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Precision Drilling Corporation

PDS
33
Oil & Gas Drilling · Energy
Price
$83.66
+1.87 (+2.29%)
Market Cap
$1.08B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
33
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Precision Drilling is a Canadian company that rents out large drilling rigs to oil and gas producers. These rigs are used to drill wells that extract oil and natural gas from the ground. Its main customers are energy companies operating in Canada and the United States, making it one of the largest contract drilling companies in North America.

The company earns money by charging customers a daily rate to use its rigs and crews, a model called contract drilling. It operates primarily in Canada and the U.S., with a smaller presence in the Middle East. Its competitive edge comes from its large modern fleet and long-term contracts with major energy producers, which provide some revenue stability. The biggest risk the business faces is that drilling activity drops sharply when oil and gas prices fall, since energy companies quickly cut spending on new wells during downturns, which directly reduces demand for Precision's rigs.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-46.4% 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

2.3%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Runway

~6 years

$46M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$46M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Precision Drilling Corporation is growing revenue at 6% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

+0.2% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 13.3M (2021) → 13.3M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin
84.0%
Premium pricing power — 84.0% gross margin
Operating Margin
7.5%
Modest — 7.5% operating margin
ROCE
1.7%
Weak — 1.7% 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
+0.1%
Nearly flat sales (0.1% YoY)
EPS YoY
-114.9%
Earnings shrinking (-114.9% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
7.7%
Modest free cash flow (7.7%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.42
Conservative — low debt load (0.42)
Interest Cover
3.00x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.0x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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