In the following video, Motley Fool energy analysts Joel South and Taylor Muckerman discuss Core Laboratories' (CLB +0.00%) excellent performance so far this year. The company's strong Q4 earnings led them to kick off Q1 this year with a powerful start, and Core Labs is also showing both record profits and record free cash flow at the moment. Joel tells us, however, why this isn't a value play at its current valuation and gives us the story behind Core Labs' recent success.
1 Energy Stock Coming Out the Big Winner in Q1
By Joel South and Taylor Muckerman – Apr 2, 2013 at 7:45PM
NYSE: CLB
Core Laboratories

One energy stock making record profits this quarter.
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