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Ethical does not pass the values gate
Price2.13 USD
Fair valueUnder review
Ethical score70.0/100
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-11-02Read Markup2.13+0.0% to today ✓Distribution gives way to Markup after a 6% rise in 3 weeks
2026-10-11Read Distribution2.00+6.3% to today Markdown gives way to Distribution
2026-10-02Read Markdown2.00+6.3% to today Markup gives way to Markdown after a 26% slide in 4 weeks
2026-09-03Read Markup2.72-21.7% to today Distribution gives way to Markup
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
Key Energy Services, Inc. holds its Markup at $2.13. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 3 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-11-02
Phase
Markup
Quantitative state
The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 3 days
Price at the screen
$2.13
Valuation
N/A trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screen
FAIL· score 70.0
Beta
20.77
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
174.25%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is 174.2% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows.
Fail
Interest-bearing cash
13.18%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 13.2% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
0.00%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 0.0% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical Read
Why It Falls Short, in Plain English
Key Energy Services,'s business is in a permissible area, but its interest-bearing debt is about 174% of the company, well over the ~33% line, so it does not pass on the financial screens.
Read as at 2026-11-04. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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What the Numbers Say It Is Worth
The Fair Value Range
Fair value under review. Our model has no usable estimate for it yet. We show no fair value, margin of safety or value read built on it until the review clears.
Another profit measure, before interest, tax and non-cash costs: EBITDA.
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it already moves more than the market on an average day.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-11-02Markup · changed$2.13+41.7%Entry 9
The framework has shifted from distribution to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 41.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a moderate risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 239%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 46%.
2026-10-26Distribution$1.50-25.0%Entry 8
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 25.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a moderate risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 239%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 46%.
2026-10-11Distribution · changed$2.00+0.0%Entry 7
The framework has shifted from markdown to distribution since the last review. 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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a moderate risk profile. Technically it is holding around 56% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 239%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 46%.
2026-10-02Markdown · changed$2.00-26.3%Entry 6
The framework has shifted from markup to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 26.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a moderate risk profile. Technically it is holding around 56% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 239%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 46%.
2026-09-03Markup · changed$2.72+0.0%Entry 5
The framework has shifted from distribution to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a moderate risk profile. Technically it is holding around 56% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 239%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 46%.
2026-08-03Distribution · changed$2.72+0.0%Entry 4
The framework has shifted from markdown to distribution since the last review. 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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a moderate risk profile. Technically it is holding around 56% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 239%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 46%.
2026-07-18Markdown$2.72+0.0%Entry 3
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a moderate risk profile. Technically it is holding around 56% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 239%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 46%.
2026-07-03Markdown$2.72+0.0%Entry 2
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Markdown$2.72Entry 1
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good 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
Period
Price then
Price return
Divs per share
$1,000 became
Total return
1 month
$2.50
+8.6%
·
$1,086
+8.6%
2 months
$2.53
+7.3%
·
$1,073
+7.3%
3 months
$2.05
+32.4%
·
$1,324
+32.4%
6 months
$1.17
+132.0%
·
$2,320
+132.0%
1 year
$0.80
+239.4%
·
$3,394
+239.4%
2 years
$0.02
+16,255.4%
·
$163,554
+16,255.4%
3 years
$0.75
+262.0%
·
$3,620
+262.0%
5 years
$4.70
-42.2%
·
$578
-42.2%
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
The Ledger's Promise
This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever KEGX does next, these words stay.
Key Energy Services, Inc. · KEGX · Markup · $2.13
Recorded 2026-11-02 · before the outcome · scored mechanically