On the stock market since 2022, it operates in the world of energy. It has 3,000 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
Average growth of 12% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. For now, time is on the company’s side.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
Clearly below the class average.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 13% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew about 15% a year on average.
The company sells $1.4B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
It pays out $3.93 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
A loss of $77M against $1.4B in annual sales.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 28/100.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 30/100.
On our five-subject report card, SDRL sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: SDRL has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.