Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD) Strengthens Cash Position But Margins Point Lower

Cactus reports a cash-rich balance sheet and ongoing strategic expansion while operating margins and near-term earnings show contraction. Technical indicators suggest short-term upside potential inside a still-rangebound longer-term trend.

Recent News

On July 30, 2025 Cactus announced a strategic agreement to acquire a 65% interest in Baker Hughes’ Surface Pressure Control business and the Board approved an 8% increase to the quarterly dividend to $0.14 per Class A share, payable September 18, 2025 to shareholders of record on August 29, 2025.

Technical Analysis

ADX stands at 11.33, indicating no established trend; momentum signals carry greater weight for the near term rather than directional conviction from trend strength.

DI+ registered a dip-and-reversal at 20.67, a bullish directional shift, while DI- sits at 21.61 but shows a decreasing trend; the combined pattern favors short-term directional bias to the upside.

MACD reads -0.23 with a dip-and-reversal and sits above the signal line (-0.29); that cross above the signal line signals bullish momentum in the short run.

MRO equals -21.48, a negative reading that indicates price sits below model target and therefore carries potential to move upward toward that target over time.

RSI at 48.71 shows a dip-and-reversal pattern, signaling renewed upward momentum from a neutral position rather than an overbought condition.

Price sits at $41.54, trading above the 20-day average ($40.54) and the 50-day average ($41.41) but below the 200-day average ($47.15); that configuration supports constructive short-term price action while longer-term resistance at the 200-day average limits upside scope. The close sits marginally above the 1x Bollinger upper band ($41.43), indicating near-term consolidation near the short-term upper band.

Volume at 469,804 trails the 10-day average (736,452) and longer-term averages, suggesting limited participation behind recent moves and elevated sensitivity to fresh catalysts.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Total revenue for the period registers $273,575,000 with revenue growth of -2.41% year-over-year. Operating income (EBIT) equals $60,805,000 and operating margin stands at 22.23%, a contraction of -21.95% year-over-year and a -9.19% quarter-over-quarter decline; margin compression represents the most direct pressure on near-term profitability.

Diluted EPS came in at $0.66 versus an estimate of $0.72, producing an EPS surprise of -8.33%. Reported net income totals $49,029,000. Adjusted EBITDA reached $76,691,000, supporting continued cash generation despite weaker top-line trends.

Cash and short-term investments total $405,177,000 and operating cash flow equals $82,835,000; free cash flow registers $70,897,000 with a free cash flow yield of 2.44%. The balance sheet shows low leverage: total debt amounts to $42,021,000 with debt-to-EBITDA near 0.55 and debt-to-assets at 2.30%, leaving substantial liquidity to fund the announced acquisition and shareholder distributions.

Working capital metrics present strength: current ratio equals 4.85 and cash ratio equals 2.25. The cash conversion cycle sits at 158.22 days, elevated relative to typical peer medians but supported by a strong cash balance and positive operating cash flow.

Return metrics: return on equity equals 3.51% and return on assets equals 2.24%, both down year-over-year consistent with margin contraction. Asset turnover equals 15.23%, roughly in line with the industry peer mean of 15.157% and signaling similar revenue efficiency per dollar of assets.

Comparisons to industry peer benchmarks show operating margin below the industry peer mean of 27.924% and return on equity slightly below the industry peer mean of 4.225%. Free cash flow yield at 2.44% sits above the industry peer mean of 1.27%, indicating relatively stronger cash conversion versus peers.

