Trican Well Service Ltd.
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2028)

2025202620272028
Price/Earnings ratio
4.944.816.156.15
Price/Sales ratio
0.680.710.810.80
Earnings per Share (EPS)
CA$0.56CA$0.57CA$0.45CA$0.45

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-164.82-0.11-26.5685.11-1.64-4.60-1.8958.1511.157.388.70-1.64
Price/Sales ratio
0.300.082.411.300.420.511.111.241.010.910.960.42
Price/Book Value ratio
0.640.171.371.020.450.440.901.431.751.721.980.45
Price/Cash Flow ratio
18.920.79-8.359.053.7911.486.269.465.803.596.233.79
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-18.040.98-8.2211.7017.30-71.507.6434.6918.175.2811.60-71.50
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
1.84-0.000.27-0.650.000.07-0.00-0.550.010.100.720.00
Dividend Yield
5.38%23.46%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A3.84%3.68%N/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
6.43%-17.46%-25.68%14.18%1.04%-7.01%-10.21%7.69%17.35%20.68%19.50%1.04%
Operating Profit Margin
1.76%-23.47%-42.45%6.29%-20.16%-13.28%-17.82%2.52%12.71%16.61%15.18%-20.16%
Pretax Profit Margin
-0.42%-56.22%-31.96%5.90%-29.05%-15.69%-66.69%2.12%12.45%16.34%15.33%-29.05%
Net Profit Margin
-0.18%-69.22%-9.08%1.52%-25.83%-11.23%-58.76%2.14%9.14%12.44%11.52%-25.83%
Effective Tax Rate
23.30%-23.11%60.82%63.38%10.70%28.44%11.88%-0.66%26.57%23.87%24.88%10.70%
Return on Assets
-0.19%-62.68%-3.22%0.94%-22.41%-7.71%-41.42%2.08%11.80%17.03%17.47%-22.41%
Return On Equity
-0.39%-148.53%-5.19%1.20%-27.56%-9.63%-47.39%2.46%15.69%23.40%21.67%-27.56%
Return on Capital Employed
2.21%-25.79%-16.89%4.32%-19.07%-10.13%-14.08%2.84%19.08%28.55%26.56%-19.07%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
2.541.882.161.932.342.502.01N/AN/AN/A2.622.34
Quick Ratio
1.911.211.891.691.922.181.662.092.541.912.381.92
Cash ratio
0.210.210.200.080.090.070.370.380.610.610.030.07
Days of Sales Outstanding
84.8562.76139.8782.2657.8685.1967.5583.5573.9167.9672.9657.86
Days of Inventory outstanding
35.4040.2223.5916.9114.8515.8618.0113.3812.5810.199.2815.86
Operating Cycle
120.25102.98163.4799.1872.71101.0585.5796.9486.5078.1682.2472.71
Days of Payables Outstanding
26.5419.9537.8337.8628.8026.0825.2327.6627.0223.8429.8728.80
Cash Conversion Cycle
93.7183.03125.6361.3143.9174.9760.3369.2859.4854.3152.3743.91
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.300.430.240.060.030.04N/AN/A0.04N/A0.010.04
Debt Equity Ratio
0.601.020.380.080.040.06N/AN/A0.05N/A0.010.06
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.370.450.270.060.040.05N/AN/A0.05N/A0.010.05
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.370.500.280.080.040.05N/AN/A0.05N/A0.010.05
Interest Coverage Ratio
1.19-6.47-5.293.99-3.13-18.01-21.39N/AN/AN/A59.04-3.13
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.050.21-0.421.282.580.61N/AN/A5.10N/A18.962.58
Company Equity Multiplier
1.972.361.601.281.221.251.141.181.321.371.301.22
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.010.10-0.280.140.110.040.170.130.170.250.160.11
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
-1.040.801.010.770.21-0.160.810.270.310.680.510.21
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.050.21-0.421.282.580.61N/AN/A5.10N/A18.962.58
Short Term Coverage Ratio
2.271.19-9.596.54N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
-887.51%-2.71%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A28.38%32.04%N/A