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Schlumberger Net Income dropped on 181% in 2016 and Revenue dropped on 21.6%

20 Jan 2017 • About Schlumberger ($SCL) • By InTwits

Schlumberger reported 2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Schlumberger is a company in decline: 2016 revenue growth was -21.6%, 5 years revenue CAGR was -5.5%
  • EBITDA Margin is declining: 9.2% in 2016 vs. 19.9% in 2015 vs. 25.5% in 2012
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: 9.2% in 2016, 19.9% in 2015, 24.3% in 2014, 28.3% in 2013, 25.5% in 2012
  • Schlumberger has medium CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 8.5%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 5.0%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 885 in 2016, 961 in 2015, 2,258 in 2014, 2,255 in 2013, 2,267 in 2012
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -2.6%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 6.5x while industry average is 2.9x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Schlumberger ($SCL) key annual financial indicators

mln. $201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue41,73145,26648,58035,47527,810-21.6%
Gross Profit8,8469,93511,1827,1543,700-48.3%
SG&A405416475494403-18.4%
EBITDA10,62712,79611,8117,0692,559-63.8%
Net Income5,4906,7325,4382,072-1,687-181.4%
Balance Sheet
Cash1,9053,4723,1302,7932,9294.9%
Short Term Debt2,1212,7832,7654,5573,153-30.8%
Long Term Debt9,50910,39310,56514,44216,46314.0%
Cash flow
Capex4,6943,9433,9762,4102,055-14.7%
Ratios
Revenue growth12.9%8.5%7.3%-27.0%-21.6%
EBITDA growth9.8%20.4%-7.7%-40.1%-63.8%
Gross Margin21.2%21.9%23.0%20.2%13.3%-6.9%
EBITDA Margin25.5%28.3%24.3%19.9%9.2%-10.7%
Net Income Margin13.2%14.9%11.2%5.8%-6.1%-11.9%
SG&A, % of revenue1.0%0.9%1.0%1.4%1.4%0.1%
CAPEX, % of revenue11.2%8.7%8.2%6.8%7.4%0.6%
ROIC15.7%17.3%14.3%5.4%-2.6%-8.0%
ROE16.6%18.1%14.1%5.6%-4.4%-10.0%
Net Debt/EBITDA0.9x0.8x0.9x2.3x6.5x4.2x

Revenue and profitability


Schlumberger's Revenue dropped on 21.6% in 2016. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased slightly on 0.90 pp from 8.4% to 9.3% in FY2016.

Gross Margin decreased on 6.9 pp from 20.2% to 13.3% in 2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue showed almost no change in 2016.

Net Income marign dropped on 11.9 pp from 5.8% to -6.1% in 2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


Schlumberger's CAPEX/Revenue was 7.4% in 2016. The company's CAPEX/Revenue decreased slightly on 1.3 pp from 8.7% in 2013 to 7.4% in 2016. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 7.5%.Schlumberger invested a big chunk of EBITDA (80.3%) to CAPEX which didn't stop revenue from falling.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-2.60%) and ROE (-4.40%). ROIC decreased on 8.0 pp from 5.4% to -2.6% in 2016. ROE dropped on 10.0 pp from 5.6% to -4.4% in 2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 6.5x and Debt / EBITDA is 7.7x. Net Debt / EBITDA jumped on 4.2x from 2.3x to 6.5x in 2016. Debt increased on 3.2% in 2016 while cash increased on 4.9% in 2016.

Appendix 1: Peers in Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution


Below you can find Schlumberger benchmarking vs. other companies in Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution industry. It's shown for the period of 5 years for the key financial metrics. Each table has median value for all the companies in the industry together with individual financial data of the top-5 companies in the industry by particular financial metric.

Top companies by Revenue growth, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Greka Drilling Ltd ($GDL)39.0%-49.9%-20.0%22.5%
Thalassa Hldgs Ltd ($THAL)476.9%118.1%-49.2%21.6%
Mycelx Technologies Corp ($MYX)96.5%73.9%-36.5%0.1%
Wood Group(John) ($WG.)8.0%-6.0%14.3%-23.9%
Enteq Upstream ($NTQ)59.8%-24.6%-66.1%
 
Median (6 companies)39.0%7.4%-17.2%-11.9%-66.1%
Schlumberger ($SCL)8.5%7.3%-27.0%-21.6%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Mycelx Technologies Corp ($MYX)53.3%56.9%52.3%53.3%
Thalassa Hldgs Ltd ($THAL)35.3%30.4%42.6%50.1%
Enteq Upstream ($NTQ)42.8%40.0%37.3%65.0%
Eurasia Drilling Co Ltd ($EDCL)33.5%24.6%24.3%22.3%
Greka Drilling Ltd ($GDL)20.5%28.4%25.7%19.9%
 
Median (6 companies)33.5%29.4%32.9%29.8%65.0%
Schlumberger ($SCL)21.2%21.9%23.0%20.2%13.3%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Eurasia Drilling Co Ltd ($EDCL)24.6%25.6%28.0%21.7%
Greka Drilling Ltd ($GDL)22.5%17.8%7.3%9.3%
Wood Group(John) ($WG.)7.6%8.9%9.4%5.8%
Enteq Upstream ($NTQ)35.8%33.4%-6.1%-54.1%
Thalassa Hldgs Ltd ($THAL)13.2%16.1%4.3%-9.2%
 
Median (6 companies)13.2%17.0%8.3%-0.2%-54.1%
Schlumberger ($SCL)25.5%28.3%24.3%19.9%9.2%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Enteq Upstream ($NTQ)2.1%6.5%12.4%1.0%
Eurasia Drilling Co Ltd ($EDCL)19.0%15.9%17.8%12.3%
Thalassa Hldgs Ltd ($THAL)10.0%3.1%63.9%6.6%
Mycelx Technologies Corp ($MYX)25.3%35.7%22.3%5.9%
Greka Drilling Ltd ($GDL)56.8%2.5%5.1%1.2%
 
Median (6 companies)19.0%2.8%12.2%6.3%1.0%
Schlumberger ($SCL)11.2%8.7%8.2%6.8%7.4%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Eurasia Drilling Co Ltd ($EDCL)23.8%22.8%20.9%9.0%
Wood Group(John) ($WG.)14.0%13.3%16.0%4.5%
Greka Drilling Ltd ($GDL)5.2%-0.3%-2.9%-3.7%
Mycelx Technologies Corp ($MYX)-9.4%7.3%-19.3%-11.0%
Thalassa Hldgs Ltd ($THAL)13.4%13.8%-2.4%-12.0%
 
Median (6 companies)13.4%10.3%-0.4%-7.4%-17.4%
Schlumberger ($SCL)15.7%17.3%14.3%5.4%-2.6%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top  FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Eurasia Drilling Co Ltd ($EDCL)0.5x0.3x0.8x2.8x
Greka Drilling Ltd ($GDL)0.6x1.9x2.2x1.2x
Wood Group(John) ($WG.)0.3x0.6x0.6x1.1x
 
Median (3 companies)0.4x0.5x0.6x1.2x
Schlumberger ($SCL)0.9x0.8x0.9x2.3x6.5x