Report
Preston Caldwell
EUR 100.00 For Business Accounts Only

Smart Sand distinguished among frac sand producers by its large reserves of preferred fine mesh sand

Proppant supplier Smart Sand had an excellent second quarter, with revenue improving 28% sequentially owing to 16% higher frac sand volumes as well as stronger pricing. The company experienced strong bottom-line improvement as well, with contribution margin improving to $28 per ton from $14 per ton in the previous quarter. Our fair value estimate and no-moat rating are unchanged for now.
The volume increase came from the capacity expansion at the company's sole facility as Oakdale, Wisconsin, wh...
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Smart Sand

Smart Sand is a frac sand supply and services company. The company is a producer of Northern White raw frac sand, which is a proppant used to improve hydrocarbon recovery rates in the hydraulic fracturing of oil and natural gas wells. The company also provides proppant logistics solutions to its customers through its in-basin transloading terminal and wellsite storage capabilities. The company markets its products and services primarily to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies and oilfield service companies and sells its products under a combination of long-term take-or-pay contracts and spot sales in the open market.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

Analysts
Preston Caldwell

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