What is Athlon Energy Financial Strength?
Athlon Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.
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.
Athlon Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 10.40.
Athlon Energy's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 2.09.
As of today, Athlon Energy's Altman Z-Score is 2.36.
Competitive Comparison of Athlon Energy's Financial Strength
For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Athlon Energy'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.
Athlon Energy's Financial Strength Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Athlon Energy's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Athlon Energy's Financial Strength falls into.
Athlon Energy 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:
Athlon Energy's Interest Expense for the
months ended in Sep. 2014 was €-9.7 Mil. Its Operating Income for the
months ended in Sep. 2014 was €100.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was €1,075.5 Mil.
Athlon Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
Athlon Energy's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is
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.
Athlon Energy has a Z-score of 2.36, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Athlon Energy is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.
* 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.
Athlon Energy (FRA:28A) Business Description
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Athlon Energy Inc was founded in August 2010 and formed on April 1, 2013 as a Delaware corporation. The Company is an independent exploration and production company engaged in the acquisition, development, and exploitation of unconventional oil and liquids-rich natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin. The Permian Basin spans portions of Texas and New Mexico and is composed of three primary sub-basins: the Delaware Basin, the Central Basin Platform, and the Midland Basin. All of the properties are located in the Midland Basin. The Company's drilling activity is primarily engaged in the low-risk vertical development of stacked pay zones, including the Clearfork, Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Cline, Strawn, Atoka, and Mississippian formations, referred to as the Wolfberry play, and horizontal development of the Wolfcamp. As of December 31, 2013, it had identified 2,232 gross vertical drilling locations on 40-acre spacing and an additional 2,616 gross vertical drilling locations on 20-acre spacing. Only 659 gross of these potential vertical drilling locations were booked as proved undeveloped reserves. As of December 31, 2013, it had also identified 1,065 gross horizontal drilling locations targeting Wolfcamp A, Wolfcamp B, Wolfcamp C, and Cline intervals, which comprise 327 gross, 362 gross, 136 gross, and 240 gross locations, respectively. Its acreage position was 127,840 gross acres at December 31, 2013. As of December 31, 2013, it had 127.3 MMBOE of proved reserves, comprised of 71.2 MMBbls of oil, 30.7 MMBbls of NGLs, and 152.2 Bcf of natural gas. The Company's facilities located at well locations include field gathering systems, storage tank batteries, saltwater disposal systems, oil/gas/water separation equipment, and pumping units. It owns 10 saltwater disposal systems with over 45,700 barrels of water per day capacity and access to over 144 fresh water supply wells throughout its acreage.
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