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1. Transocean Ltd (RIG) Price: $55.66
Industry: Oil Machinery-Services-Drilling
Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Thu Sep 08 17:08 EDT 2011
RIG
Transocean Ltd $55.66 Power Gauge Rating
RIG - Bearish
TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for RIG is bearish due to very negative
expert opinions and bearish price/volume activity. The rating also reflects strong
earnings performance.
Financial Metrics
Expert opinions about RIG are very negative which is evidenced by analysts
Earnings Performance revising earnings estimates downward and pessimistic analyst opinions.
Price/Volume Activity
Expert Opinions
News Sentiment Rating
Neutral
RIG Transocean Ltd August 26, 2011 TM
Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for RIG is neutral. Stories concerning RIG have a
balanced or neutral sentiment.
News Sentiment :Neutral
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
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2. Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics
Financial Metrics Rating
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
Neutral
Price to Book Value RIG's financial metrics are neutral. The company may be undervalued and yields
a relatively low return on shareholder's equity.
Return on Equity
The rank is based on a low price to book value, low return on equity and high
price to sales ratio.
Price to Sales Ratio
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities Valuation Returns
Ratio TTM Ratio TTM Ratio TTM
Current Ratio 1.50 Price/Book 0.85 Return on Invest 3.4%
LT Debt/Equity 0.43 Price/Sales 1.86 Return on Equity 5.0%
Earnings Performance
Earnings Performance Rating
Earnings Growth
Bullish
Earnings Surprise RIG's earnings performance has been strong. The company has a history of
strong earnings growth and is priced relatively low compared to next year's
projected EPS.
Earnings Trend
The rank is based on high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years, worse than
Projected P/E Ratio expected earnings in recent quarters, a relatively low projected P/E ratio and
consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth EPS Estimates
12/06 12/07 12/08 12/09 12/10 Factor Actual EPS Prev EST EPS Current Change
Revenue(M) 3,882.00 6,377.00 12,674.00 11,556.00 9,576.00 Quarterly EPS $1.15 $0.80 -0.35
Rev % Growth 34.25% 64.27% 98.75% -8.82% -17.13% Yearly EPS $2.99 $3.60 +0.61
EPS $6.32 $14.65 $13.20 $9.87 $2.99 Factor Actual EPS Growth Est EPS Growth Change
EPS % Growth 101.85% 131.88% -9.90% -25.23% -69.71% 3-5 year EPS 34.26% 10.50% -23.76
EPS Surprise EPS Quarterly Results
Estimate Actual Difference % Difference FY Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total
Latest Qtr $0.77 $0.65 $-0.12 -15.58 12/09 $2.94 $2.50 $2.20 $2.24 $9.88
1 Qtr Ago $0.80 $0.54 $-0.26 -32.50 12/10 $2.10 $2.23 $1.15 $-2.51 $2.97
2 Qtr Ago $0.87 $0.76 $-0.11 -12.64 12/11 $0.96 $0.48 - - -
3 Qtr Ago $1.39 $1.29 $-0.10 -7.19 Fiscal Year End Month is December.
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3. Price Trend & Expert Opinions
Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Relative Strength vs Market Bearish
Chaikin Money Flow
Price and volume activity for RIG is bearish. RIG has underperformed the S&P
500 over 26 weeks and is experiencing sustained selling.
Price Trend
The rank for RIG is based on its relative weakness versus the market, negative
Price Trend ROC
Chaikin money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend ROC and a decreasing volume
trend.
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether RIG 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 Value Factor Value
52 Week High 85.47 % Change Price - 4 Weeks 9.55% Average Volume 20 Days 3,924,788
52 Week Low 49.24 % Change Price - 24 Weeks -30.45% Average Volume 90 Days 4,557,603
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500 -17.19% % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P 2.43% Chaikin Money Flow Persistency 13%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P -24.71%
Expert Opinions
Expert Opinions
Earnings Estimate Revisions Very Bearish
Short Interest Expert opinions about RIG are very negative. Analysts are lowering their EPS
estimates for RIG and analysts's opinions on RIG have been more negative
Insider Activity recently.
The rank for RIG is based on analysts revising earnings estimates downward, a
Analyst Opinions
low short interest ratio, pessimistic analyst opinions and relative weakness of the
stock versus the Oil Machinery-Services-Drilling industry group.
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Analyst Recommendations EPS Estimates Revision Summary
Current 7 Days Ago % Change Factor Value Last Week Last 4 Weeks
Current Qtr 0.80 0.81 -1.23% Mean this Week Buy Up Down Up Down
Next Qtr 1.37 1.38 -0.72% Mean Last Week Buy Curr Qtr 0 1 1 12
Curr Yr 0 0 0 2
Current 30 Days Ago % Change Change 0.00
Next Qtr 0 1 2 9
Current FY 3.60 3.78 -0.18 Mean 5 Weeks Ago Buy
Next Yr 0 1 11 2
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4. The Company & Its Competitors
RIG's Competitors in Oil Machinery-Services-Drilling News Headlines for RIG
Company Power Historic EPS Projected EPS Profit Margin PEG PE Revenue(M) Deep water drillers shares up as analyst
Gauge growth growth upgrades - Jul 15, 2011
RIG 34.26% 10.50% 0.38% 1.47 16.87 9,576 Transocean charged with tax evasion in Norway
HP 20.60% - 16.48% - 15.46 1,875
- Jun 22, 2011
Companies, Crews and Regulators Share Blame
NBR 6.58% 22.27% 5.52% 0.55 14.59 4,216
in Coast Guard Report on Oil Spill - Apr 23,
SDRL 24.18% 11.17% 46.98% 0.96 11.08 4,041 2011
Coast Guard Cites Many Lapses in Sinking of
ESV 14.47% 16.00% 24.39% 0.86 17.19 1,697
Deepwater Oil Rig - Apr 22, 2011
NE 18.48% 16.00% 11.91% 1.25 31.24 2,807
Transocean’s Safety Claim Is Criticized -
RDC 13.68% 16.00% 41.93% 1.25 22.60 1,819
Apr 4, 2011
DO 25.04% 16.00% 28.69% 0.64 9.23 3,323
Company Details Company Profile
TRANSOCEAN LTD Transocean LTD., formerly Transocean Inc., is an international provider of offshore
BLANDONNET INTERNATIONAL contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. The company offers deepwater and harsh
BUSINESS CENTER environment drilling, oil and gas drilling management, and drilling engineering and project
VERNIER, V8 1214 management services, as well as explores, develops, and produces oil and gas
CHE resources. The company is based in Houston, Texas.
Phone: 41-58-792-9243
Fax: 41 713 232 77 50
Website:
http://http://www.deepwater.com
Full Time Employees: 18,050
Sector: Oils/Energy
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