Framework Journal · one stock, one dated entry

Recorded 2025-12-31 · Permanent

Drake and Scull International P.J.S.C. DSI.AE

Outside both standards

An entry written while the outcome is still unknown. It will be scored by what the market does next, and it will never be edited to look cleverer than it was.

In plain words · Drake and Scull International P.J.S.C., together with its subsidiaries, engages in construction activities in the Republic of India, Kingdom of Jordan, Republic of Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Romania, Kingdom of Saudi…

The label
Markup

read at $0.23

Drake and Scull International P.J.S.C. holds its Markup at $0.23.

PHINPOOPSC
  • PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Markup label
  • INInsiders · no filings inside 60 days, left as found
  • POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
  • OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
  • SCScreen · does not pass the values gate
  • edge confirmed
  • edge broken
  • edge forming

Each arm is one independent read. Conviction is not a single call, it is how many edges converge.

The investor read · the season, not the day

As held on the ledger · 2025-12-31
PhaseMarkup
Quantitative stateThe statistical read favours the buyers, held for 78 days
Price$0.23
ValuationN/A trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL
Beta0.29

The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Revenue growth152.3%
growing very fast
Profit margin-27.3%
currently unprofitable
Return on equity29.6%
an exceptional return on shareholder capital
Debt to equity0.09
minimal debt — a conservative balance sheet
Current ratio1.23
adequate liquidity, worth monitoring
Beta0.29
barely tracks the market's swings
Market cap$661M

The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; its business and earnings are exposed to United Arab Emirates and to currency swings.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

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Screened names in the same industry · explore each on its own page.

The trader read · the latest dated commentary

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved up 3.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 30%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 15%. Entered 2026-07-26 · Distribution

The dated journal · newest first, never edited

2026-07-26 Distribution $0.23 +3.6% Entry 4

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved up 3.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 30%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 15%.

2026-07-18 Distribution $0.22 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 30%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 15%.

2026-07-03 Distribution $0.22 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Distribution $0.22 Entry 1

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

What holding actually paid · price plus dividends

If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $0.24 -7.4% · $926 -7.4%
2 months $0.22 +3.2% · $1,032 +3.2%
3 months $0.22 +3.2% · $1,032 +3.2%
6 months $0.30 -26.1% · $739 -26.1%
1 year $0.32 -29.8% · $702 -29.8%
2 years $0.38 -41.1% · $590 -41.1%
3 years $0.37 -39.5% · $605 -39.5%
5 years $0.37 -39.5% · $605 -39.5%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever DSI.AE does next, these words stay.

Drake and Scull International P.J.S.C. · DSI.AE · Markup · $0.23
Recorded 2025-12-31 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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