Vital Energy, Inc. (LPI) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Vital Energy, Inc. ?

ROCE(HY) Lowest at -30.17%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 508.36
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 29.3% (YoY)

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -42.41%, its profits have fallen by -39%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -42.41% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Vital Energy, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Vital Energy, Inc.

-40.43%

-0.79

75.46%

S&P 500

20.78%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

21.62%

EBIT Growth (5y)

37.25%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

4.36

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.76

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.87

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.39

Tax Ratio

20.75%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

88.98%

ROCE (avg)

23.87%

ROE (avg)

70.52%

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

0.25

EV to EBIT

6.31

EV to EBITDA

2.42

EV to Capital Employed

0.60

EV to Sales

1.52

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

9.48%

ROE (Latest)

13.93%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Bearish

No Trend

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

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

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

Not enough Data to analyse Financial Trend

Here's what is working for Vital Energy, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 1,106.65 MM and Grown

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Vital Energy, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 19.28 MM has Fallen at -74.15%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 74.58 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD -219.89 MM has Fallen at -335.35%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 93.43 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales

At USD 429.63 MM has Fallen at -13.3%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 495.54 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 508.36

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Net Sales

Lowest at USD 429.63 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD 253.44 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 58.99 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD 19.28 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD -219.89 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD -15.43

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 58.84 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 112.31 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 29.3% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

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

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales