26 years of historical data (1999–2024) · Energy · Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Percentile shows where the current value sits in 30-year historical distribution. Sparklines show 5-year trend.
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
Empire Petroleum Corporation currently has a negative P/E ratio, indicating the company is operating at a loss on a trailing-twelve-month basis.
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $113M | $228M | $250M | $293M | $44M | $9M | $3M | $2M | $2M | $1M | $784080 |
| Enterprise Value | $123M | $238M | $249M | $289M | $50M | $18M | $11M | $4M | $2M | $1M | $765975 |
| P/E Ratio → | -6.11 | — | — | 41.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 2.57 | 5.19 | 6.22 | 5.50 | 1.60 | 1.48 | 0.58 | 6.72 | — | — | — |
| P/B Ratio | 1.58 | 3.64 | 7.15 | 12.61 | 4.49 | — | — | — | 13.34 | 4.56 | 4.10 |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | 63.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/OCF | 18.37 | 37.11 | — | 16.23 | 13.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 5.41 | 6.20 | 5.43 | 1.81 | 3.06 | 1.92 | 10.61 | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | — | — | — | 26.29 | 23.08 | — | — | — | 26337.57 | — | — |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | — | 37.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / FCF | — | — | — | 62.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Empire Petroleum Corporation earns an operating margin of -31.0%, below the Energy sector average of 13.9%. Operating margins have compressed from 16.5% to -31.0% over the past 3 years, signaling potential cost pressures or competitive headwinds. A negative ROE of -33.2% indicates the company is currently destroying shareholder equity.
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 7.9% | 7.9% | 13.4% | 44.7% | 35.4% | 42.2% | 35.9% | 89.6% | — | — | — |
| Operating Margin | -31.0% | -31.0% | -29.0% | 16.5% | -1.7% | -293.6% | -105.6% | -260.0% | — | — | — |
| Net Profit Margin | -36.8% | -36.8% | -31.1% | 13.3% | -67.3% | -281.1% | -114.2% | -288.6% | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -33.2% | -33.2% | -42.9% | 42.8% | -189.3% | — | — | — | -386.4% | -155.0% | -183.0% |
| ROA | -15.0% | -15.0% | -15.2% | 11.6% | -60.7% | -151.2% | -102.3% | -85.6% | -218.3% | -131.2% | -175.3% |
| ROIC | -19.3% | -19.3% | -32.8% | 37.7% | -10.6% | — | -225.4% | -94.4% | -215.7% | -63.6% | -151.7% |
| ROCE | -16.1% | -16.1% | -19.1% | 19.1% | -2.2% | -252.0% | -122.6% | -127.9% | -282.6% | -71.4% | -183.0% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
Net debt stands at $10M ($12M total debt minus $2M cash).
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.34 | 0.96 | — | — | — | 1.44 | 0.20 | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | 0.73 | 4.36 | — | — | — | 2675.68 | — | — |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | 0.15 | -0.03 | -0.17 | 0.59 | — | — | — | 0.83 | -0.03 | -0.09 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | — | — | — | -0.36 | 2.69 | — | — | — | 1548.43 | — | — |
| Debt / FCF | — | — | — | -0.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest Coverage | -9.02 | -9.02 | -11.63 | 17.24 | -0.06 | -33.74 | -12.21 | -9.05 | -10.37 | -51.34 | — |
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
The current ratio of 0.58x is below 1.0, meaning current liabilities exceed current assets. The current ratio has declined from 1.29x to 0.58x over the past 3 years.
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.75 | 1.29 | 1.09 | 0.37 | 0.76 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 3.67 | 2.21 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.69 | 1.19 | 1.00 | 0.28 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 3.67 | 2.21 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 0.68 | 0.30 | 0.03 | — | 0.11 | 0.38 | 3.05 | 2.21 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.74 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.18 | — | — | — |
| Inventory Turnover | 31.10 | 31.10 | 24.25 | 16.02 | 17.24 | 6.52 | 7.83 | — | — | — | — |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 67.58 | 75.97 | 53.30 | 101.99 | 76.28 | 61.58 | 129.04 | — | — | — |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Empire Petroleum Corporation does not currently pay a dividend and has no material buyback yield, reinvesting earnings back into the business.
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 | FY 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | — | — | — | 2.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FCF Yield | — | — | — | 1.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $30M | $23M | $24M | $4M | $6M | $5M | $3M | $3M | $2M | $2M |
Compare EP with 10 similar companies in its peer group
| Company | Market Cap | P/E | EV/EBITDA | P/FCF | Gross Margin | Op Margin | ROE | ROIC | Debt/EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPYou | $113M | -6.1 | — | — | 7.9% | -31.0% | -33.2% | -19.3% | — |
| CRC | $5.4T | 12.7 | 4761.3 | 9999.0 | 40.6% | 22.0% | 13.1% | 14.5% | 1.1 |
| CRGY | $4B | 21.6 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 88.6% | 6.4% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 4.0 |
| MNR | $2B | 6.9 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 34.2% | 30.0% | 15.5% | 11.7% | 1.4 |
| TXO | $686M | 19.3 | 14.6 | — | 28.3% | -2.4% | 4.3% | -0.8% | 2.7 |
| SD | $645M | 10.4 | 8.3 | 13.6 | 36.7% | 26.5% | 13.6% | 8.6% | — |
| PNRG | $327M | 9.1 | 2.3 | — | 37.5% | 29.4% | 30.5% | 28.5% | 0.1 |
| REI | $292M | 4.1 | 2.9 | 7.7 | 44.7% | 36.3% | 8.2% | 8.1% | 1.7 |
| BRY | $253M | 13.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 36.4% | 19.5% | 2.6% | 9.8% | 1.3 |
| EPM | $156M | 134.6 | 7.3 | 13.7 | 16.9% | 4.9% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 1.4 |
| MXC | $23M | 13.8 | 4.8 | 26.9 | 44.9% | 26.5% | 9.4% | 9.1% | 0.0 |
| Energy Median | — | 16.8 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 35.3% | 13.9% | 8.2% | 6.8% | 2.5 |
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Start ComparisonEmpire Petroleum Corporation's current P/E ratio is -6.1x. The historical average is 41.0x.
Empire Petroleum Corporation's return on equity (ROE) is -33.2%. The historical average is -126.7%.
Based on historical data, Empire Petroleum Corporation is trading at a P/E of -6.1x. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
Empire Petroleum Corporation has 7.9% gross margin and -31.0% operating margin.