Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (GKP) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 15.50%

Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 7.19

With a growth in Operating Profit of 61.69%, the company declared Outstanding results in Dec 25

ROCE(HY) Highest at 2.91%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 5,753.68
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -1,011.03% (YoY)

With ROE of 3.12%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.11 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 12.62%, its profits have risen by 100.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.4

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How much should you buy?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Oil should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Oil)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.

12.62%

-0.82

41.13%

FTSE 100

17.87%

1.52

11.77%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

8.17%

EBIT Growth (5y)

19.24%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

7.19

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.20

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.42

Tax Ratio

9.14%

Dividend Payout Ratio

402.25%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.24%

ROCE (avg)

19.54%

ROE (avg)

15.50%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.11

EV to EBIT

30.56

EV to EBITDA

4.74

EV to Capital Employed

1.13

EV to Sales

2.70

PEG Ratio

0.35

Dividend Yield

18.64%

ROCE (Latest)

3.71%

ROE (Latest)

3.12%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

19What is working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 2.91%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 5,753.68

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1,011.03% (YoY

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at GBP 2.26

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 43.22 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 70.87 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 16.53 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at GBP 16.69 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at GBP 0.07

-3What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at GBP 119.59 MM

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at GBP 58.16 MM

Here's what is working for Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.

Pre-Tax Profit

At GBP 16.53 MM has Grown at 213.33%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

At GBP 16.69 MM has Grown at 220.75%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Highest at 5,753.68

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit

Highest at GBP 43.22 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (GBP MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 70.87 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at GBP 16.53 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (GBP MM)

Net Profit

Highest at GBP 16.69 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (GBP MM)

EPS

Highest at GBP 0.07

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (GBP)

Dividend per share

Highest at GBP 2.26

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (GBP)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -1,011.03% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at GBP 119.59 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (GBP MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at GBP 58.16 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents