5 Undervalued Oil & Gas - Related Services and Equipment Stocks for Tuesday, July 02

By AAII Staff
July 02, 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.

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.

What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?

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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 Tuesday, July 02, 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
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. GIFI 0.77 na na (1.4%) 1.19 13.0 B
Nine Energy Service Inc NINE 0.09 na 6.6 (4.8%) na 6.0 A
RPC Inc RES 0.85 8.8 4.8 3.5% 1.26 11.3 A
Tenaris SA (ADR) TS 1.26 5.1 5.2 5.6% 1.02 5.2 A
Select Water Solutions Inc WTTR 0.69 16.5 4.8 8.1% 1.37 6.5 A

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.

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric Score GIFI Industry Median
Price/Sales 28 0.77 0.87
Price/Earnings na na 16.0
EV/EBITDA na na 7.4
Shareholder Yield 61 (1.4%) (0.8%)
Price/Book Value 37 1.19 1.29
Price/Free Cash Flow 38 13.0 14.1

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. is a fabricator of complex steel structures and modules. The Company is also a provider of specialty services, including project management, hookup, commissioning, repair, maintenance, scaffolding, coatings, welding enclosures, civil construction and staffing services for the industrial and energy sectors. The Company operates through two divisions: the Services Division, and the Fabrication Division. Services Division provides maintenance, repair, construction, scaffolding, coatings, welding enclosures and other specialty services on offshore platforms and inland structures and at industrial facilities. It also provides services required to connect production equipment and service modules and equipment on offshore platforms. Fabrication Division fabricates modules, skids and piping systems for onshore refining, petrochemical, industrial facilities, and offshore facilities; fabricates foundations, secondary steel components and support structures.

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.

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. has a Value Score of 63, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.77 compared to the industry median at 0.87, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Gulf Island Fabrication, 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. Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.’s shareholder yield is lower than its industry median ratio of (0.76%). 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. Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 1.29. This could make Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Lastly, let’s take a look at Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 14.10. This could make Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. more attractive because the lower P/FCF ratio indicates that Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. is undervalued. The P/FCF ratio metric can also be viewed over a long-term time frame to see if the company's cash flow to share price value is generally improving or worsening.

Nine Energy Service Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric Score NINE Industry Median
Price/Sales 4 0.09 0.87
Price/Earnings na na 16.0
EV/EBITDA 25 6.6 7.4
Shareholder Yield 73 (4.8%) (0.8%)
Price/Book Value na na 1.29
Price/Free Cash Flow 13 6.0 14.1

Nine Energy Service, Inc. is an oilfield services company that offers completion solutions within North America and abroad. The Company partner with its exploration and production (E&P;) customers to design and deploy downhole solutions and technology to prepare horizontal, multistage wells for production. The Company provide its comprehensive completion solutions across a diverse set of well-types, including on the complex, technically demanding unconventional wells. It offers variety of completion applications and technologies to match customer needs across the broadest addressable completions market. Its comprehensive well solutions range from cementing the well at the initial stages of the completion, preparing the well for stimulation, isolating all the stages of an extended reach lateral, and the drilling out of isolation tools. The Company provides services integral to the completion of unconventional wells through a range of tools and methodologies.

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.

Nine Energy Service Inc has a Value Score of 85, which is considered to be undervalued.

You can read more about Nine Energy Service 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.

RPC Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric Score RES Industry Median
Price/Sales 30 0.85 0.87
Price/Earnings 18 8.8 16.0
EV/EBITDA 14 4.8 7.4
Shareholder Yield 24 3.5% (0.8%)
Price/Book Value 39 1.26 1.29
Price/Free Cash Flow 33 11.3 14.1

RPC, Inc. acts as a holding company for several oilfield services companies that include Cudd Energy Services, Cudd Pressure Control, Thru Tubing Solutions and Patterson Services. It provides a range of oilfield services and equipment primarily to independent and oil and gas companies, which is engaged in the exploration, production and development of oil and gas properties throughout the United States, including the Gulf of Mexico, mid-continent, southwest, Appalachian and Rocky Mountain regions, and in selected international markets. Its segments include Technical Services and Support Services. Technical Services segment includes pressure pumping, downhole tools services, coiled tubing, snubbing and other oilfield related services. Support Services segment includes renting tools to its customers for use with onshore and offshore oil and gas well drilling, completion and workover activities. It is also engaged in oilfield cementing services in the Permian and Mid-Continent basins.

