Flotek Industries, Inc (NYSE:FTK) Accelerates Data-Driven Growth While Valuation Remains Rich

Flotek shows operational momentum from its data-analytics expansion even as technicals signal near-term price pressure and WMDST’s valuation marks the shares as over-valued.

Recent News

On March 3, 2026 Flotek announced its first utilities infrastructure contract to coordinate installation of up to 50 megawatts of power-generation equipment for federal disaster recovery, and disclosed that its Compensation Committee approved equity awards for senior executives.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators show a bearish ordering: ADX at 14.97 indicates no trend, while DI+ (15.33) is decreasing and DI- (23.01) shows a dip-and-reversal, implying the negative directional index is strengthening and near-term directional bias favors sellers against valuation-driven fundamentals.

MACD reads -0.28 with a signal at -0.11 and the MACD trend decreasing; MACD sits below its signal line, indicating bearish momentum that aligns with short-term downward pressure on price relative to recent averages.

MRO stands at 15.39 with a dip-and-reversal; the positive MRO indicates the market price sits above the model target, creating potential downside toward the model level absent renewed buying interest.

RSI at 48.34 is below 50 and decreasing, signaling weakening short-term momentum and leaving room for additional downside before oversold conditions force a technical rebound.

Price vs moving averages and overlays: the $15.75 close trades below the 12-day EMA ($16.26), 20-day average ($16.54) and 50-day average ($16.91), but above the 200-day average ($15.19). Ichimoku components (TenkanSen $16.30, KijunSen $17.52, cloud spanning $16.93–$17.55) place price below near-term trend lines and beneath the cloud, reinforcing short-term resistance while the 200-day average suggests longer-run support.

Bollinger placement shows price near the lower 1x band ($15.64), volume (218,586) sits below 10-/50-/200-day averages, and 42-day beta at 0.97 versus a 52-week beta of 1.63 implies recent volatility compressed versus elevated year-long variability—all consistent with low-volume consolidation with downside risk unless momentum indicators reverse.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Top-line and cash flow: total revenue $67,519,000 with revenue growth at 20.50% and year-over-year revenue growth reported at 9.04%. Operating cash flow $6,247,000 and free cash flow $5,960,000 produce a free cash flow yield of 1.19%, below the industry peer mean of 2.23%.

Profitability: EBIT $6,057,000 and EBITDA $6,686,000 produce an EBIT margin of 8.97%, down 44.73% quarter-over-quarter and down 9.63% year-over-year; that margin sits below the industry peer mean (25.26%) and median (22.39%). Gross margin holds at 22.50% but moved lower QoQ and YoY, consistent with reported margin compression.

Earnings and estimates: reported EPS $0.09 versus an estimate of $0.17 produced an EPS surprise of -47.06%. Forward EPS equals $0.2325 with a forward P/E of 66.86, while the trailing P/E stands at 185.44; the trailing P/E exceeds the industry peer mean (83.92), while forward P/E sits marginally below the industry peer mean (69.86).

Balance sheet and leverage: cash $5,731,000 and current ratio 1.80 with quick ratio 1.63 provide near-term liquidity support. Total debt $50,152,000 and net debt $37,185,000 produce a debt-to-EBITDA of 7.50x and debt-to-equity of 0.44, indicating meaningful leverage relative to current profitability though interest coverage at 4.41x remains positive.

Returns: return on equity 2.68% and return on assets 1.40% remain low versus typical industry expectations; earnings growth metrics show contraction over recent periods. Asset turnover 0.312 supports modest capital efficiency compared with the industry peer mean of 0.156, placing Flotek above the peer mean on turnover while profitability metrics lag peer means and medians.

