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Foraco International SA
Foraco International is a drilling contractor. It runs drilling rigs that help mining companies and other customers explore for minerals, define ore bodies, and collect samples from the ground. The company also works on water-well and other specialized drilling jobs in places where local ground conditions make the work difficult. Its main customers are mining and exploration companies, plus public and private clients that need groundwater or geotechnical drilling. Foraco earns money by charging for drilling services, equipment, crews, and related field support. In practice, it is a service provider inside the resource value chain: customers use Foraco before they build mines or develop projects, so the company helps turn geology into data. What makes the business different is that it is tied to drilling know-how, safety, and the ability to work in remote, harsh environments. Customers do not buy a standard product from Foraco; they hire a team with rigs, technical expertise, and field logistics. That makes the company useful to clients that need dependable drilling capacity without owning and maintaining that fleet themselves.
Foraco International is a drilling contractor. It runs drilling rigs that help mining companies and other customers explore for minerals, define ore bodies, and collect samples from the ground. The company also works on water-well and other specialized drilling jobs in places where local ground conditions make the work difficult.
Its main customers are mining and exploration companies, plus public and private clients that need groundwater or geotechnical drilling. Foraco earns money by charging for drilling services, equipment, crews, and related field support. In practice, it is a service provider inside the resource value chain: customers use Foraco before they build mines or develop projects, so the company helps turn geology into data.
What makes the business different is that it is tied to drilling know-how, safety, and the ability to work in remote, harsh environments. Customers do not buy a standard product from Foraco; they hire a team with rigs, technical expertise, and field logistics. That makes the company useful to clients that need dependable drilling capacity without owning and maintaining that fleet themselves.
Revenue: Foraco reported second-quarter revenue of $84.5 million, up 22% year over year and the strongest quarterly revenue since Q2 2023, driven by higher activity in North America and South America.
Margins: Gross margin fell to 15.5% from 20.5% last year as higher labor, consumable, mobilization and start-up costs pressured profitability, but management said margin recovery is underway.
Demand: Management described the market as very strong, with an “overflowing” tender pipeline, record backlog visibility and supportive conditions in gold, copper and other key commodities.
Utilization: Rig utilization rose to 51% from 35% a year ago, showing improved activity and meaningful operating leverage, with further improvement expected if the market stays strong.
Cash & debt: Free cash flow was negative year to date because of working capital and capex tied to growth, but management said both should reverse later in the year and debt should be lower by year-end.
Shareholder focus: A long Q&A around valuation and the share price drew a candid response from management, which said the stock has been hurt by the broader market but the company is in its strongest position yet.