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Perpetual Energy (Perpetual Energy) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Perpetual Energy Financial Strength?

Perpetual Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Perpetual Energy did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Perpetual Energy's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.78. As of today, Perpetual Energy's Altman Z-Score is 0.73.


Competitive Comparison of Perpetual Energy's Financial Strength

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

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



Perpetual 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:

Perpetual Energy's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.77 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.78 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $27.53 Mil.

Perpetual Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Perpetual Energy did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

Perpetual Energy's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(2.311 + 27.531) / 38.072
=0.78

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.

Perpetual Energy has a Z-score of 0.73, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.73 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.


Perpetual Energy  (OTCPK:PMGYF) 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.

Perpetual Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Perpetual Energy (Perpetual Energy) Business Description

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605 - 5th Avenue South west, Suite 3200, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 3H5
Perpetual Energy Inc is an oil and natural gas exploration, production, and marketing company, It owns a diversified asset portfolio, including liquids-rich conventional natural gas assets in the deep basin of West Central Alberta, heavy crude oil and shallow conventional natural gas in Eastern Alberta, and undeveloped bitumen leases in Northern Alberta. The company derives key revenue from the sale of oil and natural gas.

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