WTTR
Select Energy Services, Inc. (WTTR) Risks & Opportunities Analysis (2026)
Overall Score
Valuation Risk
WTTR trades at 1.78x EV/Sales and 10.7x EV/EBITDA, which is reasonable but not cheap for a low-margin services business.
The stock still carries a high P/E near 77x, so the equity valuation remains sensitive to earnings execution.
Profitability Risk
Margins remain thin, with EBIT margin at 3.1% and net margin at 2.2%, leaving limited cushion if activity softens.
Return metrics are modest, with ROIC at 3.6% and ROE at 3.5%, indicating only limited capital efficiency.
Cash Flow Risk
Free cash flow remains negative at -$70.1M TTM and FCF yield is -3.6%, reflecting heavy capital intensity.
Capex still exceeds operating cash flow, with capex-to-operating cash flow at 1.35x and free cash flow per share negative.
Balance Sheet Risk
Leverage is manageable but not trivial, with net debt to EBITDA at 1.09x and debt to capital at 21.7%.
Liquidity is adequate, with a current ratio of 1.58x and quick ratio of 1.40x, but cash ratio remains low at 0.12x.
Operational Risk
Working capital efficiency is decent, but the cash conversion cycle is still 60.2 days, which ties up capital.
Receivables days remain elevated at 81.6 days, creating some collection and working-capital drag.
Sources
- Company filings (10-K, 10-Q, investor presentations)
- Financial and market data providers
- Public news and industry information
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