Operates company-owned compression infrastructure. Manages customer-owned compression infrastructure. 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.
Average growth of 21% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The gap is $40.6M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
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.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades 16% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 21% a year on average.
It pays out $1.96 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The company’s market value is 80 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 30/100.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back.
On our five-subject report card, KGS sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: KGS 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.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (30/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.