Valuation multiples convey a mixed signal: trailing P/E runs high at 67.86 while forward P/E equals 54.34; enterprise multiple equals 33.19. The current valuation as determined by WMDST values the stock as under-valued based on cash flow strength and balance-sheet liquidity offsetting temporarily weaker margins and an elevated earnings multiple.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-07-30
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-10-29
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 347.7 M
 Operating Cash Flow 82.8 M
 Capital Expenditures -11.94 M
 Change In Working Capital 5.1 M
 Dividends Paid -8.94 M
 Cash Flow Delta 57.5 M
 End Period Cash Flow 405.2 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 273.6 M
 Forward Revenue 95.1 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 173.6 M
 Depreciation 15.9 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 15.9 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 212.8 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 100.0 M
 EBITDA 76.7 M
 EBIT 60.8 M
 Operating Income 60.8 M
 Interest Income 2.5 M
 Interest Expense
 Net Interest Income 2.5 M
 Income Before Tax 63.3 M
 Tax Provision 14.3 M
 Tax Rate 22.545 %
 Net Income 40.3 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 49.0 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.72
 EPS Actual 0.66
 EPS Difference -0.06
 EPS Surprise -8.333 %
 Forward EPS 0.82
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 1.8 B
 Intangible Assets 359.0 M
 Net Tangible Assets 789.2 M
 Total Current Assets 873.4 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 405.2 M
 Cash 405.2 M
 Net Receivables 207.3 M
 Inventory 246.4 M
 Long-Term Investments 8.0 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 83.1 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 180.0 M
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 42.0 M
 Total Liabilities 476.0 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 1.1 B
 Retained Earnings 618.6 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 16.74
 Shares Outstanding 68.575 M
 Revenue Per-Share 3.99
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 2.9 B
 Enterprise Value 2.5 B
 Enterprise Multiple 33.185
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -2.367 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -2.079 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 81.177
mean: 33.922
median: 33.686
WHD: 33.185
low: -32.615
 EV/R 9.303
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.589
 Asset To Liability 3.833
 Debt To Capital 0.035
 Debt To Assets 0.023
Debt To Assets QoQ -5.615 %
Debt To Assets YoY 66.162 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 1.005
mean: 0.352
median: 0.281
WHD: 0.023
low: 0.001
 Debt To Equity 0.037
Debt To Equity QoQ -6.033 %
Debt To Equity YoY 54.953 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 4.438
mean: 1.168
median: 0.675
WHD: 0.037
low: 0.001
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 2.533
Price To Book QoQ -11.455 %
Price To Book YoY -31.595 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 8.224
mean: 3.509
WHD: 2.533
median: 2.337
low: -0.753
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 67.862
Price To Earnings QoQ 6.893 %
Price To Earnings YoY 3.378 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 253.588
WHD: 67.862
mean: 64.83
median: 61.775
low: -167.651
 PE/G Ratio -7.077
 Price To Sales (P/S) 10.63
Price To Sales QoQ -5.984 %
Price To Sales YoY -12.672 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 28.151
WHD: 10.63
median: 8.514
mean: 8.409
low: 0.206
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 54.337
Forward PE/G -5.667
Forward P/S 30.589
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 4.73
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.152
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -4.718 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -16.045 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.459
median: 0.165
WHD: 0.152
mean: 0.152
low: 0.012
 Receivables Turnover 1.281
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -5.985 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -8.952 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 5.629
mean: 2.49
median: 1.486
WHD: 1.281
low: 0.271
 Inventory Turnover 0.728
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -3.562 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -15.235 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 23.074
mean: 3.449
median: 1.534
WHD: 0.728
low: 0.018
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 71.208
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 158.218
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ 3.145 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 12.426 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 258.765
WHD: 158.218
mean: 55.96
median: 37.221
low: -82.078
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.395
 CapEx To Revenue -0.044
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.751
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 1.1 B
 Net Invested Capital 1.1 B
 Invested Capital 1.1 B
 Net Tangible Assets 789.2 M
 Net Working Capital 693.4 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 2.251
 Current Ratio 4.853
Current Ratio QoQ 0.162 %
Current Ratio YoY 29.57 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 5.901
WHD: 4.853
mean: 1.7
median: 1.315
low: 0.225
 Quick Ratio 3.484
Quick Ratio QoQ 0.508 %
Quick Ratio YoY 34.604 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 5.054
WHD: 3.484
mean: 1.287
median: 1.0
low: 0.021
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 0.548
 Cost Of Debt 0.0 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 60805000.0
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -11.378 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 103308475.861 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA WHD: 60805000.0
high: 19.818
median: 10.049
mean: 9.804
low: -14.138
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.396
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 39.011
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 4.513
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.222
 Dividend Rate 0.13
 Dividend Yield 0.003
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 3.135 %
 Revenue Growth -2.406 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -179.854 %
Revenue Growth YoY -140.546 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 37.841 %
median: 2.748 %
mean: 1.135 %
WHD: -2.406 %
low: -53.935 %
 Earnings Growth -9.589 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -440.398 %
Earnings Growth YoY -219.862 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 250.0 %
mean: 8.768 %
median: 5.319 %
WHD: -9.589 %
low: -200.0 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 36.551 %
Gross Margin QoQ -4.899 %
Gross Margin YoY -6.831 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 88.082 %
WHD: 36.551 %
mean: 34.34 %
median: 31.146 %
low: -11.161 %
 EBIT Margin 22.226 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -9.193 %
EBIT Margin YoY -21.951 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 88.935 %
mean: 27.924 %
WHD: 22.226 %
median: 21.284 %
low: -53.941 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 22.226 %
Return On Sales QoQ -9.193 %
Return On Sales YoY -21.951 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 71.161 %
mean: 24.528 %
WHD: 22.226 %
median: 18.885 %
low: -56.009 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 70.9 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 2.438 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 146.761 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 25.865 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 20.174 %
WHD: 2.438 %
mean: 1.271 %
median: 1.258 %
low: -17.178 %
 Free Cash Growth 126.399 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -397.409 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -1103.007 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 710.046 %
WHD: 126.399 %
mean: 59.391 %
median: -19.815 %
low: -836.599 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 1.758
 Cash Flow Margin 26.023 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.765
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 2.244 %
Return On Assets QoQ -10.988 %
Return On Assets YoY -27.892 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 4.459 %
median: 2.366 %
WHD: 2.244 %
mean: 2.222 %
low: -7.595 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 3.697 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.035
Return On Equity QoQ -12.002 %
Return On Equity YoY -32.707 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.199
median: 0.045
mean: 0.042
WHD: 0.035
low: -0.205
 DuPont ROE 3.575 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 4.102 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -13.148 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -114.309 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 7.199 %
WHD: 4.102 %
mean: 3.915 %
median: 3.423 %
low: -10.792 %

