Designs, engineers, and manufactures subsea systems for oil and gas production. Provides surface technologies for land and shallow water exploration and production. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The market pays 30.9× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 23% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 3% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly below the class average.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 12% a year on average.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 7 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
It pays out $0.20 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 23/100.
The share set aside for the future is small; the pace of new ideas may slow.
As the slice kept from each sale thins out, so does the profit.
On our five-subject report card, FTI sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: FTI is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.