5 Undervalued Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment Stocks for Friday, January 19

By Jenna Brashear
January 19, 2024
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Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 5 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

Latest Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment Stock News

Before choosing which top Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment stock to buy, be sure to conduct proper due diligence: analyze various financial metrics and look at historical data, public statements and news coverage.

The fundamental outlook for the oil & gas related services & equipment sub-industry is neutral for the next 12 months. Oil prices rebounded from lows during the pandemic to all-time highs in spring of 2022. Global oil demand is expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels, but inadequate supply levels add additional stress to an already tight market. Oil producers are increasing their capital spending for 2022, paving the way for more production while driving up demand for oil services. Despite this, the industry faces challenges heading into late 2022. Labor, equipment maintenance and supplies are all getting more costly. Oil services companies are also experiencing a shortage of sand used for fracking, rigs and fracking crews.

Why Focus on Undervalued Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

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Stock evaluation requires access to huge amounts of data as well as the knowledge and time to sift through it all, make sense of financial ratios, read income statements and analyze recent stock movement. AAII created A+ Investor, a robust data suite that condenses data research in an actionable and customizable way suitable for investors of all knowledge levels, to help investors with that task.

AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.

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5 Undervalued Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 5 undervalued stocks in the Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment industry for Friday, January 19, 2024. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment industry median.

Company Ticker Price/Sales Price/Earnings EV/EBITDA Shareholder Yield Price/Book Value Price/Free Cash Flow Value Grade
Koil Energy Solutions Inc KLNG 0.44 na na 0.0% 1.01 na B
KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc KLXE 0.17 3.2 3.2 (39.1%) 3.31 4.4 B
Liberty Energy Inc LBRT 0.60 5.0 2.8 10.1% 1.64 9.3 A
Recon Technology Ltd RCON 0.81 na na (88.5%) 0.12 na B
Bristow Group Inc VTOL 0.57 na 8.6 (0.9%) 0.92 na B

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

Koil Energy Solutions Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric Score KLNG Industry Median
Price/Sales 18 0.44 0.81
Price/Earnings na na 16.8
EV/EBITDA na na 7.8
Shareholder Yield 48 0.0% (0.5%)
Price/Book Value 30 1.01 1.28
Price/Free Cash Flow na na 14.8

Koil Energy Solutions, Inc. is an energy services company, which provides equipment and support services to the energy and offshore industries. The Company?s core services and technological solutions include distribution system installation support and engineering services, umbilical terminations, loose-tube steel flying leads and related services. In addition, it supports subsea engineering, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and maintenance projects located anywhere in the world. The Company?s line of solutions is engineered and manufactured primarily for integrated, large independent, and foreign national energy companies in offshore areas throughout the world. These products are often developed in direct response to customer requests for solutions to critical needs in the field. The Company primarily serves the offshore oil and gas market. It also serves additional markets, including offshore wind, offshore wave energy, hydrogen and liquefied natural gas.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Koil Energy Solutions Inc has a Value Score of 80, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Koil Energy Solutions Inc’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.44 compared to the industry median at 0.81, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Koil Energy Solutions Inc’s stock more attractive for value investors.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Koil Energy Solutions Inc’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of (0.53%). Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. Koil Energy Solutions Inc’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 1.28. This could make Koil Energy Solutions Inc more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric Score KLXE Industry Median
Price/Sales 7 0.17 0.81
Price/Earnings 4 3.2 16.8
EV/EBITDA 10 3.2 7.8
Shareholder Yield 91 (39.1%) (0.5%)
Price/Book Value 74 3.31 1.28
Price/Free Cash Flow 10 4.4 14.8

KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. is a provider of oilfield services to onshore oil and natural gas exploration and production companies operating in both conventional and unconventional areas throughout the United States. It operates in three segments on a geographic basis, including the Southwest Region (the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford Shale and the Gulf Coast as well as in industrial and petrochemical facilities), the Rocky Mountains Region (the Bakken, Williston, DJ, Uinta, Powder River, Piceance and Niobrara basins) and the Northeast/Mid-Con Region (the Marcellus and Utica Shale as well as the Mid-Continent STACK and SCOOP and Haynesville Shale). Its primary services include directional drilling, coiled tubing, thru tubing, hydraulic frac rentals, fishing, pressure control, wireline, fluid pumping, flowback, testing, pressure pumping and well control services. Its primary rentals and products include hydraulic fracturing stacks, blow out preventers, tubulars, and downhole tools.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc has a Value Score of 79, which is considered to be undervalued.

KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc’s price-earnings ratio is 3.2 compared to the industry median at 16.8. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc more attractive for value investors.

KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.28.

You can read more about KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Liberty Energy Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric Score LBRT Industry Median
Price/Sales 23 0.60 0.81
Price/Earnings 7 5.0 16.8
EV/EBITDA 8 2.8 7.8
Shareholder Yield 8 10.1% (0.5%)
Price/Book Value 51 1.64 1.28
Price/Free Cash Flow 28 9.3 14.8

Liberty Energy Inc. is an integrated energy services and technology company. The Company is focused on providing hydraulic services and related technologies to onshore oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P;) companies in North America. It offers customers hydraulic fracturing services, together with complementary services, including wireline services, proppant delivery solutions, data analytics, related goods (including its sand mine operations), and technologies. It primarily provides its services in Permian Basin, the Eagle Ford Shale, the Denver-Julesburg Basin (the DJ Basin), the Williston Basin, the San Juan Basin, the Powder River Basin, the Haynesville Shale, the South Central Oklahoma Oil Province and Sooner Trend Anadarko Canadian Kingfisher (collectively, SCOOP/STACK), the Marcellus Shale, the Utica Shale, and the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Its hydraulic fracturing fleet consists of mobile hydraulic fracturing units and other auxiliary heavy equipment.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Liberty Energy Inc has a Value Score of 95, which is considered to be undervalued.

Liberty Energy Inc’s price-earnings ratio is 5.0 compared to the industry median at 16.8. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Liberty Energy Inc more attractive for value investors.

Liberty Energy Inc’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Liberty Energy Inc more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.28.

You can read more about Liberty Energy Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Recon Technology Ltd’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric Score RCON Industry Median
Price/Sales 30 0.81 0.81
Price/Earnings na na 16.8
EV/EBITDA na na 7.8
Shareholder Yield 95 (88.5%) (0.5%)
Price/Book Value 2 0.12 1.28
Price/Free Cash Flow na na 14.8

Recon Technology, Ltd. is a provider of hardware, software and on-site services to companies in the petroleum mining and extraction industry in China, the People's Republic of China. The Company provides services designed to automate and enhance the extraction of petroleum. The Company controls by contract the People's Republic of China companies of Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. (BHD) and Nanjing Recon Technology Co., Ltd. It serves as the center of strategic management, financial control and human resources allocation for the Domestic Companies. Through its contractual relationships with the Domestic Companies, it provides equipment, tools and other hardware related to oilfield production and management, and develops and sells its specialized industrial automation control and information solutions. Its products and services include Equipment for Oil and Gas Production and Transportation, Oil and Gas Production Improvement Techniques, and Automation System and Service.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Recon Technology Ltd has a Value Score of 61, which is considered to be undervalued.

Recon Technology Ltd’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Recon Technology Ltd less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.28.

You can read more about Recon Technology Ltd’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Bristow Group Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric Score VTOL Industry Median
Price/Sales 22 0.57 0.81
Price/Earnings na na 16.8
EV/EBITDA 44 8.6 7.8
Shareholder Yield 58 (0.9%) (0.5%)
Price/Book Value 26 0.92 1.28
Price/Free Cash Flow na na 14.8

Bristow Group Inc. is a provider of vertical flight solutions. The Company primarily provides aviation services to a broad base of offshore energy companies and government entities. The Company?s aviation services include personnel transportation, search and rescue (SAR), medevac, fixed-wing transportation, unmanned systems, and ad-hoc helicopter services. It focuses on helicopter service contracts and fixed-wing service contracts. The Company owns and operates classes of helicopters, such as heavy helicopters, medium helicopters, light helicopters, and single-engine helicopters. It is an operator of each of the S92, AW189, and AW139 helicopter models. It serves customers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Dutch Caribbean, the Falkland Islands, Guyana, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad, the United Kingdom (U.K.) and the United States (U.S.). The Company?s fleet includes 227 aircraft located across six continents and 17 different countries.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Bristow Group Inc has a Value Score of 69, which is considered to be undervalued.

Bristow Group Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Bristow Group Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.28.

You can read more about Bristow Group Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

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Other Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment Stock Grades

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Choosing Which of the 5 Best Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

  • Koil Energy Solutions Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
  • KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
  • Liberty Energy Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.
  • Recon Technology Ltd stock has a Value Grade of B.
  • Bristow Group Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 5 undervalued stocks in the Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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