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PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INC (NASD)
PTEN	14.95	-0.32	(-2.10%)	Vol. 5,572,962	16:00 ET

Patterson is one of the leading providers of domestic land drillingservices to major & independent oil & natural gas companies. The Company focuses its operations in Texas & southeast New Mexico. The Company currently has a drilling fleet of 114 drilling rigs, 108 of which are currently operable. The Company is also engaged in the development, exploration, acquisition & production of oil and natural gas; however, due to the substantial growth in the Company's drilling contract operations, the oil & natural gas operations are no longer material to the Company's overall operations.

General Information

PATTERSON-UTI

4510 Lamesa Highway Snyder, TX 79549 Phone: 325-574-6300 Fax: 325-5746390 Web: www.patenergy.com Email: investrelations@patenergy.com

Industry	OIL&GAS-DRILL
Sector:	Oils/Energy

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	02/11/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	15.27
52 Week High	18.07
52 Week Low	7.49
Beta	1.51
20 Day Moving Average	5,699,873.00
Target Price Consensus	17.03

% Price Change
4 Week	-12.06
12 Week	8.97
YTD	29.89

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-13.01
12 Week	2.73
YTD	7.50

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	153.61
Market Capitalization (millions)	2,296.53
Short Ratio	4.98
Last Split Date	07/01/2004

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	1.34%
Annual Dividend	$0.20
Payout Ratio	0.39
Change in Payout Ratio	0.23
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	09/11/2009 / $0.05

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	-0.11
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	-0.26
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	8.00
Next EPS Report Date	02/11/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.94
30 Days Ago	3.16
60 Days Ago	3.53
90 Days Ago	3.56

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	-
Trailing 12 Months:	29.31
PEG Ratio	-

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-117.14%
vs. Previous Quarter	0.00%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-71.05%
vs. Previous Quarter:	9.58%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.09
Price/Cash Flow	3.59
Price / Sales	1.91

ROE
09/30/09	3.66
06/30/09	9.66
03/31/09	14.45

ROA
09/30/09	2.91
06/30/09	7.68
03/31/09	11.47

Current Ratio
09/30/09	2.19
06/30/09	2.05
03/31/09	2.48

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	2.02
06/30/09	1.86
03/31/09	2.28

Operating Margin
09/30/09	6.45
06/30/09	12.53
03/31/09	15.20

Net Margin
09/30/09	8.21
06/30/09	17.92
03/31/09	22.39

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	8.21
06/30/09	17.92
03/31/09	22.39

Book Value
09/30/09	13.68
06/30/09	13.83
03/31/09	13.97

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	18.23
06/30/09	23.42
03/31/09	28.80

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.00
06/30/09	0.00
03/31/09	0.00

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	0.00
06/30/09	0.00
03/31/09	0.00


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