Civeo Corporation (NYSE:CVEO) Expands Australian Footprint Amid Near-Term Cash Pressure

Civeo’s recent contract wins and share repurchases boost scale in Australia while near-term cash flow and leverage constrain flexibility.

Recent News

On July 29, 2025 Civeo released second-quarter results reporting $162.7 million in revenue, a net loss of $3.3 million, and Adjusted EBITDA of $25.0 million; the release noted completion of an acquisition of four villages in the Australian Bowen Basin and awards of multi-year contracts tied to those assets. The company announced a repurchase of 883,000 common shares for $19.1 million, representing roughly 7% of shares outstanding as of March 31, 2025. Third-party coverage on July 30, 2025 reported the company paused its quarterly cash dividend amid a deterioration in operating cash flow for the year-to-date period.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 16.36 registers below 20, indicating no prevailing trend; that suggests price action likely remains range-bound until trend strength increases or new momentum appears.

Directional indicators show DI+ at 16.00 with a peak & reversal, which denotes bearish directional pressure; DI- at 21.88 with a dip & reversal also signals bearish directional strength. Combined, these DI signals bias near-term price momentum to the downside absent a DI+ re-acceleration.

MACD sits negative at -0.25 with a peak & reversal while the MACD signal reads -0.17; the negative MACD and its peak-and-reverse indicate ongoing bearish momentum and no bullish MACD-signal crossover to validate a recovery.

MRO records -25.89 (peak & reversal), which indicates the market price lies below the modeled target and implies measurable mean-reversion potential higher; however, MRO’s mean-reversion signal requires confirmation from momentum indicators before altering the prevailing bearish bias.

RSI at 45.93 with a peak & reversal reflects loss of recent upside momentum and places the stock in neutral-to-weak territory, limiting follow-through on rallies unless RSI climbs above the mid-50s with supportive MACD action.

Price sits near recent short-term averages: 12-day EMA $22.45 (peak & reversal), 20-day avg $22.57, and 200-day avg $22.56. These convergent averages create a narrow price envelope; breach above the envelope with rising ADX would turn the pattern toward trending behavior, while failure to clear the envelope would favor range-bound or lower price action.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue behavior shows a year-over-year revenue decline of -4.80% and a quarter-over-quarter change of -382.93% (QoQ), indicating recent top-line softness. Total revenue for the period registered at $162,694,000.

Profitability sits thin: operating margin 1.72% and EBIT margin 1.84%. EBIT at $2,994,000 and EBITDA at $20,821,000 produce narrow operating returns relative to the industry peer mean operating margin of 24.966% and industry peer mean EBIT margin of 25.087%; these margins remain below the industry peer mean and industry peer median. QoQ and YoY changes in EBIT margin read -151.54% and -74.23% respectively, reflecting notable margin compression on the reported comparisons.

Net income registered a loss of $3,314,000 while EPS came in at -$0.25 versus an estimate of -$0.14, generating an EPS surprise of -78.57% and an EPS shortfall of -$0.11. Free cash flow totaled -$6,811,000 with a free cash flow yield of -2.18% and free cash flow growth of -50.34%, underscoring cash generation weakness during the period. Operating cash flow equaled -$2,313,000, and the firm reported a cash balance of $14,638,000.

Balance-sheet leverage increased: total debt $179,738,000, net debt $154,034,000, and debt-to-EBITDA roughly 8.63x. Interest coverage stands at 1.11x. These metrics point to elevated leverage relative to operating earnings and reduce headroom for discretionary spend despite access to capital markets or revolver capacity.

Efficiency and returns show pressure: return on equity -1.58% and return on assets -0.71%. Asset turnover of 0.35 compares favorably to the industry peer mean asset turnover of 0.21, indicating relatively higher revenue generation per asset, but the low margins negate much of that operating benefit.

