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SM Energy Company (SM) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

SM •
EnergyOil & Gas E&PU.S. shale oil focused producers
AboutSM Energy Company, an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the state of Texas. As of February 24, 2022, it had 492.0 million barrels of oil equivalent of estimated proved reserves. It also has working interests in 825 gross productive oil wells and 483 gross productive gas wells in the Midland Basin and South Texas. The company was formerly known as St. Mary Land & Exploration Company and changed its name to SM Energy Company in May 2010. SM Energy Company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.Show more
  • Revenue $3.15B +18.1%
  • EBITDA $1.22B -35.1%
  • Net Income $648M -15.9%
  • EPS (Diluted) 5.64 -15.4%
  • Gross Margin -
  • EBITDA Margin 38.78% -45.0%
  • Operating Margin 0.51% -98.7%
  • Net Margin 20.55% -28.8%
  • ROE 14.32% -27.0%
  • ROIC 0.17% -98.7%
  • Debt/Equity 0.48 -28.8%
  • Interest Coverage -
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓FCF machine: 18.2% free cash flow margin
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 22.9%
  • ✓Good 3Y average ROE of 19.5%
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 3.5%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y7.62%
5Y22.87%
3Y-1.95%
TTM18.07%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-16.47%
TTM-15.88%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-14.3%
TTM-15.44%

ROCE

10Y Avg4.33%
5Y Avg14.49%
3Y Avg11.42%
Latest0.2%

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MGYMagnolia Oil & Gas Corporation153.01M27.8214.347.25%24.79%5.49%100%0.21
PRPermian Resources Corporation1.54B18.2914.29-100%24%8.11%100%0.01
EOGEOG Resources, Inc.67.33B124.0813.62-3.47%22.07%16.69%5.84%0.28
OVVOvintiv Inc.12.81B50.5910.58-4.55%14.13%11.09%11.74%0.67
DVNDevon Energy Corporation27B43.5310.3610.41%15.91%17.01%11.55%0.57
MTDRMatador Resources Company6.46B51.408.446.25%20.55%12.66%37.51%0.35

