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Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd EBITDA dropped on 652% in 2015 and EBITDA Margin dropped on 232 pp from 24.2% to -208%

01.04.2016 • About Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd ($SOG) • By InTwits

Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd doesn't have a profitable business model yet: 2015 ROIC is -89.5%
  • The company operates at negative EBITDA Margin: -208.0%
  • Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd spends a lot for Stock Based Compensation (SBC): average SBC/Revenue for 2011-2015 is 0.0%. Average EBITDA Margin for the same period was -13.9%0
  • Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 156.8%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 65.1%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 11.7 in 2015, 101 in 2014, 119 in 2013, 62.6 in 2012, 46.0 in 2011
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -89.5%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd ($SOG) key annual financial indicators

mln. CAD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue18.77747.20558.89458.70937.732-35.7%
Gross Profit9.39512.7872.191-15.81517.972-213.6%
SG&A6.655
EBITDA-2.92618.45218.05814.220-78.468-651.8%
Net Income-24.647-4.788-22.316-129.490-110.115-15.0%
Balance Sheet
Cash31.8082.5100.2260.3600.003-99.2%
Short Term Debt0.00034.12563.77529.01652.56081.1%
Long Term Debt0.0000.0000.0000.0000.000
Cash flow
Capex46.03062.612119.151101.31911.742-88.4%
Ratios
Revenue growth230.2%151.4%24.8%-0.3%-35.7%
EBITDA growth-12.8%-730.5%-2.1%-21.3%-651.8%
Gross Margin50.0%27.1%3.7%-26.9%47.6%74.6%
EBITDA Margin-15.6%39.1%30.7%24.2%-208.0%-232.2%
Net Income Margin-131.3%-10.1%-37.9%-220.6%-291.8%-71.3%
SG&A, % of revenue17.6%17.6%
CAPEX, % of revenue245.1%132.6%202.3%172.6%31.1%-141.5%
ROIC-15.8%-2.4%-6.3%-15.6%-89.5%-74.0%
ROE-32.3%-5.7%-20.5%-97.9%-148.8%-50.9%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.7x3.5x2.0x-2.0x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 35.7% in 2015. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin dropped on 232 pp from 24.2% to -208% in 2015.

Gross Margin jumped on 74.6 pp from -26.9% to 47.6% in 2015.

Net Income marign dropped on 71.3 pp from -221% to -292% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue was 31.1% in 2015. Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd showed big decline in CAPEX/Revenue of 102 pp from 133% in 2012 to 31.1% in 2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 135%.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-89.55%) and ROE (-148.83%). ROIC dropped on 74.0 pp from -15.6% to -89.5% in 2015. ROE dropped on 50.9 pp from -97.9% to -149% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is -1.1x and Debt / EBITDA is . Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 2.0x from 2.0x to in 2015. Debt jumped on 81.1% in 2015 while cash dropped on 99.2% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Energy


Below we provide Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Energy industry for the last 5 years. We show data for the top-5 companies by key financial metric together with the median value for all the companies in the industry.

Top companies by Revenue growth, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
ONEnergy Inc ($OEG)6,002.6%231.5%
Toro Oil & Gas Ltd ($TOO)25.2%-4.6%-35.6%113.4%
Seven Generations Energy Ltd ($VII)115.7%340.2%39.0%
Crown Point Energy Inc ($CWV)177.6%110.5%-34.4%38.3%
Oando Energy Resources Inc ($OER)-5.9%200.1%34.7%
 
Median (138 companies)59.3%9.4%17.3%19.0%-28.6%
Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd ($SOG)151.4%24.8%-0.3%-35.7%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Americas Petrogas Inc ($BOE)77.1%43.3%-34.3%121.1%
TransAlta Renewables Inc ($RNW)94.4%94.5%94.5%
Serinus Energy Inc ($SEN)80.4%80.5%76.5%86.8%88.5%
Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd ($AAV)70.5%62.0%84.5%92.5%88.5%
Polaris Infrastructure Inc ($PIF)58.4%39.9%33.6%32.0%86.7%
 
Median (125 companies)33.3%29.3%31.6%29.6%33.6%
Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd ($SOG)50.0%27.1%3.7%-26.9%47.6%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Granite Oil Corp ($GXO)9.2%59.4%64.5%70.8%201.9%
Perpetual Energy Inc ($PMT)26.1%35.5%70.7%58.0%110.3%
Petro Rio SA ($PRJ)-4,925.5%-4,809.7%-6,899.7%28.2%90.7%
Peyto Exploration & Development Corp ($PEY)83.6%86.1%83.2%86.3%84.6%
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc ($INE)109.4%111.8%110.0%82.9%83.4%
 
Median (140 companies)25.7%24.2%31.5%29.7%6.3%
Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd ($SOG)-15.6%39.1%30.7%24.2%-208.0%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Primeline Energy Holdings Inc ($PEH)1,091.8%
Oryx Petroleum Corp Ltd ($OXC)1,997.8%712.8%
WesternZagros Resources Ltd ($WZR)385.6%
Athabasca Oil Corp ($ATH)176.2%2,426.4%596.6%504.7%315.2%
Toro Oil & Gas Ltd ($TOO)192.4%139.0%39.2%808.7%307.4%
 
Median (141 companies)42.6%48.7%39.2%48.6%29.5%
Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd ($SOG)245.1%132.6%202.3%172.6%31.1%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Granite Oil Corp ($GXO)-10.9%4.4%10.8%16.1%37.7%
High Arctic Energy Services Inc ($HWO)27.0%31.4%26.3%24.9%24.2%
Petro Rio SA ($PRJ)-15.5%-9.6%-12.7%-3.5%19.4%
Perpetual Energy Inc ($PMT)-10.6%-10.1%9.1%10.4%16.1%
TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd ($TNP)-12.1%3.5%1.1%5.4%15.5%
 
Median (141 companies)4.5%3.1%4.7%5.3%-8.5%
Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd ($SOG)-15.8%-2.4%-6.3%-15.6%-89.5%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Veresen Inc ($VSN)22.3x16.2x14.7x30.3x7.4x
Lightstream Resources Ltd ($LTS)2.0x27.8x
Petroshale Inc ($PSH)0.1x21.7x
Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd ($CLC)9.7x16.7x8.8x17.1x
Pengrowth Energy Corp ($PGF)1.5x2.9x2.1x16.8x
 
Median (138 companies)1.2x1.6x1.5x1.3x2.6x
Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd ($SOG)1.7x3.5x2.0x