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Nabors Industries Ltd. NBR

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Nabors Industries Ltd.

Overview of Nabors Industries Ltd.

NBR NYQ
Energy Oil & Gas Drilling Framework: Commodities & Mining Small Cap
Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR), is a Small Cap company, in the Oil & Gas Drilling industry, last closed at $84.68, about 229.9% undervalued vs fair value, +64.0% 1Y return, ranked 168/260 in sector.
Metrics P/E 2.7× Rev Growth 8.7% ROE 79.0% Gross Margin 19.5% Div Yield 0.77%
USD 84.68
-6.72%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 48.3%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$1.25B
Enterprise Value
$3.76B
Overall Score
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Overall
Growth
Fair
Profitability
Fair
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Weak
Growth
Fair
Profitability
Fair
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Weak
Completeness: 100%
Confidence: 96%
Updated: Oct 31
Top Beats
No strong beats yet

Quick Facts

Website https://www.nabors.com
HQ Hamilton
Employees 13,900
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

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Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$248
$279
$308
Current: $84.68 +230% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Small Cap

Commodities & Mining - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$3.2B
8.7%%
Gross Profit
$621.1M
12%%
Operating Income
$263.4M
6.3%%
EBITDA
$1.4B
72.4%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Commodities & Mining

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio FY2025
-0.08x
Poor

Operating Cash Flow / Net Income

Free cash flow relative to net income

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$348.4M

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
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Active Leaks
1/4
Improving
0
High Impact
2
Critical
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Nabors Industries Ltd.'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
47
/100
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Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.78), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • Revenue Growth Consistent Revenue growth volatility is low (stability score 0.99), suggesting sticky customer base.

Key risks

  • Scale Without Profitability Despite scale, profitability lags peers (score 0.23), suggesting limited competitive advantage.
  • Below-Peer Operating Efficiency Operating margin at 30.0th percentile indicates below-peer efficiency.

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Pricing Power

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Signals, strengths and risks for Cost Advantage

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Signals, strengths and risks for Customer Stickiness

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Signals, strengths and risks for Scale & Market Position

Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Commodities & Mining vs Industry Peers 95% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing NBR's balance between Growth (37.9%), Profitability (33.2%), and Safety (28.8%). Growth 38% Safety 29% Profitability 33%

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Growth

64th percentile vs peers
65
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 8.7% 60p EPS Growth YoY 2.04 88p Revenue CAGR 3Y 6.3% 63p TSR -4.3% 31p
Strengths
  • EPS Growth YoY in top 20% of peers (2.04, 88th percentile)
  • Superior capital returns - 2 return metrics above peer median
  • Growth above peer median with strong metric coverage (85%)
  • Debt/FCF Ratio in top 20% of peers (-109.98, 100th percentile)
  • Strong liquidity position vs peers
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

56th percentile vs peers
57
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Safety

49th percentile vs peers
49
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Nabors Industries Ltd..

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Base
$279.35
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+229.9% vs current
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