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Your Briefing on Schlumberger Stock

We've been asking ourselves recently if the market has placed a fair valuation on Schlumberger. Let's dive into some of the fundamental values of this large-cap Energy company to determine if there might be an opportunity here for value-minded investors.

Schlumberger's P/B and P/E Ratios Are Higher Than Average:

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. The company 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) ratio of 1.68. In contrast, Schlumberger has a trailing 12 month P/E ratio of 20.5 and a P/B ratio of 4.28.

When we divideSchlumberger's P/E ratio by its expected five-year EPS growth rate, we obtain a PEG ratio of 0.57, which indicates that the market is undervaluing the company's projected growth (a PEG ratio of 1 indicates a fairly valued company). Your analysis of the stock shouldn't end here. Rather, a good PEG ratio should alert you that it may be worthwhile to take a closer look at the stock.

Wider Gross Margins Than the Industry Average of 11.83%:

2018-01-24 2019-01-23 2020-01-22 2021-01-27 2022-01-26 2023-01-25
Revenue (MM) $30,440 $32,815 $32,917 $23,601 $22,929 $28,091
Gross Margins 13.0% 13.0% 13.0% 11.0% 16.0% 18.0%
Operating Margins 10% 10% 9% 8% 13% 17%
Net Margins -5.0% 7.0% -31.0% -45.0% 8.0% 12.0%
Net Income (MM) -$1,505 $2,138 -$10,137 -$10,518 $1,881 $3,441
Net Interest Expense (MM) -$566 -$575 -$609 -$563 -$539 -$490
Depreciation & Amort. (MM) -$3,837 -$3,556 -$3,589 -$2,566 -$2,120 -$2,147
Earnings Per Share -$1.08 $1.53 -$7.32 -$7.57 $1.32 $2.4
EPS Growth n/a 241.67% -578.43% -3.42% 117.44% 81.82%
Diluted Shares (MM) 1,388 1,393 1,385 1,390 1,427 1,436
Free Cash Flow (MM) $7,770 $7,873 $7,155 $4,060 $5,792 $4,995
Capital Expenditures (MM) -$2,107 -$2,160 -$1,724 -$1,116 -$1,141 -$1,275
Net Current Assets (MM) -$16,229 -$18,190 -$16,606 -$17,026 -$13,571 -$10,143
Long Term Debt (MM) $14,875 $14,644 $14,770 $16,036 $13,286 $10,594
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.95 1.92 1.96 3.09 2.2 1.35

Schlumberger has strong margins with a positive growth rate and wider gross margins than its peer group. Additionally, the company's financial statements display a strong EPS growth trend and healthy leverage. Furthermore, Schlumberger has weak revenue growth and a flat capital expenditure trend, irregular cash flows, and just enough current assets to cover current liabilities.

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