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Epsilon Energy (Epsilon Energy) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) : 0.36 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Epsilon Energy Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Epsilon Energy's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.36. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 15.08.


The historical rank and industry rank for Epsilon Energy's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

EPSN' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.33   Med: 15.92   Max: 308.8
Current: 15.3


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Epsilon Energy was 308.80. The lowest was 3.33. And the median was 15.92.


EPSN's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
72.97% of 529 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 8.04 vs EPSN: 15.30

Epsilon Energy's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.12. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.31. It's PE Ratio ratio for today is 17.52.

Epsilon Energy's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.07. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.25. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 21.63.


Epsilon Energy Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Epsilon Energy's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* 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.

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Epsilon Energy Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Epsilon Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.35 0.13 0.47 1.43 0.36

Epsilon Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.43 1.44 0.98 0.55 0.36

Competitive Comparison of Epsilon Energy's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Epsilon Energy's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


Epsilon Energy's Price-to-Owner-Earnings Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Epsilon Energy's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Epsilon Energy's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



Epsilon Energy Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Epsilon Energy's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 6.95
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 7.69
Change In Deferred Tax 0.94
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 9.09
Change In Working Capital 1.38
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 22.15

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Epsilon Energy's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.95 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Epsilon Energy's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.69 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Epsilon Energy's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.94 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $9.09 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Epsilon Energy's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $9.09 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Epsilon Energy's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.38 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Epsilon Energy's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 22.152 Mil.

Epsilon Energy's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 6.946 +7.685+0.936
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-9.0914587604728+1.378)/22.152
=0.36

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=5.43/0.36
=15.08

* 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.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


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Epsilon Energy (Epsilon Energy) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
500 Dallas Street, Suite 1250, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Epsilon Energy Ltd is engaged in the acquisition, development, gathering, and production of natural gas and oil reserves. The operating segments of the company include Upstream segment activities include acquisition, development, and production of natural gas reserves on properties within the United States. The Gas Gathering segment partners with two other companies to operate a natural gas gathering system, and the corporate segment activities include corporate listing and governance functions of the corporation. The company generates revenue from the sale of crude oil and natural gas.
Executives
Jason Stabell director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 16945 NORTHCHASE DR., SUITE 1610, HOUSTON TX 77060
Solas Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner 1063 POST ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Jason Stankowski director 3160 COLLEGE AVE, SUITE 203, BERKELEY CA 94705
Nicola L Maddox director 6331 CONCHO BAY DR, HOUSTON TX 77041
Andrew Williamson officer: Chief Financial Officer 16945 NORTHCHASE DR., SUITE 1610, HOUSTON TX 77060
John Lovoi director 3505 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY NORTH, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77043
David W Winn director 5217 HOLLY ST., BELLAIRE TX 77401
Tucker Golden Frederick 10 percent owner C/O SOLAS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 1063 POST ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Bruce Lane Bond officer: Chief Financial Officer 6206 CORAL RIDGE RD., HOUSTON TX 77069
Stephen Finlayson director 3621 TIMBERSIDE CIRCLE DR., HOUSTON TX 77025
Ryan Roebuck director 16701 GREENSPOINT PARK DR., SUITE 195, HOUSTON TX 77060
Oakview Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 3879 MAPLE AVE., SUITE 300, DALLAS TX 75219
Azvalor Asset Management Sgiic Sa 10 percent owner PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA 110, MADRID U3 28046
Matthew Dougherty director 180 N. STETSON AVE, SUITE 5500, CHICAGO IL 60601
Adrian Montgomery director 16701 GREENSPOINT PARK DRIVE, SUITE 195, HOUSTON TX 77060

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