On the stock market since 1981, it operates in the world of energy. It has 109,000 employees. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.
Average growth of 12% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
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.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
angles, checked one by one.
The 4 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
R&D Investment: Spending on future research is low.
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 8% a year on average.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 7 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
The average analyst price target is $63.83 — 18% above today’s price.
The share set aside for the future is small; the pace of new ideas may slow. Council score: 2/10.
As the slice kept from each sale thins out, so does the profit. Council score: 3/10.
No clear buy-side message is coming from the executive floor. Council score: 3/10.
On our five-subject report card, SLB sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: SLB is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (52/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.