Topic: How To Invest

Pat, what’s your current advice on Trican Well Services given its recent announcement about acquiring Canyon Services?

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A: Trican Well Service, $4.23, symbol TCW on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 193.2 million; Market cap: $790.0 million; www.tricanwellservice.com), provides specialized products, equipment and services that are used during the exploration and drilling of oil and gas reserves. In 2015 and 2016, the company discontinued its other operations in Canada (related to completion tools services), Russia (related to pressure pumping operations and completion tools services), the U.S. (related to pressure pumping operations and completion tools services), Australia, Algeria, Colombia, Kazakhstan, Norway and Saudi Arabia. As oil and gas drilling has improved, Trican has recovered from its low of $0.40 in January 2016. It has also focused its operations and paid down debt with its asset sales. In the three months ended March 31, 2017, revenue rose 49.6%, to $149.4 million from $99.8 million a year earlier. Cash flow was $17.8 million, or $0.09 a share, significantly up from negative $36.1 million, or $0.24 a share. The company’s total debt of $146.8 million is now…