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Precision Drilling Corporation

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Precision Drilling Corporation NYSE
$86.94 1.00% (+0.86)

Market Cap $1.15 B
52w High $92.40
52w Low $36.20
Dividend Yield 5.26%
Frequency Quarterly
P/E 869.40
Volume 141.01K
Outstanding Shares 13.18M

Income Statement

Period Revenue Operating Expense Net Income Net Profit Margin Earnings Per Share EBITDA
Q4-2025 $478.12M $29.09M $-42.14M -8.81% $-3.22 $126.28M
Q3-2025 $462.25M $30.79M $-6.76M -1.46% $-0.5 $120.46M
Q2-2025 $406.62M $298.51M $16.27M 4% $1.21 $114.47M
Q1-2025 $496.33M $358.83M $34.51M 6.95% $2.52 $139.83M
Q4-2024 $468.17M $347.64M $14.79M 3.16% $1.06 $117.65M

What's going well?

Revenue is still growing, showing the company can sell more each quarter. Operating expenses are under control, and interest costs fell slightly.

What's concerning?

Gross margins dropped sharply, and the company swung to a much bigger loss. Higher product costs are squeezing profits, and 'other' expenses are also hurting results.

Balance Statement

Period Cash & Short-term Total Assets Total Liabilities Total Equity
Q4-2025 $85.71M $2.72B $1.14B $1.58B
Q3-2025 $38.31M $2.8B $1.13B $1.66B
Q2-2025 $46.7M $2.74B $1.08B $1.66B
Q1-2025 $28.25M $2.92B $1.22B $1.7B
Q4-2024 $73.77M $2.96B $1.27B $1.68B

What's financially strong about this company?

The company owns a lot of valuable equipment and property, has positive equity, and nearly doubled its cash this quarter. Most assets are tangible, and liquidity improved.

What are the financial risks or weaknesses?

Debt is rising, and the company has a long history of losses (negative retained earnings). Book value slipped this quarter, and cash is still only a small part of assets.

Cash Flow Statement

Period Net Income Cash From Operations Cash From Investing Cash From Financing Net Change Free Cash Flow
Q4-2025 $-42.14M $125.99M $-53.84M $-24.84M $47.97M $44.65M
Q3-2025 $-6.47M $75.87M $-61.19M $-23.67M $-8.39M $6.54M
Q2-2025 $16.49M $147.5M $-36.05M $-92.27M $18.45M $94.72M
Q1-2025 $34.95M $63.42M $-57.2M $-51.46M $-45.53M $3.45M
Q4-2024 $14.79M $162.79M $-61.95M $-53.07M $49.47M $103.89M

What's strong about this company's cash flow?

The business is producing much more cash than it reports in profits, with operating cash flow and free cash flow both jumping sharply this quarter. The company is self-funding, growing its cash balance, and returning cash to shareholders through buybacks.

What are the cash flow concerns?

Net income is deeply negative, which could be a red flag if non-cash adjustments become less favorable. Capital spending is rising, and the big jump in working capital last quarter shows some volatility.

Q2 2025 Earnings Call Summary

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5-Year Trend Analysis

A comprehensive look at Precision Drilling Corporation's financial evolution and strategic trajectory over the past five years.

+ Strengths

Precision today combines a significantly stronger balance sheet and liquidity position with a modern, high-spec rig fleet and a differentiated technology platform. The business has shown it can generate solid revenue, healthy operating cash flow, and strong margins when market conditions are supportive. Its ongoing investments in automation, data analytics, robotics, and lower-emission solutions help it stand out from more commodity-focused peers and align its services with customers’ cost, safety, and ESG priorities. Deleveraging over recent years has also reduced financial risk and improved resilience.

! Risks

The main concerns center on earnings volatility, cyclicality, and capital intensity. The sharp drop in profitability in 2025, despite relatively stable revenue, underlines how quickly margins can compress when costs move against the company or pricing softens. The business still carries meaningful debt and a legacy of historical losses in its equity base, and it now operates with rising capital expenditures and active share repurchases, which strain free cash flow if cash generation falters. Longer term, exposure to oil and gas drilling means results will remain sensitive to commodity prices, customer spending, and the pace of the energy transition.

Outlook

Looking ahead, Precision appears financially stronger and more technologically advanced than it was earlier in the decade, but it is entering a more uncertain phase after an earnings peak and heavy reinvestment cycle. Future performance will hinge on how effectively it can turn its upgraded fleet and digital capabilities into more stable utilization, resilient dayrates, and durable margins across cycles. If industry conditions stay reasonably healthy and the company maintains disciplined capital allocation and leverage, its improved foundations and innovation focus may support a more balanced risk profile, albeit still within a structurally cyclical and competitive sector.