Caza Oil & Gas Inc reports 93.2% CAPEX decline and 22.2% Revenue decline
30.03.2016 • About Caza Oil & Gas Inc (
$CAZ) • By InTwits
Caza Oil & Gas Inc reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
- EBITDA Margin is expanding: 49.8% in 2015 vs. 47.7% in 2014 vs. -79.5% in 2011
- Caza Oil & Gas Inc has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 245.2%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 35.3%.
- CAPEX is quite volatile: 2.8 in 2015, 41.0 in 2014, 29.3 in 2013, 12.4 in 2012, 17.6 in 2011
- The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 4.5%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.
Caza Oil & Gas Inc ($CAZ) key annual financial indicators
| mln. $ | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2015/2014 |
|---|
P&L
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|---|
| Revenue | 4.090 | 4.969 | 8.297 | 23.093 | 17.978 | -22.2% |
| Gross Profit | 0.121 | 0.006 | 2.527 | 9.428 | 8.060 | -14.5% |
| SG&A | | | | | 5.184 | |
| EBITDA | -3.250 | -2.521 | -0.246 | 11.026 | 8.949 | -18.8% |
| Net Income | -20.047 | -10.551 | -7.461 | -6.303 | -4.338 | -31.2% |
Balance Sheet
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|---|
| Cash | 10.204 | 6.810 | 18.495 | 5.161 | 1.624 | -68.5% |
| Short Term Debt | 0.000 | 1.941 | 0.000 | 42.366 | 0.000 | -100.0% |
| Long Term Debt | 0.000 | 0.000 | 35.855 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
Cash flow
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|---|
| Capex | 17.592 | 12.416 | 29.283 | 40.962 | 2.785 | -93.2% |
Ratios
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|---|
| Revenue growth | 83.1% | 21.5% | 67.0% | 178.3% | -22.2% | |
| EBITDA growth | 57.8% | -22.4% | -90.2% | -4,580.1% | -18.8% | |
| Gross Margin | 3.0% | 0.1% | 30.5% | 40.8% | 44.8% | 4.0% |
| EBITDA Margin | -79.5% | -50.7% | -3.0% | 47.7% | 49.8% | 2.0% |
| Net Income Margin | -490.2% | -212.3% | -89.9% | -27.3% | -24.1% | 3.2% |
| SG&A, % of revenue | | | | | 28.8% | 28.8% |
| CAPEX, % of revenue | 430.1% | 249.9% | 352.9% | 177.4% | 15.5% | -161.9% |
| ROIC | -11.6% | -15.2% | -7.9% | 5.2% | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| ROE | -38.8% | -28.8% | -25.1% | -20.2% | -8.2% | 12.0% |
| Net Debt/EBITDA | | | | 3.4x | -0.2x | -3.6x |
Revenue and profitability
Caza Oil & Gas Inc's Revenue dropped on 22.2% in 2015. Revenue decline happened at the same time with EBITDA margin expansion. EBITDA Margin increased on 2.0 pp from 47.7% to 49.8% in 2015.
Gross Margin increased on 4.0 pp from 40.8% to 44.8% in 2015.
Net Income marign increased on 3.2 pp from -27.3% to -24.1% in 2015.
Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments
The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 15.5% in 2015. CAPEX/Revenue dropped on 234 pp from 250% in 2012 to 15.5% in 2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 182%.
Return on investment
The company operates at low but positive ROIC (4.50%) and negative ROE (-8.25%). ROIC decreased slightly on 0.67 pp from 5.2% to 4.5% in 2015. ROE jumped on 12.0 pp from -20.2% to -8.2% in 2015.
Leverage (Debt)
The company paid down all the debt in 2015. Cash dropped on 68.5% in 2015.
Appendix 1: Peers in Oil & Gas Producers
Below you can find Caza Oil & Gas Inc benchmarking vs. other companies in Oil & Gas Producers industry. It's shown for the period of 5 years for the key financial metrics. Each table has median value for all the companies in the industry together with individual financial data of the top-5 companies in the industry by particular financial metric.
