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Permex Petroleum (XCNQ:OIL) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Permex Petroleum Financial Strength?

Permex Petroleum has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Permex Petroleum did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Permex Petroleum's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 0.28. As of today, Permex Petroleum's Altman Z-Score is -2.50.


Competitive Comparison of Permex Petroleum's Financial Strength

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Permex Petroleum's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Permex Petroleum's Financial Strength Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Permex Petroleum's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Permex Petroleum's Financial Strength falls into.



Permex Petroleum Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Permex Petroleum's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2023 was C$-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2023 was C$-1.21 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was C$0.13 Mil.

Permex Petroleum's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is

Permex Petroleum did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Permex Petroleum's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.106 + 0.129) / 0.836
=0.28

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Permex Petroleum has a Z-score of -2.50, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -2.5 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Permex Petroleum  (XCNQ:OIL) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Permex Petroleum has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Permex Petroleum (XCNQ:OIL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
666 Burrard Street, Suite 500, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 2X8
Permex Petroleum Corp is a junior oil and gas company with assets and operations across the Permian Basin of West Texas and the Delaware SubBasin of New Mexico. The company through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Permex Petroleum US Corporation owns and operates on private, state, and federal land. The company has a single reportable segment i.e. acquisition, development, and production of oil and gas properties in the United States.
Executives
Mehran Ehsan Director, Senior Officer

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