Owns and operates midstream energy infrastructure assets. Focuses on shale formations in the continental United States. Now — the numbers.
The biggest line carries real weight, but it doesn’t decide everything on its own.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.
Buys and sells are dead even — no clear signal either way.
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.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
The stock trades 25% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 9% a year on average.
The company sells $562.1M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
A loss of $1.9M against $562.1M in annual sales.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 9/100.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 42/100.
On our five-subject report card, SMC sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: SMC 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.