Operational cash flow remains deeply negative, with a $1.8 million outflow in 2025Q3 highlighting a persistent inability to generate positive free cash flow from current energy assets.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 |
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| Cash from Operations | -6M | -1.54M | 263.19K | -228.96K | -680.69K | -864.79K | -725.02K | 360.79K | -1.72M | -1.3M | -1.84M | -1.75M | -103.43K | -2.62M | -4.63M | 8.29M | -484.68K | 1.45M | 1.8M | 1.24M | 694.58K | 298K | -153.7K | -157.37K | 8.39K |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | -274.29% | 33.15% | -13.97% | -51.17% | -156.57% | -72.65% | 15.31% | -272.35% | -781.84% | -428% | -480.84% | -29.8% | -637.13% | -400.72% | 42.5% | -5.97% | 13.67% | 36.19% | 38.7% | 24.16% | 25.21% | -69.67% | -609.85% | 56.63% |
| Operating CF Growth % | -4822.07% | -683.8% | 214.95% | 66.36% | 21.29% | -19.28% | -300.95% | 121.01% | -32.36% | 29.43% | -5.17% | -1589.6% | 96.05% | 43.43% | -155.88% | 1810.56% | -133.38% | -19.4% | 45.35% | 78.45% | 133.08% | 293.88% | 2.33% | -1975.94% | - |
| Net Income | -10.79M | -8.22M | -3.21M | -744.28K | -1.02M | -4.04M | -2.52M | -251.34K | -2.04M | -2.64M | -3.83M | -4.35M | -3.17M | -56.76M | -4.34M | 21.03M | -669.45K | 464.94K | 493.46K | -512.1K | -501.78K | 115.28K | -344.33K | -394.38K | -932.62K |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 130.78K | 235.12K | 237.41K | 265.76K | 319.64K | 452.18K | 515.05K | 360.92K | 163.7K | 303.33K | 758.09K | 360.52K | 25.51K | 49.96M | 1.2M | 3.16M | 1.9M | 5.82M | 1.12M | 1.04M | 363.2K | 211.76K | 56.43K | 24.17K | 37.59K |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 19.05K | 101.51K | 238.31K | 206.21K | 323.61K | 434.58K | 156.09K | 96.62K | 306K | 138.91K | 91.63K | 451.01K | 1.51M | 2.02M | 2.34M | 2.36M | 1.08M | 1.09M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.52M | 745.69K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2M | -1.7M | 3.68M | -402.67K | -5.28M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 11.16M | 6.67M | 2.88M | 4.58K | 4.28K | 26.75K | 167.97K | 360.92K | 322.44K | 1.15M | 2.48M | 2.25M | 66.54K | -2.7K | 16.45K | -27.13M | 13.04K | -1.98M | 683.23K | 460.7K | 774.24K | 17.17K | 13.64K | 104.78K | 831.98K |
| Working Capital Changes | -193.56K | -325.67K | 117.93K | 38.76K | -306.69K | -260.25K | 205.88K | 154.59K | -307.67K | 56.12K | -575.57K | -98.13K | 1.49M | -1.04M | -2.16M | 5.2M | -2.4M | 1.34M | -497.53K | 254.37K | 58.93K | -46.21K | 120.56K | 108.07K | 71.44K |
| Change in Receivables | 65.03K | -3.34K | 92.84K | 50.09K | -118.9K | -15.57K | 55.85K | 211.51K | -347.55K | 0 | 8.61M | -83.88K | 0 | 319.02K | 1.69M | 605.33K | -1.52M | 278.72K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.7K | 136.8K | -305.7K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | 636.18K | -106.43K | 41.17K | 53.2K | -89.7K | -136.8K | 305.7K | 11K | -9.37K | 21.62K | -552.27K | -129.34K | -136.21K | 117.01K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -2.65M | -1.89M | -2.4M | -1.66M | -238.18K | -1.57M | -889.33K | -505.41K | -4.41M | -209.22K | -52.56K | -1.78M | 2.06M | -23.04M | -11.93M | 12.66M | -7.2M | 8.79M | -1.79M | -17.51M | -1.59M | -590.25K | -764.94K | -210.43K | 0 |
| Capital Expenditures | 0 | 0 | 0 | -15.04K | -42.81K | -1.51M | -692.32K | -505.41K | -4.41M | -209.22K | -168.68K | -3.36M | -1.22M | -26.03M | -13.28M | -78.13K | -8.27M | -10.84M | -6.14M | -3.51M | -1.59M | -611.9K | -764.94K | -210.43K | 0 |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 0% | - | - | 0.92% | 3.22% | 273.36% | 69.37% | 21.45% | 699.95% | 126.11% | 39.28% | 925.82% | 351.42% | 6328.71% | 1148.69% | 0.4% | 101.94% | 102.06% | 123.42% | 109.51% | 55.3% | 51.77% | 346.75% | 815.45% | - |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | -2.4M | -1.65M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.03M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.15M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -2.65M | 0 | 0 | -1.65M | 0 | 1.49K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116.12K | 1.59M | 3.28M | 1.46M | 1.95M | 12.74M | 1.07M | -173.29K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.65K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Financing | 9.76M | 2.33M | 1.65M | 1.54M | 4.57M | 3.58M | 956.56K | 508.25K | 6.04M | -135.97K | -38.15K | 0 | 0 | 21.36M | -162.6K | -6.27M | 11.79M | -747.03K | 0 | 14.95M | 1.9M | 350.44K | 1.58M | 359.35K | 1K |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -621.05K | 0 | 0 | -30K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -900K | 1.9M | 0 | 194.2K | 74.35K | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 3M | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 0 | 747.21K | 1000K | -135.97K | -38.15K | 0 | 0 | 1000K | 0 | 0 | 1000K | 0 | 0 | 1000K | 0 | 350.44K | 1000K | 285K | 1K |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -37.2K | -231.9K | -230.4K | -238.95K | -140.42K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6.84M | -980.06K | -1.12M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.97M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -135.97K | -38.15K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | 463.32K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.19M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.79M | -162.6K | 570K | -758.76K | 375K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Change in Cash | -1.34M | -1.1M | -488.03K | -347.37K | 3.65M | 1.14M | -657.79K | 363.64K | -89.11K | -1.64M | -1.93M | -3.53M | 1.95M | -4.3M | -16.73M | 14.68M | 4.1M | 9.49M | 8.81K | -1.32M | 1M | 58.19K | 662.48K | -8.45K | 9.39K |
