Michael Decter
Peak Energy Services
PES-T
WEAK BUY
Nov 24, 2006
The real question in this sector is, who is going to get acquired. There are too many oil service trusts. Rather than buying just one, he would buy a basket.
The gas services stocks usually are more volatile. They live off the gas price. Has come off because of a timing issue where some of the drilling has slowed down. Might be an interesting time to get in.
An oil service company. Expects this business to continue to be very vibrant. Companies have a lot of money to spend at these prices. There's a record number of wells being drilled. This sector can drop off very quickly when capital expenditures cease.
An oil services trust. A lot of their business is in matting so when you have the spring thaw and a lot of trucks are getting stuck, they put out wooden mats. Not without risk, so would own a basket rather than one single trust.
Oil service sector. Likes the fact that it has a relatively low payout ratio. Relatively low debt. There could be some consolidation in the sector and given the size of this one, it could very well be a candidate.