Overview
Canada modular natural gas solutions firm's Q1 revenue grew 6% yr/yr on Engineered Systems strength
Adjusted EBITDA for Q1 rose to $137 mln from $113 mln a year ago
Net earnings climbed to $43 mln, with record 17.3% return on capital employed
Outlook
Enerflex expects steady demand across business lines and regions in 2026
Company expects majority of $1.3 bln ES backlog to convert into revenue over next 12 months
Enerflex targets organic capital expenditures of $175 mln to $195 mln in 2026
Result Drivers
ENGINEERED SYSTEMS STRENGTH - Higher revenue year-over-year was driven by strong execution and high operational activity in the Engineered Systems product line
AFTER-MARKET SERVICES SOFTNESS - Sequential revenue decline was mainly due to lower parts sales and service utilization in After-Market Services
GROSS MARGIN GAINS - Gross margin before depreciation and amortization improved, with ES margin up due to product mix
Company press release: ID:nGNX8zpf3N
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q1 Revenue
$584 mln
$613.90 mln (1 Analyst)
Q1 Net Income
$43 mln
Q1 Adjusted EBITDA
$137 mln
Q1 Operating Income
$68 mln
Q1 ROCE
17.30%
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Enerflex Ltd is C$39.50, about 7.6% above its May 6 closing price of C$36.71
The stock recently traded at 20 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 16 three months ago
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