ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC (ESI.CA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
TSX:ESI • CA2935701078
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3.46 CAD
-0.07 (-1.98%)
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This ESI.CA fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. ESI.CA Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- ESI had negative earnings in the past year.
- In the past year ESI had a positive cash flow from operations.
- In multiple years ESI reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
- ESI had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -1.47%, ESI is doing worse than 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- ESI has a Return On Equity of -3.02%. This is in the lower half of the industry: ESI underperforms 75.00% of its industry peers.
- ESI's Return On Invested Capital of 1.25% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ESI is outperformed by 75.00% of its industry peers.
- Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for ESI is significantly below the industry average of 12.53%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -1.47% | ||
| ROE | -3.02% | ||
| ROIC | 1.25% |
ROA(3y)-0.26%
ROA(5y)-1.18%
ROE(3y)-0.46%
ROE(5y)-2.82%
ROIC(3y)2.91%
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- The Operating Margin of ESI (2.52%) is worse than 75.00% of its industry peers.
- ESI's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- ESI's Gross Margin of 27.17% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ESI outperforms 71.43% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ESI has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 2.52% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 27.17% |
OM growth 3Y-18.25%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.5%
GM growth 5Y-0.54%
2. ESI.CA Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- ESI has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
- The number of shares outstanding for ESI remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
- Compared to 5 years ago, ESI has more shares outstanding
- The debt/assets ratio for ESI has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
- Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.37, we must say that ESI is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
- Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 1.37, ESI is in line with its industry, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- ESI has a debt to FCF ratio of 7.13. This is a slightly negative value and a sign of low solvency as ESI would need 7.13 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- ESI has a Debt to FCF ratio of 7.13. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ESI outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.74 indicates that ESI is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
- With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.74, ESI is not doing good in the industry: 67.86% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.74 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.13 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.37 |
ROIC/WACC0.16
WACC7.61%
2.3 Liquidity
- ESI has a Current Ratio of 1.34. This is a normal value and indicates that ESI is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- ESI's Current ratio of 1.34 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ESI is outperformed by 64.29% of its industry peers.
- ESI has a Quick Ratio of 1.17. This is a normal value and indicates that ESI is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- With a Quick ratio value of 1.17, ESI perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 53.57% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.34 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.17 |
3. ESI.CA Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- ESI shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -90.91%.
- The Revenue for ESI has decreased by -22.53% in the past year. This is quite bad
- The Revenue has been growing by 11.84% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-90.91%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%36.36%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-22.53%
Revenue growth 3Y1.28%
Revenue growth 5Y11.84%
Sales Q2Q%-1.81%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 49.68% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
- Based on estimates for the next years, ESI will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 3.11% on average per year.
EPS Next Y74.35%
EPS Next 2Y49.68%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year0.84%
Revenue Next 2Y1.79%
Revenue Next 3Y3.11%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
4. ESI.CA Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- ESI reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
- Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for ESI. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ESI is valued cheaply inside the industry as 92.86% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- 92.86% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ESI, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 4.72 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.15 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- A more expensive valuation may be justified as ESI's earnings are expected to grow with 49.68% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y49.68%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. ESI.CA Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- ESI does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
ESI.CA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
TSX:ESI (4/10/2026, 7:00:00 PM)
3.46
-0.07 (-1.98%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryGroupEnergy
GICS IndustryEnergy Equipment & Services
Earnings (Last)03-06 2026-03-06/bmo
Earnings (Next)05-11 2026-05-11
Inst Owners4.92%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners26.35%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap639.68M
Revenue(TTM)1.64B
Net Income(TTM)-38.76M
Analysts50.91
Price Target3.53 (2.02%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-155.78%
Min EPS beat(2)-362.05%
Max EPS beat(2)50.5%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-46.45%
Min EPS beat(4)-362.05%
Max EPS beat(4)199.01%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-253.12%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-168.76%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)-58.66%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.52%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.67%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.64%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.93%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.67%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.66%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.31%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.89%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.19%
PT rev (1m)6.41%
PT rev (3m)18.57%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-349.92%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-349.92%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-15.93%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-2.19%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)1.71%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-2.44%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.47%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.39 | ||
| P/FCF | 4.72 | ||
| P/OCF | 1.94 | ||
| P/B | 0.5 | ||
| P/tB | 0.5 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.15 |
EPS(TTM)-0.21
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.05
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.73
FCFY21.2%
OCF(TTM)1.78
OCFY51.58%
SpS8.86
BVpS6.94
TBVpS6.94
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -1.47% | ||
| ROE | -3.02% | ||
| ROCE | 1.74% | ||
| ROIC | 1.25% | ||
| ROICexc | 1.26% | ||
| ROICexgc | 1.26% | ||
| OM | 2.52% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 27.17% | ||
| FCFM | 8.27% |
ROA(3y)-0.26%
ROA(5y)-1.18%
ROE(3y)-0.46%
ROE(5y)-2.82%
ROIC(3y)2.91%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)2.94%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)2.94%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)4.05%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3Y-22.25%
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3Y-22.25%
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y-18.25%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.5%
GM growth 5Y-0.54%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.62
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.74 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.13 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.47 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 56.28% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 11.86% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 0.53 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 85.34% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.34 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.37 |
F-Score4
WACC7.61%
ROIC/WACC0.16
Cap/Depr(3y)54.57%
Cap/Depr(5y)57.86%
Cap/Sales(3y)10.76%
Cap/Sales(5y)12.35%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-90.91%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%36.36%
EPS Next Y74.35%
EPS Next 2Y49.68%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-22.53%
Revenue growth 3Y1.28%
Revenue growth 5Y11.84%
Sales Q2Q%-1.81%
Revenue Next Year0.84%
Revenue Next 2Y1.79%
Revenue Next 3Y3.11%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-61.89%
EBIT growth 3Y-17.2%
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year792.66%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-53.74%
FCF growth 3Y-2.33%
FCF growth 5Y-7.18%
OCF growth 1Y-30.06%
OCF growth 3Y1.03%
OCF growth 5Y5.96%
ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC / ESI.CA Fundamental Analysis FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to ESI.CA.
What is the valuation status for ESI stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 3 / 10 to ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC (ESI.CA). This can be considered as Overvalued.
What is the profitability of ESI stock?
ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC (ESI.CA) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.
What is the earnings growth outlook for ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICES INC (ESI.CA) is expected to grow by 74.35% in the next year.