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.

RPC Inc has a Value Score of 89, which is considered to be undervalued.

RPC Inc’s price-earnings ratio is 8.8 compared to the industry median at 16.0. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes RPC Inc more attractive for value investors.

RPC Inc’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make RPC Inc fairly attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.29.

You can read more about RPC 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.

Tenaris SA (ADR)’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric Score TS Industry Median
Price/Sales 41 1.26 0.87
Price/Earnings 6 5.1 16.0
EV/EBITDA 16 5.2 7.4
Shareholder Yield 16 5.6% (0.8%)
Price/Book Value 31 1.02 1.29
Price/Free Cash Flow 11 5.2 14.1

Tenaris S.A. is a holding company, which is a steel producer with production facilities in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, United States and Guatemala. The Company supplies round steel bars and flat steel products for its pipes business. It operates through Tubes business segment. The Tubes segment includes the production and sale of both seamless and welded steel tubular products, and related services primarily for the oil and gas industry, principally oil country tubular goods (OCTG) used in drilling operations, and for other industrial applications with production processes that include in the transformation of steel into tubular products. It operates in geographical areas, such as North America, South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific. Its products and services include OCTG, Premium Connections, Rig Direct, Offshore Line Pipe, Onshore Line Pipe, Hydrocarbon Processing, Power Generation, Sucker Rods, Coiled Tubing, Industrial and Mechanical, and Automotive.

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.

Tenaris SA (ADR) has a Value Score of 95, which is considered to be undervalued.

Tenaris SA (ADR)’s price-earnings ratio is 5.1 compared to the industry median at 16.0. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Tenaris SA (ADR) more attractive for value investors.

Tenaris SA (ADR)’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Tenaris SA (ADR) less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.29.

You can read more about Tenaris SA (ADR)’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.

Select Water Solutions Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric Score WTTR Industry Median
Price/Sales 25 0.69 0.87
Price/Earnings 46 16.5 16.0
EV/EBITDA 14 4.8 7.4
Shareholder Yield 9 8.1% (0.8%)
Price/Book Value 43 1.37 1.29
Price/Free Cash Flow 15 6.5 14.1

Select Water Solutions, Inc. is a provider of sustainable water and chemical solutions to the energy industry. The Company operates in three segments: Water Services, Water Infrastructure, and Chemical Technologies. The Water Services segment consists of its services businesses, including water sourcing, water transfer, flowback and well testing, fluid hauling, water monitoring, water containment and water network automation, serving exploration and production (E&P;) companies. The Water Infrastructure segment provides recycling, gathering, transferring and disposal of water. Its operations are enabled by a network of permanent pipeline infrastructure, semi-permanent pipeline infrastructure, water recycling facilities, earthen pits, water sources and SWDs. The Chemical Technologies segment develops, manufactures, manages logistics and provides a full suite of completion chemical products utilized in hydraulic fracturing, stimulation, cementing and related well completion processes.

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.

Select Water Solutions Inc has a Value Score of 90, which is considered to be undervalued.

Select Water Solutions Inc’s price-earnings ratio is 16.5 compared to the industry median at 16.0. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Select Water Solutions Inc less attractive for value investors.

Select Water Solutions Inc’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Select Water Solutions Inc more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.29.

You can read more about Select Water Solutions 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.

  • Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
  • Nine Energy Service Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.
  • RPC Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.
  • Tenaris SA (ADR) stock has a Value Grade of A.
  • Select Water Solutions Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.

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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