Valuation context: P/B at 1.49x and enterprise multiple ~22.96x sit alongside a stated WMDST valuation of over-valued. The elevated enterprise multiple combined with negative free cash flow and thin margins supports WMDST’s valuation conclusion.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-07-29
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-10-29
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 28.4 M
 Operating Cash Flow -2.31 M
 Capital Expenditures -4.50 M
 Change In Working Capital -16.59 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta -13.73 M
 End Period Cash Flow 14.6 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 162.7 M
 Forward Revenue -21.04 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 121.5 M
 Depreciation 17.8 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 17.8 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 159.9 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 41.2 M
 EBITDA 20.8 M
 EBIT 3.0 M
 Operating Income 2.8 M
 Interest Income 75.0 K
 Interest Expense 2.7 M
 Net Interest Income -2.62 M
 Income Before Tax 295.0 K
 Tax Provision 3.6 M
 Tax Rate 15.0 %
 Net Income -3.31 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations -3.31 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate -0.14
 EPS Actual -0.25
 EPS Difference -0.11
 EPS Surprise -78.571 %
 Forward EPS 0.14
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 508.8 M
 Intangible Assets 80.9 M
 Net Tangible Assets 128.6 M
 Total Current Assets 139.2 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 14.6 M
 Cash 14.6 M
 Net Receivables 84.1 M
 Inventory 5.8 M
 Long-Term Investments 9.1 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 44.7 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 92.2 M
 Net Debt 154.0 M
 Total Debt 179.7 M
 Total Liabilities 299.4 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 209.4 M
 Retained Earnings -1.02 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 15.47
 Shares Outstanding 12.696 M
 Revenue Per-Share 12.01
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 313.0 M
 Enterprise Value 478.1 M
 Enterprise Multiple 22.961
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -29.927 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 105.676 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 124.597
median: 104.605
mean: 97.434
CVEO: 22.961
low: -60.24
 EV/R 2.938
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 2.43
 Asset To Liability 1.7
 Debt To Capital 0.462
 Debt To Assets 0.353
Debt To Assets QoQ 53.672 %
Debt To Assets YoY 1662.625 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.649
CVEO: 0.353
median: 0.261
mean: 0.221
low: 0.01
 Debt To Equity 0.858
Debt To Equity QoQ 94.486 %
Debt To Equity YoY 2535.719 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 3.828
CVEO: 0.858
mean: 0.583
median: 0.426
low: 0.012
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.494
Price To Book QoQ 11.809 %
Price To Book YoY 31.248 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 6.516
median: 6.516
mean: 4.646
CVEO: 1.494
low: -3.79
 Price To Earnings (P/E) -91.577
Price To Earnings QoQ 202.832 %
Price To Earnings YoY -317.725 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 198.512
mean: 147.529
median: 107.4
low: -52.794
CVEO: -91.577
 PE/G Ratio 1.488
 Price To Sales (P/S) 1.924
Price To Sales QoQ -6.076 %
Price To Sales YoY 7.202 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 24.886
mean: 6.313
median: 5.402
CVEO: 1.924
low: 0.69
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 161.4
Forward PE/G -2.623
Forward P/S -13.949
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -12.22
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.349
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 0.38 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -7.898 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.545
CVEO: 0.349
median: 0.248
mean: 0.21
low: 0.02
 Receivables Turnover 2.055
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 4.868 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -6.8 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 4.399
CVEO: 2.055
mean: 1.936
median: 1.895
low: 0.31
 Inventory Turnover 21.03
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 21.768 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 16.367 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA CVEO: 21.03
high: 12.733
mean: 4.825
median: 0.864
low: 0.031
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 44.4
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 15.803
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -29.054 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 18.572 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 188.097
median: 126.396
mean: 53.68
CVEO: 15.803
low: -241.916
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 3.464
 CapEx To Revenue -0.028
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.252
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 378.1 M
 Net Invested Capital 378.1 M
 Invested Capital 378.1 M
 Net Tangible Assets 128.6 M
 Net Working Capital 47.0 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.159
 Current Ratio 1.509
Current Ratio QoQ -8.904 %
Current Ratio YoY -2.348 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 4.061
median: 2.089
mean: 1.946
CVEO: 1.509
low: 0.351
 Quick Ratio 1.446
