Overview
* PHX Energy Q3 revenue grows 2% yr/yr but misses analyst expectations
* Earnings for Q3 decline due to increased depreciation and equipment servicing costs
Outlook
* PHX Energy expects global instability and higher costs to impact future profitability
* Company approved a preliminary 2026 capital expenditure budget of C$60 mln
* PHX Energy plans to expand RSS and Atlas motor rental fleets in 2026
Result Drivers
* US DIVISION GROWTH - US division revenue increased by 3% despite a 7% decline in industry rig count
* HIGHER COSTS - Increased equipment parts and repair costs due to diverse RSS fleet and inflation
* DECREASED HIGH-MARGIN REVENUE - Lower profitability due to decreased RSS activity and motor equipment sales
Key Details
Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu
s s
Estimate
Q3 Miss C$164.33 C$175
Revenue mln mln (1
Analyst)
Q3 EPS C$0.16
Q3 C$27.90
Adjusted mln
EBITDA
Q3 FFO C$21.34
mln
Q3 Capex C$16.52
mln
Q3 FFO C$0.46
Per
Share
Analyst Coverage
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", no "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 PHX Energy Services Corp ( PHXHF ) is C$9.50, about 19.2% above its November 3 closing price of C$7.68
* The stock recently traded at 8 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 6 three months ago
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