83% away from its mean target price of $66.41 per share

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