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Sales/Revenue+1.18B1.26B1.64B1.59B1.13B2.6B3.35B2.36B2.67B3.15B
Revenue Growth %-22.03%6.78%30.13%-3.32%-28.98%130.68%28.79%-29.35%13%18.07%
Cost of Goods Sold+1.39B1.06B1.15B1.32B1.18B1.28B1.22B1.25B1.45B0
COGS % of Revenue117.62%84.49%70.28%83.53%104.44%49.26%36.6%53.05%54.14%-
Gross Profit+-207.93M195.46M487.48M261.24M-50.02M1.32B2.12B1.11B1.23B0
Gross Margin %-17.62%15.51%29.72%16.47%-4.44%50.74%63.4%46.95%45.86%-
Gross Profit Growth %-59.08%194%149.4%-46.41%-119.15%2735.38%60.93%-47.68%10.37%-100%
Operating Expenses+849.11M359.18M-348.86M331.21M1.02B1.11B541.73M122.96M149.31M2.15B
OpEx % of Revenue71.94%28.5%-21.27%20.89%90.48%42.69%16.19%5.2%5.59%68.29%
Selling, General & Admin124.83M117.28M116.5M132.8M99.16M111.94M114.56M121.06M138.34M161M
SG&A % of Revenue10.58%9.31%7.1%8.37%8.8%4.31%3.42%5.12%5.18%5.1%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses724.28M241.9M-465.37M198.41M919.77M997.04M427.18M1.9M10.97M1.99B
Operating Income+-1.06B-163.72M836.34M-69.97M-1.07B209.12M1.58B986.91M1.08B16M
Operating Margin %-89.55%-12.99%50.99%-4.41%-94.92%8.05%47.21%41.75%40.27%0.51%
Operating Income Growth %-82.63%84.51%610.83%-108.37%-1427.77%119.56%655.29%-37.52%9%-98.51%
EBITDA+-266.3M393.31M1.5B753.83M-283.96M983.51M2.18B1.68B1.89B1.22B
EBITDA Margin %-22.56%31.21%91.56%47.54%-25.21%37.86%65.25%70.96%70.57%38.78%
EBITDA Growth %-177.81%247.7%281.79%-49.8%-137.67%446.35%121.99%-23.17%12.38%-35.12%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)790.75M557.04M665.31M823.8M784.99M774.39M603.78M690.48M809.3M1.21B
EBIT-1.04B-164.56M812.68M-71.94M-792.81M206.52M1.52B1.01B1.11B0
Net Interest Income+-158.69M-179.26M-160.91M-159.1M-163.89M-158.64M-114.57M-71.78M-108.76M0
Interest Income000001.72M5.77M19.85M31.9M3M
Interest Expense158.69M179.26M160.91M159.1M163.89M160.35M120.35M91.63M140.66M-173M
Other Income/Expense-144.87M-180.09M-184.56M-161.08M112.25M-162.96M-183.71M-72.7M-109.47M814M
Pretax Income+-1.2B-343.81M651.78M-231.04M-956.71M46.17M1.4B914.2M966.22M830M
Pretax Margin %-101.82%-27.28%39.74%-14.57%-84.95%1.78%41.72%38.67%36.17%26.32%
Income Tax+-444.17M-182.97M143.37M-44.04M-192.09M9.94M283.82M96.32M195.93M-182M
Effective Tax Rate %63.04%46.78%78%80.94%79.92%78.47%79.67%89.46%79.72%78.07%
Net Income+-757.74M-160.84M508.41M-187M-764.61M36.23M1.11B817.88M770.29M648M
Net Margin %-64.2%-12.76%31%-11.79%-67.89%1.39%33.23%34.6%28.84%20.55%
Net Income Growth %-69.25%78.77%416.09%-136.78%-308.88%104.74%2969.23%-26.45%-5.82%-15.88%
Net Income (Continuing)-757.74M-160.84M508.41M-187M-764.61M36.23M1.11B817.88M770.29M648M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+-9.90-1.444.48-1.66-6.720.298.966.866.675.64
EPS Growth %-49.77%85.45%411.11%-137.05%-304.82%104.32%2989.66%-23.44%-2.77%-15.44%
EPS (Basic)-9.90-1.444.54-1.66-6.720.309.096.896.715.65
Diluted Shares Outstanding76.57M111.43M113.5M112.54M113.73M123.69M124.08M119.24M115.53M115M
Basic Shares Outstanding76.54M111.43M111.91M112.54M113.73M119.04M122.35M118.68M114.76M115M
Dividend Payout Ratio--2.2%--6.61%1.77%8.76%11.04%-

