Opinions
Josef Schachter
Essential Energy Services Ltd.
ESN-T
COMMENT
Jan 15, 2018
Stock price when the opinion was issued
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It has only $19 million of debt and has a book value of $1.15. He thinks the stock is a buy here. It is one of the country’s largest coiled tubing company. He has a 12 month price target of $1.20. He will like be strongly recommending it during the tax season loss selling period November or December.
The only public company that is a coil tubing operator. Book value is $1.16 so it is trading at a discount. They won a recent patent suit. He recommends it and likes the story. His only hesitation is that these companies have to tell their story. These guys are reclusive in this respect.