Trican Well Service Ltd.

TCW-T

Oil field services are no longer profitable, given too much capacity in the Canadian oil patch. Write this off against your capital gains.

A turnaround opportunity. Trading below its liquidation value. Strong balance sheet, large upside recovery potential. No dividend. (Analysts’ price target is $2.13)

If there's more drilling, then this and other oil service companies will do well. Rising oil prices will help.

His dad works here. He likes it. Great balance sheet with $110 million cash.

Sales were down 47% in the last quarter and earnings down 113%. Upcoming earnings should be better, but even if it rebounds next year, you won't break even with this stock.

They have done a good job paying down debt. Free cash-flow is being used to buy back shares -- he likes that. He favours Canadian mid-caps or US Permian producers.

Has done very well since last Nov-Dec. Very cheap here. Book value is $2.80. Has a $4.50 target. Balance sheet in excellent shape. On his coverage list. A go-to name. Buy on weakness. Especially in Q2 if it goes to $1.10-1.20. When the cycle turns, it will have a lot of leverage to the upside based on pricing power and utilization rate.

It is on his action alert buy list. It has a very good balance sheet. The book value is about $2.80. Probably the largest fracker in Canada. If we see $80 oil they will be a very big beneficiary. His target is $4.50 in 12 months.

It collapsed in 2015. They sold off their US division. Their balance sheet is much stronger now. They are the largest pressure pumper in Canada. You can buy it today at less than liquidation value. (Analysts’ price target is $2.04)

It is on his action alert list. It is very cheap. They reported Q4 results. Book is $3.80. They are doing a lot of share buybacks. They are in the fracking business, which is tough and competitive. Book value is $2.80. 2020 should be much better. His target is $4.50. It is very cheap. The balance sheet is strong.

(A Top Pick Feb 09/18, Down 57%) He sold them out at $3.50 back in April or May last year. Oil was at $60 and cash flow was growing. He liked this pressure pumper then. But now natural gas prices have gone to zero and condensate discounts have expanded. The whole service sector was decimated.

All the drillers have under performed. This is probably a good entry point -- around 5 year lows. He does not love the sector, but the risk reward is enticing. He owns PD-T right now instead. He would recommend taking money off the table if the stock price strengthens due to the volatility of the energy sector.

He likes it. The stock is quite cheap. It is on his action alert buy list. They have been buying back shares at $3. Now it is $1.16. It is being thrown out. He thinks it will benefit from the recovery. They now really have no debt. This stock could have a massive recovery in 2019 when the industry sees some daylight.

(A Top Pick Jan 05/18, Down 69%) He sold out of this when it became apparent oil prices were not going to finish above $70 per barrel by year end. He sold this at $4.25. They announced last week a divestiture making them debt free and it trades below book value. They have bought back 10% of their shares. When the outlook for spending improves it will be back on his radar.

The utilization rate in the US is under duress. They slowed drilling in Q4. This stock is very cheap. The balance sheet is good. Book value is $3.27 and the stocks trades less than half that. The company has been buying back shares. You have to wait for the turn in the cycle. Buy it during tax loss season.