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Current Assets+224.64M549.12M429.26M252.63M203.67M613.19M737.2M916.44M434.7M811M
Cash & Short-Term Investments9.37M313.94M77.97M10K10K332.72M445M616.16M0368M
Cash Only9.37M313.94M77.97M10K10K332.72M445M616.16M0368M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable151.95M160.15M167.54M184.73M162.46M247.2M233.3M231.16M360.98M331M
Days Sales Outstanding46.9946.3837.2842.5252.6534.7325.4535.6949.3238.31
Inventory54.52M64.27M175.13M55.18M31.2M00000
Days Inventory Outstanding14.3322.0355.4615.219.68-----
Other Current Assets61.03M64.36M184.6M62.05M41.2M24.09M58.91M69.11M73.72M112M
Total Non-Current Assets+6.17B5.63B5.92B6.04B4.77B4.62B4.98B5.46B8.14B240M
Property, Plant & Equipment5.71B5.44B5.83B5.95B4.7B4.58B4.88B5.38B7.99B65M
Fixed Asset Turnover0.21x0.23x0.28x0.27x0.24x0.57x0.69x0.44x0.33x48.52x
Goodwill0000000000
Intangible Assets0000000000
Long-Term Investments70.58M40.36M58.5M20.62M23.15M239K24.46M03.97M0
Other Non-Current Assets144.46M104.58M-125.56M-103.44M70.9M35.02M-184.75M87.13M145.27M175M
Total Assets+6.39B6.18B6.35B6.29B4.98B5.23B5.72B6.38B8.58B9.25B
Asset Turnover0.18x0.20x0.26x0.25x0.23x0.50x0.59x0.37x0.31x0.34x
Asset Growth %13.73%-3.39%2.85%-0.95%-20.91%5.18%9.21%11.62%34.43%7.89%
Total Current Liabilities+415.17M559.21M466.05M472.04M583.74M889.33M598.58M633.81M789.95M1.17B
Accounts Payable077.57M56.05M52.09M63.01M25.07M43.9M107.31M82.5M0
Days Payables Outstanding-26.5917.7514.3619.557.1513.0831.2420.82-
Short-Term Debt0000000022.42M0
Deferred Revenue (Current)000-19.19M-11.88M-6.51M280.81M000
Other Current Liabilities228.95M197.06M84.47M83.74M234.18M404.75M121.4M285.01M333.2M1.17B
Current Ratio0.54x0.98x0.92x0.54x0.35x0.69x1.23x1.45x0.55x0.69x
Quick Ratio0.41x0.87x0.55x0.42x0.30x0.69x1.23x1.45x0.55x0.69x
Cash Conversion Cycle-41.8274.9943.3742.78-----
Total Non-Current Liabilities+3.48B3.22B2.97B3.07B2.38B2.28B2.03B2.13B3.55B3.27B
Long-Term Debt2.9B2.91B2.6B2.73B2.21B2.08B1.57B1.58B2.78B2.3B
Capital Lease Obligations00023.14M11.9M19.44M23.62M24.35M42.9M0
Deferred Tax Liabilities315.67M79.99M223.28M189.39M93.87M9.77M280.81M369.9M545.29M724M
Other Non-Current Liabilities583.63M314.19M370.15M125.87M150.31M171.15M155.35M160.73M184.5M254M
Total Liabilities3.9B3.78B3.43B3.54B2.96B3.17B2.63B2.76B4.34B4.44B
Total Debt+2.9B2.91B2.6B2.73B2.21B2.08B1.57B1.58B2.84B2.3B
Net Debt2.89B2.59B2.52B2.73B2.21B1.75B1.13B959.17M2.84B1.93B
Debt / Equity1.16x1.21x0.89x0.99x1.10x1.01x0.51x0.44x0.67x0.48x
Debt / EBITDA-7.40x1.73x3.63x-2.12x0.72x0.94x1.51x1.88x
Net Debt / EBITDA-6.60x1.68x3.63x-1.78x0.52x0.57x1.51x1.58x
Interest Coverage-6.66x-0.91x5.20x-0.44x-6.52x1.30x13.12x10.77x7.65x-
Total Equity+2.5B2.39B2.92B2.75B2.02B2.06B3.09B3.62B4.24B4.81B
Equity Growth %34.81%-4.11%21.95%-5.87%-26.66%2.33%49.55%17.19%17.19%13.52%
Book Value per Share32.6121.4925.7324.4317.7316.6824.8730.3236.6841.83
Total Shareholders' Equity2.5B2.39B2.92B2.75B2.02B2.06B3.09B3.62B4.24B4.81B
Common Stock1.11M1.12M1.12M1.13M1.15M1.22M1.22M1.16M1.15M1M
Retained Earnings794.02M665.66M1.17B967.59M200.7M234.53M1.31B2.05B2.74B3.29B
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-14.56M-13.79M-12.38M-11.32M-13.6M-12.85M-4.02M-2.61M-1.16M1M