Quick Ratio QoQ -8.824 %
Quick Ratio YoY -0.976 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 4.04
CVEO: 1.446
mean: 1.14
median: 1.126
low: 0.304
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 8.633
 Cost Of Debt 1.656 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 1.109
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -134.92 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -81.866 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 24.916
mean: 15.794
median: 10.382
CVEO: 1.109
low: -20.195
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.114
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 33.198
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 20.079 %
 Revenue Growth 12.947 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -382.933 %
Revenue Growth YoY -4.801 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 33.856 %
CVEO: 12.947 %
mean: 3.51 %
median: 2.242 %
low: -18.299 %
 Earnings Growth -61.538 %
Earnings Growth QoQ 78.139 %
Earnings Growth YoY -76.332 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 250.0 %
mean: 5.802 %
median: -3.54 %
CVEO: -61.538 %
low: -290.0 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 25.301 %
Gross Margin QoQ 23.836 %
Gross Margin YoY -0.276 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 94.248 %
median: 49.452 %
mean: 48.436 %
CVEO: 25.301 %
low: -4.049 %
 EBIT Margin 1.84 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -151.541 %
EBIT Margin YoY -74.233 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 37.265 %
mean: 25.087 %
median: 21.542 %
CVEO: 1.84 %
low: -27.366 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 1.721 %
Return On Sales QoQ -148.207 %
Return On Sales YoY -75.9 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 37.265 %
mean: 24.966 %
median: 21.529 %
CVEO: 1.721 %
low: -27.462 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) -6.81 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield -2.176 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -53.194 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -127.248 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 5.999 %
mean: 1.001 %
median: 0.596 %
CVEO: -2.176 %
low: -12.88 %
 Free Cash Growth -50.343 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -94.266 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -100.702 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 433.099 %
median: -0.186 %
mean: -32.332 %
CVEO: -50.343 %
low: -537.838 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 2.055
 Cash Flow Margin 6.436 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings -3.16
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.03
 Return On Assets (ROA) -0.711 %
Return On Assets QoQ -70.063 %
Return On Assets YoY -143.039 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 5.063 %
median: 3.838 %
mean: 3.718 %
CVEO: -0.711 %
low: -2.724 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 0.719 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) -0.016
Return On Equity QoQ -64.521 %
Return On Equity YoY -157.195 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.172
mean: 0.069
median: 0.065
CVEO: -0.016
low: -0.137
 DuPont ROE -1.541 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 0.673 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -167.166 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -99.831 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 7.468 %
mean: 4.862 %
median: 4.145 %
CVEO: 0.673 %
low: -4.061 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect limited directional conviction while ADX remains below 20 and moving averages cluster: price action likely oscillates in a narrow band with a downside bias until momentum indicators shift. The negative MRO suggests scope for mean-reversion rallies, but MACD’s negative peak-and-reverse and DI signals favor continued bearish momentum unless MACD crosses above its signal line and DI+ resumes upward movement. Elevated leverage and negative free cash flow constrain the company’s ability to absorb sustained operational weakness, making any sustained bullish move contingent on improving cash flow trends or clearer margin recovery signals from operating segments.

About Civeo Corporation

Civeo Corporation (NYSE:CVEO) delivers comprehensive hospitality solutions for the natural resource sector across Canada, Australia, and the United States. The company develops and manages lodges, villages, and mobile accommodations to support the short to medium-term housing needs of workforces in remote areas. Civeo extends its services beyond accommodation by providing culinary services, housekeeping, maintenance, and essential utilities such as water treatment, power generation, and communication systems. Civeo prioritizes security and logistics, ensuring a safe and organized environment for its clients. The company offers expertise in the development phase of accommodation projects, including site selection, permitting, engineering, design, and construction management. Primarily serving industries like oil, mining, and engineering, Civeo delivers tailored solutions that address the specific demands of these sectors. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, Civeo remains a trusted partner in workforce accommodation, recognized for its commitment to quality and operational excellence.



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