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Seplat Energy (LSE:SEPL) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Seplat Energy Financial Strength?

Seplat Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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.

Seplat Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.81. Seplat Energy's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.03. As of today, Seplat Energy's Altman Z-Score is 1.70.


Competitive Comparison of Seplat Energy's Financial Strength

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

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Seplat Energy's Financial Strength Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Seplat Energy's Financial Strength falls into.



Seplat 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:

Seplat Energy's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was £-15.8 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was £60.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was £510.1 Mil.

Seplat Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*60.3/-15.83
=3.81

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

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

Seplat Energy's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(70.828 + 510.072) / 566.072
=1.03

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.

Seplat Energy has a Z-score of 1.70, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.7 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.


Seplat Energy  (LSE:SEPL) 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.

Seplat Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Seplat Energy (LSE:SEPL) Business Description

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Address
16A Temple Road (Olu Holloway), Ikoyi, Lagos, NGA
Seplat Energy PLC formerly SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company PLC is a Nigerian independent upstream oil and gas company which focuses on production and development opportunities in Nigeria. The company has two reportable segments namely Oil and Gas. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Switzerland. The company's exploration assets include OMLs 4, 38 and 41 which are located in Edo and Delta States onshore Nigeria; OPL 283 Marginal Field Area; and OML 53, which is located onshore in Imo State in the North-Eastern Niger Delta.

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