Weatherford, the fourth-largest diversified oil-services company, offers some of the best growth in the business, Cramer said, and it’s taking place overseas, far away from the Gulf. Iraq, Brazil, Algeria and parts of Asia will all feed into what Weatherford expects to be 30% international growth for the full year.
Cramer said the reason for the outperformance was Weatherford’s willingness to invest much more money than rivals Schlumberger , Halliburton or Baker Hughes in its assets during the downturn. Now the company is positioned to see greater earnings, margins and and sales when the oil markets turn up. Plus, the Weatherford has a two-year lead time on its competitors, something that should allow for some share taking as the oil-service business bounces back.
No doubt the Gulf will continue to weigh on WFT, Cramer said, but he thinks the overseas opportunities are too attractive to ignore. To find out what investors should expect next, he invited Chairman and CEO Bernard Durc-Danner onto the show.
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When this story published, Cramer’s charitable trust owned BP and Weatherford International.
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