Valuation summary: WMDST values the stock as over-valued. Market-cap $502.85M and enterprise value $547.27M accompany elevated multiples—P/B 4.45 above the industry peer mean (3.92) and enterprise multiple 81.85 above the industry peer mean (50.97)—reflecting a market premium for growth and data-analytics momentum despite compressed margins and a negative EPS surprise.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-12-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-03-11
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-06-10
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 4.6 M
 Operating Cash Flow 6.2 M
 Capital Expenditures -287.00 K
 Change In Working Capital -2.15 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta 1.2 M
 End Period Cash Flow 5.8 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 67.5 M
 Forward Revenue 39.1 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 52.3 M
 Depreciation 629.0 K
 Depreciation and Amortization 629.0 K
 Research and Development 463.0 K
 Total Operating Expenses 61.0 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 15.2 M
 EBITDA 6.7 M
 EBIT 6.1 M
 Operating Income 6.5 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 1.4 M
 Net Interest Income -1.37 M
 Income Before Tax 4.7 M
 Tax Provision 1.7 M
 Tax Rate 35.405 %
 Net Income 3.0 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 3.0 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.17
 EPS Actual 0.09
 EPS Difference -0.08
 EPS Surprise -47.059 %
 Forward EPS 0.23
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 220.0 M
 Intangible Assets
 Net Tangible Assets 113.1 M
 Total Current Assets 110.8 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 5.7 M
 Cash 5.7 M
 Net Receivables 83.2 M
 Inventory 10.6 M
 Long-Term Investments 1.6 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 48.3 M
 Short-Term Debt 3.3 M
 Total Current Liabilities 61.6 M
 Net Debt 37.2 M
 Total Debt 50.2 M
 Total Liabilities 107.0 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 113.1 M
 Retained Earnings -285.78 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 3.75
 Shares Outstanding 30.130 M
 Revenue Per-Share 2.24
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 502.9 M
 Enterprise Value 547.3 M
 Enterprise Multiple 81.854
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 62.869 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 78.037 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 144.859
FTK: 81.854
mean: 50.97
median: 47.726
low: -65.226
 EV/R 8.105
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.946
 Asset To Liability 2.057
 Debt To Capital 0.307
 Debt To Assets 0.228
Debt To Assets QoQ -9.796 %
Debt To Assets YoY 702.783 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 1.127
mean: 0.319
median: 0.243
FTK: 0.228
low: 0.001
 Debt To Equity 0.444
Debt To Equity QoQ -8.786 %
Debt To Equity YoY 942.048 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 3.344
mean: 0.918
FTK: 0.444
median: 0.323
low: -3.329
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 4.448
Price To Book QoQ 12.436 %
Price To Book YoY 109.55 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 8.357
FTK: 4.448
mean: 3.92
median: 2.908
low: -0.575
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 185.435
Price To Earnings QoQ 625.191 %
Price To Earnings YoY 220.293 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 406.342
FTK: 185.435
mean: 83.92
median: 65.213
low: -287.212
 PE/G Ratio -2.202
 Price To Sales (P/S) 7.448
Price To Sales QoQ -4.532 %
Price To Sales YoY 56.367 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 30.237
mean: 9.78
median: 8.204
FTK: 7.448
low: 0.068
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 66.861
Forward PE/G -0.794
Forward P/S 12.864
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -1.629
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.312
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 7.193 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 1.887 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.449
FTK: 0.312
mean: 0.156
median: 0.148
low: -0.007
 Receivables Turnover 0.872
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 2.078 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 10.853 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 5.354
mean: 2.577
median: 1.985
FTK: 0.872
low: -0.071
 Inventory Turnover 4.386
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 46.397 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 48.437 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 36.873
FTK: 4.386
mean: 3.436
median: 1.557
low: 0.0
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 104.634
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 33.624
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -43.168 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -44.409 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 241.381
median: 78.422
mean: 73.151
FTK: 33.624
low: -101.07
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 1.372
 CapEx To Revenue -0.004
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.456
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 152.6 M
 Net Invested Capital 156.0 M
 Invested Capital 156.0 M
 Net Tangible Assets 113.1 M
 Net Working Capital 49.2 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.093
 Current Ratio 1.799
Current Ratio QoQ 1.587 %
Current Ratio YoY -6.056 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 9.333
mean: 1.955
FTK: 1.799
median: 1.357
low: 0.336
 Quick Ratio 1.626
Quick Ratio QoQ 5.842 %
Quick Ratio YoY -1.482 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 4.561
FTK: 1.626
mean: 1.313
median: 1.0
low: 0.284
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 7.501
 Cost Of Debt 2.017 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 4.408
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -34.511 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -77.867 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 39.087
mean: 12.598
median: 9.656
FTK: 4.408
low: -33.464
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.128
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 99.474
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 3.461 %
 Revenue Growth 20.503 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -615.929 %
Revenue Growth YoY 903.573 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 34.86 %
FTK: 20.503 %
mean: 3.998 %
median: 1.018 %
low: -35.909 %
 Earnings Growth -84.211 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -108.097 %
Earnings Growth YoY -212.281 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 100.0 %
median: 1.19 %
mean: -5.571 %
FTK: -84.211 %
low: -180.0 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 22.503 %
Gross Margin QoQ -29.098 %
Gross Margin YoY -6.97 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 86.554 %
mean: 35.825 %
median: 33.471 %
FTK: 22.503 %
low: -55.164 %
 EBIT Margin 8.971 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -44.726 %
EBIT Margin YoY -9.63 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 89.962 %
mean: 25.26 %
median: 22.394 %
FTK: 8.971 %
low: -37.704 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 9.654 %
Return On Sales QoQ -41.643 %
Return On Sales YoY -2.75 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 89.962 %
mean: 25.076 %
median: 18.836 %
FTK: 9.654 %
low: -39.283 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 6.0 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.185 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -330.097 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -171.386 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 16.533 %
mean: 2.232 %
median: 2.067 %
FTK: 1.185 %
low: -11.389 %
 Free Cash Growth -364.536 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ 543.034 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 99.22 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 667.847 %
mean: 122.152 %
median: 94.872 %
FTK: -364.536 %
low: -381.04 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 1.97
 Cash Flow Margin 11.629 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 2.596
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 1.398 %
Return On Assets QoQ -86.781 %
Return On Assets YoY -47.699 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 9.738 %
median: 2.207 %
mean: 2.157 %
FTK: 1.398 %
low: -7.028 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 3.822 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.027
Return On Equity QoQ -85.473 %
Return On Equity YoY -31.191 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.291
mean: 0.079
median: 0.047
FTK: 0.027
low: -0.247
 DuPont ROE 2.706 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 2.508 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -45.288 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -99.761 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 10.203 %
mean: 3.603 %
median: 3.077 %
FTK: 2.508 %
low: -9.387 %