| Free Cash Flow | -6M | -1.54M | 263.19K | -244.01K | -723.5K | -2.37M | -1.42M | -144.62K | -6.13M | -1.51M | -2.01M | -5.11M | -1.32M | -28.65M | -17.91M | 8.21M | -8.76M | -9.39M | -4.34M | -2.27M | -895.01K | -313.9K | -918.64K | -367.8K | 8.39K |
| FCF Margin % | -1582.47% | -274.29% | 33.15% | -14.89% | -54.39% | -429.92% | -142.02% | -6.14% | -972.3% | -907.95% | -467.28% | -1406.65% | -381.22% | -6965.84% | -1549.41% | 42.1% | -107.91% | -88.39% | -87.22% | -70.81% | -31.13% | -26.56% | -416.43% | -1425.31% | 56.63% |
| FCF Growth % | -6737.83% | -683.8% | 207.86% | 66.27% | 69.53% | -67.54% | -880.08% | 97.64% | -306.89% | 24.93% | 60.75% | -286.33% | 95.38% | -59.95% | -318.13% | 193.77% | 6.72% | -116.28% | -91.42% | -153.4% | -185.13% | 65.83% | -149.77% | -4484.31% | - |
| FCF per Share | -0.18 | -1.41 | 0.24 | -0.24 | -0.75 | -3.42 | -2.69 | -0.30 | -14.22 | -3.66 | -4.81 | -12.25 | -3.17 | -92.31 | -71.91 | 32.12 | -38.80 | -41.86 | -19.29 | -11.30 | -5.60 | -2.00 | -7.46 | -3.79 | 0.09 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 0.56x | 0.19x | -0.08x | 0.31x | 0.67x | 0.21x | 0.29x | -1.44x | 0.84x | 0.49x | 0.48x | 0.40x | 0.03x | 0.05x | 1.07x | 0.39x | 0.72x | 3.12x | 3.65x | -2.42x | -1.38x | 2.58x | 0.45x | 0.40x | -0.01x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.77K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.86K | 192.36K | 1.73M | 0 | 3.91M | 720.51K | 224.26K | 5.2M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Structural Operational Insolvency
According to recent financial filings, HUSA's operating cash flow consistently fails to align with net income, as evidenced by the 2025Q3 period where the company reported a nominal net income of $2.9K while simultaneously suffering an operating cash outflow of $1.8 million, highlighting severe earnings quality issues.
The wide variance between reported net income and cash generation suggests that non-cash items and accounting adjustments are masking the underlying cash burn. Investors should monitor this divergence, as it indicates that the company's reported profitability is not supported by actual liquidity inflows.
As reported in quarterly statements, HUSA's free cash flow trajectory remains deeply negative, with the company recording a $1.8 million outflow in 2025Q3, underscoring a persistent inability to generate self-sustaining cash flow from its current portfolio of non-operated oil and gas interests.
The consistent negative FCF margins suggest that the company is structurally unable to cover its operating expenses through production revenue. This trend appears to be accelerating, which may necessitate further external financing to maintain the current corporate structure.
Based on the provided cash flow data, working capital changes have been highly erratic, swinging from a $334.9K outflow in 2025Q1 to a $162.0K inflow in 2025Q3, which suggests significant instability in the company's ability to manage its short-term operational obligations and receivables.
These fluctuations in working capital appear to reflect the lumpy nature of revenue recognition inherent in non-operated energy interests. The lack of a stable working capital cycle may indicate that the company is struggling to optimize its cash conversion process amidst declining production.
As documented in historical financial statements, HUSA has previously engaged in share repurchases, such as the $2.1 million outflow in 2024Q2, despite a clear lack of operational cash flow, which raises questions regarding the strategic rationale for capital allocation during periods of significant financial distress.
The deployment of cash toward share buybacks while the core business is burning cash suggests a potential misalignment between capital allocation and operational sustainability. Investors should scrutinize whether future capital deployment will prioritize liquidity preservation over shareholder returns given the current cash burn rate.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying HUSA stock.
Houston American Energy Corp. (HUSA) generated $-1.5M in net cash from operating activities in 2024. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
Houston American Energy Corp. (HUSA) reported negative free cash flow of $1.5M in 2024, indicating capital requirements exceeded cash from operations.
Houston American Energy Corp. (HUSA) spent $0.0M on capital expenditures in 2024. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.