What does the company do?
Transocean LTD. (Transocean), formerly Transocean Inc., is an international provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. As of February 03, 2009, the Company owned, had partial ownership interests in or operated 136 mobile offshore drilling units. Its fleet included 39 high-specification floaters (ultra-deepwater, deepwater and harsh environment semisubmersibles, and drillships), 28 midwater floaters, 10 high-specification jackups, 55 standard jackups and four other rigs. As of February 03, 2009, the Company also has 10 ultra-deepwater floaters contracted for or under construction. The Company’s primary business is to contract these drilling rigs, related equipment and work crews primarily on a day rate basis to drill oil and gas wells.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Transocean one-year sales: 12.09 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services group: -7.07% - Transocean one-year income: 3.24 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services group: 78.31%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 12.09 Bil | 13.01 Bil | | Income | 3.24 Bil | 1.82 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Transocean one-year sales growth: -6.20%.
Difference from the average for the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services group: 4.80 pct. pts. - Transocean one-year income growth: -25.30%.
Difference from the average for the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services group: 8.70 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -6.20% | -11.00% | | Income Growth | -25.30% | -34.00% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Transocean one-year net profit margin: 26.9%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -6.8 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services group: 14.8 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | 26.9% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 33.7% | | Industry | 12.1% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Transocean debt/equity ratio: 0.61.
Difference from the average for the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services group: 74.29%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.61 | 0.35 |
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