Six-Week Outlook

For swing traders: near-term technicals favor mild bearishness and consolidation. Watch for a MACD recovery above its signal line or a DI+ dip-and-reversal for confirmation that buyers regain control; MRO flipping negative would reduce modeled downside risk and support mean-reversion toward the price target mean ($24.52). Failure of short-term moving averages and Ichimoku levels to reverse would likely keep price under pressure, with low volume suggesting any move lacks conviction until participation rises.

About Flotek Industries, Inc.

Flotek Industries, Inc. (NYSE:FTK) develops advanced solutions at the crossroads of green chemistry and data analytics, enhancing industrial and commercial operations worldwide. Founded in 1985 and based in Houston, Texas, Flotek operates through two primary segments: Chemistry Technologies and Data Analytics. In the Chemistry Technologies segment, Flotek designs and manufactures environmentally friendly specialty chemicals. These products play a crucial role in increasing the efficiency and profitability of hydrocarbon producers, serving a wide range of clients including oil and gas companies, as well as geothermal and solar energy firms. Flotek prioritizes sustainable solutions, aligning with the shifting dynamics of the energy sector. The Data Analytics segment provides innovative data solutions, offering equipment and services that deliver essential insights into the composition of hydrocarbon fluids. This empowers energy companies to optimize operations and make informed decisions. Flotek’s operations span the globe, from the United States to the United Arab Emirates and beyond, leveraging in-house sales expertise and strategic partnerships. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, Flotek Industries contributes to the evolving landscape of energy and industrial chemistry.



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