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+552.8M515.39M720.63M823.57M790.94M1.16B1.69B1.57B1.78B2.01B
Operating CF Margin %46.83%40.89%43.94%51.94%70.23%44.64%50.4%66.6%66.73%63.76%
Operating CF Growth %-43.5%-6.77%39.82%14.28%-3.96%46.63%45.41%-6.64%13.22%12.82%
Net Income-757.74M-160.84M508.41M-187M-764.61M36.23M1.11B817.88M770.29M648M
Depreciation & Amortization790.75M557.04M665.31M954.32M1.36B1.71B603.78K690.48M809.3M1.21B
Stock-Based Compensation26.9M22.7M23.91M24.32M15M18.82M18.77M20.25M25.02M29M
Deferred Taxes-448.64M-192.07M141.71M-41.84M-192.54M9.56M269.06M88.26M174.99M178M
Other Non-Cash Items969.5M218.95M-632.38M56.92M362.26M-735.44M358.08M-37.92M-8.3M-51M
Working Capital Changes-27.95M69.61M13.67M16.85M11.59M117.41M-72.06M-4.55M11.21M0
Change in Receivables-10.56M14M-30.15M-39.56M29.1M-101.05M38.55M-10.19M-85.53M30M
Change in Inventory43.02M20.73M-23.82M-50.28M23.38M-218.24M0000
Change in Payables-53.21M44.98M23.82M50.28M-23.38M218.24M-109.56K8.08M109.27M-17M
Cash from Investing+-1.87B-201.53M-587.93M-1.01B-555.57M-667.24M-880.26M-1.1B-3.41B-1.47B
Capital Expenditures-2.81B-978.25M-1.34B-1.03B-555.66M-678.16M-879.93M-1.1B-1.31B-1.44B
CapEx % of Revenue238.37%77.61%81.48%64.72%49.34%26.1%26.3%46.51%49.06%45.59%
Acquisitions946.06M776.72M748.51M13.06M92K10.93M0000
Investments----------
Other Investing943.06M776.72M748.51M13.06M-7.78M10.93M-329K657K-2.1B-30M
Cash from Financing+1.33B-12.29M-368.67M111.77M-235.38M-159.83M-693.86M-304.54M1.01B-175M
Debt Issued (Net)426.35M-2.36M-352.92M122.5M-219.5M-151M-584.95M01.2B0
Equity Issued (Net)01000K1000K1000K1000K0-1000K-1000K-1000K0
Dividends Paid-7.75M-11.14M-11.19M-11.25M-2.28M-2.39M-19.64M-71.61M-85.02M-92M
Share Repurchases00000-9.07M-57.21M-228.1M-86.06M-13M
Other Financing908.59M-1.41M-7.75M-2.69M-15.07M-6.43M-32.07M-4.82M-19.81M-83M
Net Change in Cash9.35M301.57M-235.98M-77.95M0332.71M112.28M171.17M-616.16M0
Free Cash Flow+-2.26B-462.86M-615.81M-202.78M235.29M481.61M806.47M475.05M-1.63B573M
FCF Margin %-191.54%-36.72%-37.55%-12.79%20.89%18.54%24.1%20.1%-61.09%18.17%
FCF Growth %-332.1%79.53%-33.05%67.07%216.03%104.69%67.45%-41.09%-443.5%135.11%
FCF per Share-29.53-4.15-5.43-1.802.073.896.503.98-14.124.98
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)-0.73x-3.20x1.42x-4.40x-1.03x32.01x1.52x1.92x2.31x3.10x
Interest Paid0164.1M150.73M00136.61M134.24M86.95M88.39M0
Taxes Paid05.99M3M00864K10.58M8.97M26.9M0

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)-34.84%-6.58%19.13%-6.6%-32.09%1.78%43.19%24.41%19.62%14.32%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)-16.25%-2.37%12.03%-0.96%-16.51%3.9%29.53%16.85%13.84%0.17%
Gross Margin-17.62%15.51%29.72%16.47%-4.44%50.74%63.4%46.95%45.86%-
Net Margin-64.2%-12.76%31%-11.79%-67.89%1.39%33.23%34.6%28.84%20.55%
Debt / Equity1.16x1.21x0.89x0.99x1.10x1.01x0.51x0.44x0.67x0.48x
Interest Coverage-6.66x-0.91x5.20x-0.44x-6.52x1.30x13.12x10.77x7.65x-
FCF Conversion-0.73x-3.20x1.42x-4.40x-1.03x32.01x1.52x1.92x2.31x3.10x
Revenue Growth-22.03%6.78%30.13%-3.32%-28.98%130.68%28.79%-29.35%13%18.07%

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