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Borr Drilling Limited

BORR
48
Oil & Gas Drilling · Energy
Price
$4.16
-0.03 (-0.72%)
Market Cap
$1.09B
Winston Score
48
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+96.4% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 134.7M (2021) → 264.5M (2025)

Borr Drilling is a company that rents out oil rigs to energy companies so they can drill for oil and gas in shallow coastal waters. These rigs are called "jack-up rigs" because they have legs that jack down to the seafloor to hold the platform steady. Its customers are large oil companies and national energy firms that need drilling equipment but prefer to hire it rather than own it.

Borr makes money by charging a daily rate, called a "day rate," for each rig it operates. The company works across multiple regions including the Middle East, Southeast Asia, West Africa, and Europe, and it owns one of the largest fleets of modern jack-up rigs in the world. Borr's fleet is relatively young compared to competitors, which helps it win contracts, but the business is heavily tied to oil prices — if energy companies cut spending when oil prices fall, Borr's revenue and ability to service its significant debt load could come under pressure.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-1.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-103.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

11.3%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~5 years

$381M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

$381M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

Borr Drilling Limited's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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Quality

Gross Margin
31.4%
Modest — 31.4% gross margin
Operating Margin
25.9%
Excellent — 25.9% operating margin
ROCE
2.0%
Weak — 2.0% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+1.0%
Nearly flat sales (1.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
-44.0%
Earnings shrinking (-44.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
529%
Turns 529% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
12.5%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (12.5%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.76
Elevated debt (1.76)
Interest Cover
1.36x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.4x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
22.2x
Growth-priced — P/E 22.2

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward
+7.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (22.2 → 15.0)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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