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Northern Oil & Gas (FRA:4LT1) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Northern Oil & Gas Financial Strength?

Northern Oil & Gas has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and 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.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Northern Oil & Gas's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 4.73. Northern Oil & Gas's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.00. As of today, Northern Oil & Gas's Altman Z-Score is 1.57.


Competitive Comparison of Northern Oil & Gas's Financial Strength

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Northern Oil & Gas'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.


Northern Oil & Gas's Financial Strength Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Northern Oil & Gas's Financial Strength falls into.


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Northern Oil & Gas 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:

Northern Oil & Gas's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was €-41 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was €192 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €2,137 Mil.

Northern Oil & Gas's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*191.956/-40.561
=4.73

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

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

Northern Oil & Gas's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 2137.212) / 2147.248
=1.00

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.

Northern Oil & Gas has a Z-score of 1.57, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.57 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.


Northern Oil & Gas  (FRA:4LT1) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Northern Oil & Gas has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Northern Oil & Gas Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4350 Baker Road, Suite 400, Minnetonka, MN, USA, 55343
Northern Oil & Gas Inc is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas properties. Its principal business is crude oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production. The company's oil and natural gas sales come from three geographic areas in the United States: the Williston Basin (North Dakota and Montana), the Permian Basin (New Mexico and Texas), the Uinta Basin, and the Appalachian Basin (Pennsylvania and Ohio).

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