Ratios

		vs industry	vs history
P/E(ttm)	11.50	WTI's P/E(ttm) is ranked lower than 67% of the 415 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 0.40 vs. WTI: 11.50 )	WTI' s 10-Year P/E(ttm) Range Min: 2.69   Max: 21.31 Current: 11.5 2.69 21.31
P/B	2.01	WTI's P/B is ranked lower than 74% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 1.32 vs. WTI: 2.01 )	WTI' s 10-Year P/B Range Min: 0.64   Max: 5.1 Current: 2.01 0.64 5.1
P/S	1.20	WTI's P/S is ranked higher than 80% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 3.55 vs. WTI: 1.20 )	WTI' s 10-Year P/S Range Min: 0.41   Max: 4.97 Current: 1.2 0.41 4.97
EV-to-EBIT	9.73	WTI's EV-to-EBIT is ranked lower than 78% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 15.22 vs. WTI: 9.73 )	WTI' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range Min: 1.7   Max: 16 Current: 9.73 1.7 16
Shiller P/E	910.4	WTI's Shiller P/E is ranked lower than 99% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 19.33 vs. WTI: 910.4 )	WTI' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range Min: 21.04   Max: 347.33 Current: 910.4 21.04 347.33

Dividend & Buy Back

		vs industry	vs history
Dividend Yield	2.21	WTI's Dividend Yield is ranked higher than 87% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 2.86 vs. WTI: 2.21 )	WTI' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range Min: 0.07   Max: 2.9 Current: 2.21 0.07 2.9
Dividend Payout	0.3	WTI's Dividend Payout is ranked lower than 88% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 0.55 vs. WTI: 0.3 )	WTI' s 10-Year Dividend Payout Range Min: 0.02   Max: 0.33 Current: 0.3 0.02 0.33
Dividend growth (3y)	27.8	WTI's Dividend growth (3y) is ranked higher than 99% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: -10.00 vs. WTI: 27.8 )	WTI' s 10-Year Dividend growth (3y) Range Min: 0   Max: 27.8 Current: 27.8 0 27.8
Yield on cost (5-Year)	9.02	WTI's Yield on cost (5-Year) is ranked higher than 95% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 2.54 vs. WTI: 9.02 )	WTI' s 10-Year Yield on cost (5-Year) Range Min: 0.29   Max: 11.89 Current: 9.02 0.29 11.89
Share Buyback Rate	0.2	WTI's Share Buyback Rate is ranked higher than 95% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: -6.60 vs. WTI: 0.2 )	WTI' s 10-Year Share Buyback Rate Range Min: 0   Max: -3.8 Current: 0.2

Valuation & Return

		vs industry	vs history
Price/Net Current Asset Value	8.6	WTI's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than 55% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 23.25 vs. WTI: 8.6 )	WTI' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range Min: 5.7   Max: 33.4 Current: 8.6 5.7 33.4
Price/Tangible Book	2	WTI's Price/Tangible Book is ranked higher than 75% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 1.40 vs. WTI: 2 )	WTI' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range Min: 1.9   Max: 3.6 Current: 2 1.9 3.6
Price/DCF (Projected)	5.2	WTI's Price/DCF (Projected) is ranked higher than 64% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 3.10 vs. WTI: 5.2 )	WTI' s 10-Year Price/DCF (Projected) Range Min: 0.4   Max: 5.7 Current: 5.2 0.4 5.7
Price/Median PS Value	0.7	WTI's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than 62% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 0.80 vs. WTI: 0.7 )	WTI' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range Min: 0.5   Max: 1.9 Current: 0.7 0.5 1.9
Price/Graham Number	1.2	WTI's Price/Graham Number is ranked higher than 84% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 1.00 vs. WTI: 1.2 )	WTI' s 10-Year Price/Graham Number Range Min: 1   Max: 1.3 Current: 1.2 1 1.3
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt)	10.30	WTI's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked lower than 52% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 5.00 vs. WTI: 10.30 )	WTI' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range Min: 6.3   Max: 60.4 Current: 10.3 6.3 60.4
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman)	1.55	WTI's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than 96% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: -17.69 vs. WTI: 1.55 )	WTI' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range Min: 1.7   Max: 40.7 Current: 1.55 1.7 40.7

Business Description

W&T Offshore Inc is a Texas corporation originally organized as a Nevada corporation in 1988, and successor by merger to W&T Oil Properties, Inc., a Louisiana corporation organized in 1983. The Company is an oil and natural gas producer, active in the acquisition, exploitation, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Gulf of Mexico, where it has developed technical expertise and high production rates associated with hydrocarbon deposits have historically provided it the best opportunity to achieve a return on its invested capital. W&T Offshore has acquired rights to explore and develop new prospects and acquired existing oil and natural gas properties in both the deepwater and the deep shelf, while at the same time continuing its focus on the conventional shelf. The Company has interests in offshore leases covering approximately 0.8 million gross acres spanning across the outer continental shelf off the coasts of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama. W&T Offshore seeks to increase its reserves through acquisitions and drilling programs. The Company has focused on acquiring properties where it could develop an inventory of drilling prospects that would enable it to add reserves post-acquisition. W&T Offshore sells its oil, NGLs and natural gas to third-party purchasers. The Company is not dependent upon, or contractually limited to, any one purchaser or small group of purchasers. The oil and natural gas industry is competitive. The Company actively competes with other companies in its industry when acquiring new leases or oil and natural gas properties. Various aspects of its oil and natural gas operations are subject to extensive and continually changing regulation as legislation affecting the oil and natural gas industry is under constant review for amendment or expansion.
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