Six-Week Outlook

Short-term outlook shows constructive momentum: MACD crossing above its signal line, a DI+ dip-and-reversal, and RSI recovery point toward potential upside attempts inside a broader sideways range defined by the 200-day average near $47.15 and support near recent intraday lows. Low trading volume increases sensitivity to new catalysts — the Baker Hughes transaction details and dividend timing serve as likely near-term drivers. Key technical risks include failure to sustain above the 20–50 day band and renewed margin deterioration reflected in future releases; fundamental risks include continued revenue pressure in North American land activity that could widen margin compression. Swing traders should monitor momentum confirmation and participation metrics rather than rely solely on short-term oscillator flips.

About Cactus, Inc.

Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD) designs, manufactures, sells, and leases pressure control equipment and spoolable pipes, serving the oil and gas industry globally. The company operates through two primary segments: Pressure Control and Spoolable Technologies. The Pressure Control segment, under the Cactus Wellhead brand, delivers wellhead and pressure control equipment tailored for onshore unconventional oil and gas wells, covering drilling, completion, and production phases. This segment also provides field services for installation, maintenance, and equipment handling. The Spoolable Technologies segment, marketed under the FlexSteel brand, produces spoolable pipes and associated fittings, primarily for transporting oil, gas, and other liquids. This segment offers field services, rental items, and supports international operations through service centers and pipe yards. Cactus, Inc. extends its offerings with repair and refurbishment services, ensuring comprehensive support for its products. Established in 2011, the company maintains its headquarters in Houston, Texas, and serves markets in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Middle East, and beyond.



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