Overview
* Ensign Energy Q3 revenue beats analyst expectations despite a 5% yr/yr decline
* Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 2025 falls 17% yr/yr
* Company records Q3 net loss of C$3.3 mln, down from net income last year
Outlook
* Ensign revises debt reduction target to first half of 2026 due to industry conditions
* Company budgets 2025 maintenance capital expenditures at C$154.0 mln
* Geopolitical tensions and OPEC+ changes add uncertainty to oil and gas markets
Result Drivers
* GEOPOLITICAL TENSIONS - Co cites geopolitical tensions and global trade uncertainties as factors affecting results
* U.S. OPERATIONS IMPACT - U.S. operations affected by customer capital discipline and rig reactivation costs
* INTERNATIONAL DECLINE - International revenue decreased due to rigs coming off contract
Key Details
Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu
s s
Estimate
Q3 Beat C$411.20 C$404.50
Revenue mln mln (4
Analysts
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Q3 EPS -C$0.02
Q3 Net -C$3.30
Income mln
Q3 C$98.60
Adjusted mln
EBITDA
Analyst Coverage
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 5 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
* The average consensus recommendation for the oil & gas drilling peer group is "buy."
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Ensign Energy Services Inc ( ESVIF ) is C$3.00, about 19.7% above its November 6 closing price of C$2.41
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