Why Core Labs Is Poised to Keep Soaring
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Mar 5th 2013 12:37PM
Updated Mar 5th 2013 12:42PM
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, oil and gas service provider Core Laboratories has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Core Labs and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Core Labs facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Amsterdam (1936) |
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Market Cap |
$6.2 billion |
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Industry |
Oil and gas equipment and services |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$981.1 million |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO David Demshur CFO Richard Bergmark |
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Return on Capital (average, past 3 years) |
37.4% |
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Cash/Debt |
$19.2 million / $234.0 million |
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Dividend Yield |
0.8% |
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Competitors |
Baker Hughes International Halliburton Schlumberger |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 98% of the 618 members who have rated Core Labs believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, NoblyNaive, tapped Core Labs as a particularly attractive momentum play:
Good revenue growth. Good earnings growth. Rising energy prices are expected to fuel (pun intended) expanded lab work. [Core Labs] is positioned well for future revenue growth, with a structure which should convert that revenue growth to an even higher percentage earnings growth. Lackluster P/E indicates that a lot of people already know this and I am late to the party. Still, the Renko chart shows no sign of this upward march in price abating. I guess it is better late than never.
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