Top companies by Revenue growth, %
| Top | FY2011 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 |
|---|
| Edge Resources Inc ($EDE) | | 472.1% | 45.4% | 10.0% | 0.5% |
| Ithaca Energy Inc ($IAE) | | 35.0% | 144.8% | -8.0% | -2.0% |
| Tethys Petroleum Limited ($TPL) | | 46.7% | 9.9% | -25.9% | -19.2% |
| Bankers Petroleum Ltd ($BNK) | | 25.8% | 34.9% | 5.9% | -38.6% |
| |
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| Median (4 companies) | | 40.9% | 40.1% | -1.0% | -10.6% |
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| Caza Oil & Gas Inc ($CAZ) | | 21.5% | 67.0% | 178.3% | -22.2% |
Top companies by Gross margin, %
| Top | FY2011 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 |
|---|
| Bankers Petroleum Ltd ($BNK) | 77.9% | 77.5% | 81.1% | 80.8% | 72.2% |
| Ithaca Energy Inc ($IAE) | 26.3% | 22.5% | 23.4% | -2.9% | 39.5% |
| Tethys Petroleum Limited ($TPL) | -4.2% | 14.7% | 28.9% | 46.2% | -76.0% |
| |
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| Median (3 companies) | 48.9% | 22.5% | 28.9% | 46.2% | 39.5% |
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| Caza Oil & Gas Inc ($CAZ) | 3.0% | 0.1% | 30.5% | 40.8% | 44.8% |
Top companies by EBITDA margin, %
| Top | FY2011 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 |
|---|
| Bankers Petroleum Ltd ($BNK) | 51.4% | 53.3% | 59.4% | 68.3% | 38.5% |
| Edge Resources Inc ($EDE) | -141.4% | -0.9% | -9.9% | 24.7% | 27.1% |
| Ithaca Energy Inc ($IAE) | 45.4% | 49.3% | 38.8% | -78.0% | -43.7% |
| Tethys Petroleum Limited ($TPL) | -42.0% | -1.3% | -2.9% | -29.7% | -146.5% |
| |
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| Median (4 companies) | 1.7% | 24.2% | 17.9% | -2.5% | -8.3% |
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| Caza Oil & Gas Inc ($CAZ) | -79.5% | -50.7% | -3.0% | 47.7% | 49.8% |
Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %
| Top | FY2011 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 |
|---|
| Bankers Petroleum Ltd ($BNK) | 88.0% | 64.1% | 50.0% | 58.7% | 47.3% |
| Ithaca Energy Inc ($IAE) | 160.2% | 95.1% | 83.4% | 103.5% | 42.8% |
| Tethys Petroleum Limited ($TPL) | 182.8% | 52.0% | 64.4% | 95.2% | 37.5% |
| Edge Resources Inc ($EDE) | 1,491.8% | 303.0% | 75.0% | 44.6% | 33.7% |
| |
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| Median (4 companies) | 171.5% | 79.6% | 69.7% | 77.0% | 40.1% |
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| Caza Oil & Gas Inc ($CAZ) | 430.1% | 249.9% | 352.9% | 177.4% | 15.5% |
Top companies by ROIC, %
| Top | FY2011 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 |
|---|
| Bankers Petroleum Ltd ($BNK) | 19.7% | 17.4% | 20.8% | 20.8% | -0.2% |
| Ithaca Energy Inc ($IAE) | 5.0% | 4.6% | 0.7% | -34.0% | -22.0% |
| Tethys Petroleum Limited ($TPL) | -9.1% | -7.7% | -6.5% | -4.4% | -31.3% |
| Edge Resources Inc ($EDE) | -20.1% | -8.7% | -18.7% | 0.2% | -42.2% |
| |
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| Median (4 companies) | -2.1% | -1.6% | -2.9% | -2.1% | -26.7% |
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| Caza Oil & Gas Inc ($CAZ) | -11.6% | -15.2% | -7.9% | 5.2% | 4.5% |
Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA
| Top | FY2011 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 |
|---|
| Edge Resources Inc ($EDE) | | | | 8.0x | 7.6x |
| Bankers Petroleum Ltd ($BNK) | 0.1x | 0.4x | 0.3x | 0.1x | 0.6x |
| |
|---|
| Median (2 companies) | -0.8x | -0.0x | 1.2x | 4.1x | 4.1x |
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| Caza Oil & Gas Inc ($CAZ) | | | | 3.4x | -0.2x |
