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As we bear down on the actual numbers, analysts who follow the company have arrived at a consensus per-share figure of $1.08, down only slightly from $1.11 for the final quarter of 2011. That level...
For the last fully reported fiscal quarter, Schlumberger's year-over-year revenue grew 21.0%, and its AR grew 14.8%. That looks OK. End-of-quarter DSO decreased 5.2% from the prior-year quarter. It...
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Schlumberger has the highest cash king margins of the listed companies, at 5.1%, but its margins are less than half of what they were five years ago. Baker Hughes and Weatherford are in the...
However, in the third quarter of this year, for instance, Schlumberger's income slid to $1.3 billion, or $0.96 per share, versus last year's $1.73 billion, or $1.34, for the comparable quarter of...
Margins matter. The more Schlumberger (NYS: SLB) keeps of each buck it earns in revenue, the more money it has to invest in growth, fund new strategic plans, or (gasp!) distribute to shareholders.
By determining a company's ROIC, you can see how well it's using the cash you entrust to it and whether it's actually creating value for you. Simply, ROIC divides a company's operating profit by...