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Paratus Energy (PLSV.OL)
Energi · Offshore energi-/borrningsholding (Paratus Energy) · LTM Q1 2026
Analysis date: 2026-06-04
Price at analysis: NOK 47.05
Method: mttssn_streamlined_v1
Conviction: LOW
HOLD
Conviction: LOW
A leveraged offshore energy-services holding (jackup rigs, subsea via Seabras/Sapura, Fontis) with high current free cash flow but a misclassified, structure-distorted dataset: the +148% reverse-DCF is a holding-accounting artifact (EBIT margin >100% from associate income), and the market prices decline. HOLD, low conviction.
Adj. ROIC
17.9%
WACC 8% → spread +9.9pp
Economic Profit
+NOK 645M
+NOK 1.0B (structure-distorted)
FCF Yield
16.1%
25.6% FCF yield (cycle peak)
Price / Target
NOK 47 → NOK 50
+6% base; HOLD
Revenue (LTM)
NOK 1.4B
LTM; offshore energy services
EBIT Margin
108.1%
Distorted by associate income
EV / IC
1.98×
Enterprise value / invested capital
Net Debt
NOK 5.3B
NOK 5.1B; leveraged
Thesis

Paratus Energy Services is a holding company with offshore energy-services interests — jackup drilling, subsea (Seabras-Sapura) and Fontis — benefiting from the current offshore upcycle, with a high free-cash yield (25.6%). It is classified as a financial but is really a leveraged operating/holding company.

The reported numbers are distorted by the holding structure (an EBIT margin above 100% reflects associate/equity income, not operating margin), so the +148% reverse-DCF is an artifact, not a target. The market's own implied growth is negative — it prices a normalisation of the offshore cycle.

Valuation · reverse-DCF & scenarios

The reverse-DCF is unreliable here (holding-structure accounting). The honest read is a leveraged, cyclical offshore-services holding at high current cash flow, with net debt (NOK 5.1B) and offshore cyclicality the key variables; sum-of-the-parts on the underlying stakes is the right frame.

Base NOK 50 (flat) on high current cash flow; bull NOK 75 (offshore upcycle + holdings perform + deleveraging); bear NOK 32 (offshore downturn exposes the leverage).

Market-implied growth
-10.0%
NOPAT CAGR over 5y the EV already requires
No-growth value / share
NOK 74
158% of price; rest = priced-in growth
ROIC − WACC
+9.9 pp
ROIC 17.9% vs WACC 8.0% — positive = value creation
CAP (priced-in)
0.0 yrs
years of excess returns the price implies (fades to WACC)

The market pays today’s enterprise value for roughly -10.0% NOPAT growth over 5 years. The business earns 18% on capital against a 8% cost of capital (spread +9.9 pp); the no-growth value is NOK 74/share (158% of price), so the rest is priced-in growth.

Scenario24m targetImpl. gUpsideProb.Driver
BullNOK 75+0%+59%30%Offshore upcycle + holdings perform + deleveraging
BaseNOK 50-9%+6%40%High current cash flow; cyclical holding
BearNOK 32-17%-32%30%Offshore downturn exposes leverage
Prob-weightedNOK 52+11%100%Scenario-weighted expected value

Sensitivity — fair value / share at WACC × growth

WACC \ g0%3%5%8%10%15%
6.50%113128139158171207
7.25%90103111126136163
8.00% (base)748491102110132
8.75%6270768591108
9.50%525964717690

Green = fair value above the current price of NOK 47.05. The reverse-DCF conclusion is dominated by WACC and growth — see the whole surface, not a single fair value.

Method & data. NOPAT NOK 1,167, invested capital and ROIC 17.9% are observed (adjustments.json); WACC 8.0% and terminal g 2.5% are assumptions. EV→equity uses net debt NOK 5,294. The model holds ROIC constant (no fade) over the explicit horizon; the CAP figure instead fades excess returns to WACC.

⤓ Download the full model (.xlsx) — formula-driven sheets; flex the blue input cells and the model cascades in Excel.

Key drivers

1. Offshore upcycle cash flow

High current free cash flow (25.6% yield) from the offshore-services upcycle.

2. Diversified energy-services stakes

Jackup, subsea and Fontis interests diversify exposure.

3. Deleveraging optionality

Cash generation could reduce the NOK 5.1B net debt and transfer value to equity.

4. SOTP optionality

Underlying stake values may exceed the consolidated read.

5. Capital returns

High cash flow supports distributions while the cycle holds.

Key risks
Conclusion

Paratus is a leveraged offshore energy-services holding at high current cash flow, but its dataset is structure-distorted and the market prices a cyclical normalisation. HOLD, low conviction; base target NOK 50 (flat), sized small for the structure/cyclicality uncertainty.

An offshore upcycle plus deleveraging is the upside; cyclicality, leverage and measurement opacity are the cautions.