TIDEWATER INC · Water Transportation

TDW

Low riskNext report: Around Nov 9 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with steady sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Profitable, keeps 25% of sales as profit
Brings in more cash than it spends
High return on equity: 27%

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 9.5% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (177 bought, 172 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$84.48-1.8% that day

Company value: $4.2B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 17.2x; You pay about $17 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 3.1x; Company value is 3.1 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 15%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 16%; Debt as a share of company value

From TDW's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$342.3M+0.3% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $1.3B, down 1.0% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 28% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of TDW. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth-1% a yearRecently: -1.0% a yearProfit margin18%Last 12 months: 18.2%P/E at the end17xToday: 17.2x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+5% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$1.3B

Profit in 5 years$230M

Price these guesses point to$61.70-27% vs $84.48 todayAbout -6.1% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 18% margin and a 17x P/E, sales would have to grow about 5.4% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

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Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

4/6Mixed

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.26.9%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.49x equity
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.24.7%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.3 of 9 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$353.3M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+14.3% in 3 years

Revenue: $1.4B; +0.5% vs prior year
5-year growth: +27.8%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $670.1M; 0.49x equity
Current ratio: 2.90x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.