Flotek Industries, Inc. (NYSE:FTK) Signals Modest Rebound Amid Mixed Momentum And Elevated Valuation

Near-term price action suggests a modest recovery, while fundamental metrics and WMDST’s valuation classify the stock as over-valued. Traders should weigh short-term momentum against stretched valuation and leverage.

Recent News

Feb. 6, 2026: Flotek announced the schedule to release fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results and a conference call for mid‑March. Mar. 3, 2026: The company reported a first utilities infrastructure contract to coordinate installation of up to 50 MW of generation capacity for federal disaster recovery. Mar. 11–12, 2026: Flotek issued fourth-quarter and full‑year 2025 results and held an earnings call noting the Data Analytics segment’s expanding contribution to gross profit. Mar. 13, 2026: A third‑party investment in Flotek was reported by market outlets.

Technical Analysis

ADX reads 16.04, indicating no established trend; directional movement signals diverge. DI+ recently experienced a dip-and-reverse while DI- shows a peak-and-reversal; both moves imply recent directional flips that favor bullish directional momentum despite the weak ADX.

MACD sits at -0.26 with a dip-and-reversal trend, signaling a shift toward bullish momentum; however MACD remains negative and slightly below the signal line (-0.25), so momentum improvement remains incomplete.

MRO at 15.97 registers positive, indicating the current price stands above the model target and therefore implies potential downward pressure from mean reversion.

RSI near 48.8 occupies neutral territory; its dip-and-reverse pattern suggests short-term buying interest but not yet overbought conditions.

Price relationships show mixed bias: last close $16.29 sits above the 200‑day average ($15.23) and the 20‑day average ($16.06) but below the 50‑day average ($16.69). The 12‑day EMA and short EMA signals show dip‑and‑reversal behavior. Ichimoku components place price below the Kijun Sen (17.52) and under the cloud boundary (Senkou A 16.62 / Senkou B 17.50), indicating lingering resistance overhead. Bollinger bands place price closer to the upper 1σ band, suggesting limited immediate upside runway without volatility expansion.

Volume profile shows current session volume (~191,106) below shorter-term averages (10‑day avg 203,001; 50‑day avg 263,176), so momentum changes lack confirming volume support so far.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Total revenue reached $67,519,000 with gross profit $15,194,000 and net income $3,025,000. WMDST-calculated EBIT equals $6,057,000 and EBITDA $6,686,000. Gross margin measured 22.50% and operating margin 9.65%; EBIT margin equals 8.97%, below the industry peer mean of 25.275% and the industry peer median of 22.394% within an industry peer range from -37.704% to 89.962%.

Margins weakened QoQ: EBIT margin declined about 44.73% QoQ and about 9.63% YoY, indicating compression versus recent quarters. Revenue growth shows improvement year-over-year; reported revenue growth equals 20.50% while the most recent QoQ revenue change shows contraction.

Earnings per share came in at $0.09 versus an estimate of $0.17, producing an EPS surprise of -47.06%. Forward EPS equals $0.2325 with a forward P/E around 66.86; the reported trailing P/E sits near 185.44, reflecting current earnings compression versus market price.

Balance sheet and cash flow: cash and short-term investments total $5,731,000 with free cash flow $5,960,000 and a free cash flow yield of ~1.19%. Total debt $50,152,000 gives net debt $37,185,000 and debt-to-EBITDA roughly 7.5x, while interest coverage stands near 4.41x. Current ratio reads 1.80 and quick ratio 1.63, supporting near-term liquidity but showing modest working‑capital intensity (cash conversion cycle ~33.6 days).

Book value per share approximates $3.75 while the price-to-book ratio equals 4.45, above the industry peer mean of 3.91891 and median of 2.90790 but inside the industry peer range low to high. Enterprise multiple sits near 81.85, and WMDST’s valuation flag denotes the stock as over-valued. Retained earnings remain deeply negative (-$285,780,000), reflecting prior cumulative deficits.

Overall, fundamentals show revenue expansion and positive free cash flow, offset by compressed margins, a material EPS miss this quarter, elevated leverage relative to cash flows, and valuation multiples that sit above peer averages; WMDST therefore values the stock as over-valued.

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: 50.955
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: 3.919
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: 9.777
median: 8.204
FTK: 7.448
low: 0.004
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: 24.964
FTK: 4.386
mean: 3.4
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: -110.041
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: 0.134
 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: 0.132
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: 12.594
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: 3.997 %
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: 112.815 %
mean: 35.831 %
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: 25.275 %
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: 25.084 %
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: 2.237 %
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: 122.083 %
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

Expect a constrained trading range with a modest upside tilt if momentum indicators continue their recovery and volume picks up. Countervailing forces include the positive MRO signal implying price above target and elevated valuation metrics that increase vulnerability to profit-taking. Monitor confirmation via rising volume and a sustained MACD recovery above the signal line; absent those confirmations, price may retest nearby support near the 200‑day average. Leverage and margin developments from upcoming reports will likely drive the next distinct directional move.

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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