YUMA_PA.PFD (Yuma Energy) Moat Score : 2/10 (As of Jul. 06, 2025)

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What is Yuma Energy Moat Score?

Yuma Energy has the Moat Score of 2, which implies that the company might have No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages.

Yuma Energy has No Moat: Yuma Energy lacks significant market leadership, customer switching costs, or proprietary technology. The company does not exhibit strong brand strength or regulatory barriers, resulting in a very weak competitive position.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Yuma Energy might have No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages.

Competitive Comparison of Yuma Energy's Moat Score

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Yuma Energy's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score 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.

Yuma Energy's Moat Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Yuma Energy's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Yuma Energy's Moat Score falls into.

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Yuma Energy (AMEX:YUMA_PA.PFD) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Yuma Energy Business Description

Industry

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Address

1177 West Loop South, Suite 1825, Houston, TX, USA, 77027

Website

http://www.yumaenergyinc.com

Yuma Energy Inc is active in the oil and gas domain. It is an oil and gas company focused on the acquisition, development, and exploration of conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas resources in the United States Gulf Coast and California. Its operations are focused on onshore assets located in central and southern Louisiana, where it is targeting the Austin Chalk, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox, Frio, Marg Tex and Hackberry formations. In addition, it has a non-operated position in the Bakken Shale in North Dakota and operated positions in Kern and Santa Barbara Counties in California. It also holds operated and non-operated properties in southeast Texas containing both conventional and unconventional properties located in Jefferson and Madison counties.

Executives

Anthony Charles Schnur	officer: Chief Restructuring Officer	9 SILVERSTRAND PLACE, THE WOODLANDS TX 77301
Neeraj Mital	director	1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1825, HOUSTON TX 77027
Stuart Emlyn Davies	director	1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1825, HOUSTON TX 77027
Evercore Partners Ii Llc	10 percent owner	55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Rmcp Piv Dpc, L.p.	10 percent owner	10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 925, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Rmcp Piv Dpc Ii, L.p.	10 percent owner	10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 925, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Rmcp Dpc Llc	10 percent owner	1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1900, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Rmcp Dpc Ii Llc	10 percent owner	10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 925, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Red Mountain Capital Management Inc	10 percent owner	10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 925, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Rmcp Gp Llc	10 percent owner	1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1100, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Red Mountain Capital Partners Llc	10 percent owner	1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1100, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Willem Mesdag	10 percent owner	C/O RED MOUNTAIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC., 10100 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 925, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Ben T Morris	director	C/O SANDERS HARRIS MORRIS INC, 600 TRAVIS #3100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Richard K Stoneburner	director
Sankaty Davis, Llc	10 percent owner	C/O BAIN CAPITAL CREDIT, LP, 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116