Explores for new oil and natural gas reserves globally. Evaluates potential hydrocarbon discoveries for commercial viability. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 17% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The gap is $7.8B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 16.5× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 73% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 2% below today's price.
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 above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 12% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
The net profit margin is 21% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 17% a year on average.
It pays out $1.16 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 41/100.
No clear buy-side message is coming from the executive floor.
On our five-subject report card, WDS 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: WDS is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.