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Obsidian Energy (TSX:OBE) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Obsidian Energy Financial Strength?

Obsidian 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.

Obsidian Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.31. Obsidian Energy's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.39. As of today, Obsidian Energy's Altman Z-Score is 0.84.


Competitive Comparison of Obsidian Energy's Financial Strength

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Obsidian 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.


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

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

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



Obsidian 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:

Obsidian Energy's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$-7.1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$23.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$283.4 Mil.

Obsidian 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*23.5/-7.1
=3.31

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

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

Obsidian 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
=(1.8 + 283.4) / 740
=0.39

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.

Obsidian Energy has a Z-score of 0.84, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.84 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.


Obsidian Energy  (TSX:OBE) 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.

Obsidian Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Obsidian Energy (TSX:OBE) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
207 - 9th Avenue SW, Suite 200, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 1K3
Obsidian Energy Ltd, is an intermediate-sized oil and gas producer with strategic assets in Alberta. It operates in a single reporting segment that is exploration, development and holding an interest in oil and natural gas properties and related production infrastructure in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. The company generates the majority of the revenue from the Crude oil sale.

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