Stock Research Report for MDR as of 3/26/2012 - Chaikin Power Tools

Mcdermott Intl (MDR)

Price: $12.78

Industry: Oil Machinery-Services-Drilling Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Mon Mar 26 12:22 EDT 2012 Power Gauge Rating

MDR - Bullish TM

The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for MDR is bullish due to very attractive financial metrics and very positive expert opinions. The rating also reflects very weak earnings performance and very bearish price/volume activity.

MDR's financial metrics are excellent due to a low price to sales ratio.

Expert opinions about MDR are very positive which is evidenced by a very low short interest ratio.

News Sentiment Rating

Neutral MDR Mcdermott Intl

March 23, 2012

TM

Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for MDR is neutral. Stories concerning MDR have a balanced or neutral sentiment.

News Sentiment :Neutral

Power Trend - 5 Year Chart

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High Potential

Neutral

Low Potential

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Financials & Earnings

Financial Metrics Rating

Financial Metrics

Very Bullish

LT Debt/Equity Ratio

MDR's financial metrics are excellent. The company has high revenue per share and does not hold much long term debt relative to its industry group.

Price to Book Value

The rank is based on a low long term debt to equity ratio relative to its industry group and low price to sales ratio.

Return on Equity

Price to Sales Ratio

Business Value

Assets and Liabilities

Valuation

Returns

Ratio

TTM

Ratio

TTM

Ratio

TTM

Current Ratio

1.50

Price/Book

1.73

Return on Invest

8.5%

LT Debt/Equity

0.05

Price/Sales

0.87

Return on Equity

8.9%

Earnings Performance

Earnings Performance Rating

Very Bearish

Earnings Growth

MDR's earnings performance has been very weak. The company has a history of weak earnings growth and has not met analysts' earnings estimates.

Earnings Surprise

The rank is based on poor EPS growth over the past 3-5 years, worse than expected earnings in recent quarters, a relatively poor trend in earnings this year and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.

Earnings Trend

Projected P/E Ratio

Earnings Consistency

5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth

Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth

EPS Estimates

12/07

12/08

12/09

12/10

12/11

5,631.61

6,572.42

6,193.08

2,403.74

3,445.11

36.68%

16.71%

-5.77%

-61.19%

43.32%

$2.72

$1.89

$1.69

$0.87

$0.59

73.25%

-30.51%

-10.58%

-48.52%

-32.18%

EPS Surprise

Factor

Actual EPS Prev

EST EPS Current

Change

$0.30

$0.16

-0.14

Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor

$0.59

$0.89

+0.30

Actual EPS Growth

Est EPS Growth

Change

5.95%

15.50%

+9.55

3-5 year EPS

EPS Quarterly Results Estimate

Actual

Difference

% Difference

FY

Qtr 1

Qtr 2

Qtr 3

Qtr 4

Total

Latest Qtr

$0.19

$0.05

$-0.14

1 Qtr Ago

$0.13

$0.02

$-0.11

-73.68

12/09

$0.34

$0.40

$0.51

$0.43

$1.68

-84.62

12/10

$0.26

$0.33

$0.09

$0.19

$0.87

2 Qtr Ago

$0.32

$0.27

3 Qtr Ago

$0.28

$0.29

$-0.05

-15.62

12/11

$0.30

$0.29

$0.05

$-0.04

$0.60

$0.01

3.57

Fiscal Year End Month is December.

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Price Trend & Expert Opinions Price/Volume Activity

Price/Volume Activity Rating

Very Bearish

Relative Strength vs Market

Price and volume activity for MDR is very bearish. MDR has a declining price trend and has underperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks.

Chaikin Money Flow

Price Trend

The rank for MDR is based on its relative weakness versus the market, negative Chaikin money flow, a negative Chaikin price trend and a decreasing volume trend.

Price Trend ROC

Volume Trend

Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index

Chaikin Money Flow

Chart shows whether MDR is performing better or worse than the market.

Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.

Price Activity

Price Activity

Volume Activity

Factor

Value

Factor

52 Week High

25.73

% Change Price - 4 Weeks

-9.04%

Average Volume 20 Days

3,434,672

52 Week Low

9.84

% Change Price - 24 Weeks

-0.93%

Average Volume 90 Days

3,244,114

% Change YTD Rel S&P 500

4.66%

Expert Opinions

Value

% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P

-11.23%

% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P

-17.39%

Factor

Value

Chaikin Money Flow Persistency

54%

Expert Opinions

Very Bullish

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Expert opinions about MDR are very positive. Shorting of MDR is low and insiders are net buyers of MDR's stock.

Short Interest

Insider Activity

The rank for MDR is based on a low short interest ratio, insiders purchasing stock and optimistic analyst opinions.

Analyst Opinions

Relative Strength vs Industry

Earnings Estimate Revisions Current Current Qtr Next Qtr

0.16 0.21 Current

Current FY

0.89

Analyst Recommendations

7 Days Ago % Change 0.16 0.21

0.00% 0.00%

30 Days Ago % Change 0.89

0.00

Factor Mean this Week Mean Last Week

EPS Estimates Revision Summary Value

Buy 0.00

Mean 5 Weeks Ago

Buy

Last 4 Weeks

Down

Up

Down

Curr Qtr

0

0

0

7

Curr Yr

0

0

3

4

Next Qtr

0

0

3

3

Next Yr

0

0

2

5

Buy

Change

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The Company & Its Competitors

News Headlines for MDR

MDR's Competitors in Oil Machinery-Services-Drilling Company

Power Gauge

Historic EPS growth

Projected EPS growth

Profit Margin

PEG

PE

Revenue(M)

MDR

5.95%

15.50%

4.03%

0.93

20.29

3,445

NOV

17.48%

18.00%

13.60%

0.76

16.89

14,658

OIS

15.98%

-

9.27%

-

13.77

3,479

FTI

6.88%

16.00%

7.84%

1.38

29.91

5,099

DRC

10.14%

27.70%

5.18%

0.63

29.41

2,312

CAM

14.04%

16.00%

7.50%

0.98

19.39

6,959

No significant news stories at this time.

Company Details

Company Profile

Mcdermott Intl 777 N. ELDRIDGE PARKWAY HOUSTON, TX 77079 USA Phone: 281-870-5000 Fax: 281-870-5095 Website: http://http://www.mcdermott.com Full Time Employees: 1,600 Sector: Oils/Energy

McDermott International is one of the leading worldwide energy services companies. The company's subsidiaries manufacture steam-generating equipment, environmental equipment, and products for the U.S. government. They also provide engineering and construction services for industrial, utility, and hydrocarbon processing facilities, and to the offshore oil and natural gas industry. (Company Press Release)

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