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Strata-X Energy Ltd revenue dropped on 81.0% while EBITDA Margin jumped on 12,409 pp from -31,806% to -19,396%

24.09.2020 • About Strata-X Energy Ltd ($SXE) • By InTwits

Strata-X Energy Ltd reported FY2020 financial results today. Here are the key drivers of the company's long term financial model:
  • Strata-X Energy Ltd is a company in decline: FY2020 revenue growth was -81.0%, 5 years revenue CAGR was -63.3%
  • The company operates at negative EBITDA Margin: -19,396.4%
  • Strata-X Energy Ltd spends a lot for Stock Based Compensation (SBC): average SBC/Revenue for FY2016-FY2020 is 0.0%. Average EBITDA Margin for the same period was -4,098.9%
  • Strata-X Energy Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 1,243.4%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 93.4%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 0 m in FY2020, 0 m in FY2019, 1 m in FY2018, 0 m in FY2017, 1 m in FY2016
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is -128.3%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and the stock price.

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 81.0%. Annual revenue decline showed slowdown in FY20Q4 - revenue dropped on 71.0%. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin surged on 12,409 pp from -31,806% to -19,396% in FY2020.

SG&A as a % of Revenue surged on 6,534 pp from 2,287% to 8,820% in FY2020. During the last 5 years SG&A as a % of Revenue bottomed in FY2017 at 397% and was growing since that time.

Net Income margin jumped on 15,078 pp from -33,307% to -18,229% in FY2020.

Investments (CAPEX, working capital and M&A)


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 3,887% in FY2020. Strata-X Energy Ltd showed fast CAPEX/Revenue growth of 3,838 pp from 48.4% in FY2017 to 3,887% in FY2020. For the last three years the average CAPEX/Revenue was 1,905%.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-128.3%) and ROE (-125.7%). ROIC jumped on 54.3 pp from -183% to -128% in FY2020. ROE jumped on 57.7 pp from -183% to -126% in FY2020.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 0.9x and Debt / EBITDA is . Debt increased on 4.4% while cash surged on 43.1%.

The company has no short term refinancing risk: short term debt is zero.

Financial and operational results


FY ended 30.06.2020

Strata-X Energy Ltd ($SXE) key annual financial indicators

mln. 201620172018201920202020/2019
P&L
Revenue0.1340.1670.0540.0340.006-81.0%
SG&A0.5810.6640.6100.7730.565-26.9%
EBITDA-2.949-0.667-0.599-10.753-1.243
Net Income-2.442-0.706-1.662-11.261-1.168
Balance Sheet
Cash0.7440.9750.2960.2670.38243.1%
Short Term Debt0.0000.0000.0000.0490.000-100.0%
Long Term Debt0.0000.0000.0000.0000.051
Cash flow
Capex0.6080.0810.5780.2550.249-2.3%
Ratios
Revenue growth-86.0%24.6%-67.8%-37.2%-81.0%
EBITDA growth-78.3%-77.4%-10.3%1,695.5%-88.4%

EBITDA Margin-2,196.8%-399.1%-1,113.2%-31,805.9%-19,396.4%12,409.4%
SG&A, % of revenue432.8%396.8%1,134.2%2,286.5%8,820.5%6,533.9%
Net Income Margin-1,818.9%-422.2%-3,089.1%-33,306.8%-18,229.0%15,077.8%
CAPEX, % of revenue452.6%48.4%1,075.3%754.1%3,886.6%3,132.5%

ROIC-24.5%-7.7%-13.7%-182.7%-128.3%54.3%
ROE-19.0%-5.7%-13.9%-183.4%-125.7%57.7%

Peers in Energy


Below you can find Strata-X Energy Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Energy 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  FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020
Wescan Energy Corp ($WCE)-41.1%5.0%9.4%-23.5%
KFG Resources Ltd ($KFG)--17.5%-0.5%4.5%-23.7%
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd ($TVE)--31.3%-3.0%-30.4%
Arctic Hunter Energy Inc ($AHU)-564.3%57.9%-37.7%-47.8%
 
Median (4 companies)-19.0%32.1%5.0%3.3%-27.1%
Strata-X Energy Ltd ($SXE)-24.6%-67.8%-37.2%-81.0%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top  FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd ($TVE)-68.4%72.6%72.9%62.5%
Arctic Hunter Energy Inc ($AHU)-104.8%33.2%47.6%17.3%25.6%
Pennine Petroleum Corp ($PNN)-19.9%-12.7%-20.0%-2.9%-
 
Median (3 companies)31.5%33.2%47.6%17.3%44.0%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top  FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020
Wescan Energy Corp ($WCE)-28.4%9.9%-0.9%-4.4%-27.3%
KFG Resources Ltd ($KFG)-14.1%-19.6%8.4%-3.5%-28.6%
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd ($TVE)-54.6%72.9%38.5%-115.9%
Arctic Hunter Energy Inc ($AHU)-1,288.0%-221.2%-180.7%-214.6%-354.0%
 
Median (4 companies)25.6%-19.6%-0.9%-4.4%-72.2%
Strata-X Energy Ltd ($SXE)-2,196.8%-399.1%-1,113.2%-31,805.9%-19,396.4%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top  FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd ($TVE)-73.9%66.2%54.0%44.9%
KFG Resources Ltd ($KFG)34.8%0.1%6.3%12.7%0.5%
Wescan Energy Corp ($WCE)16.2%2.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%
Arctic Hunter Energy Inc ($AHU)10.7%9.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
 
Median (4 companies)23.0%9.2%6.3%0.0%0.4%
Strata-X Energy Ltd ($SXE)452.6%48.4%1,075.3%754.1%3,886.6%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020
Wescan Energy Corp ($WCE)-39.2%-9.3%-12.4%-13.2%-28.3%
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd ($TVE)--0.9%7.1%-3.9%-45.7%
KFG Resources Ltd ($KFG)-46.7%-50.8%-11.8%-22.4%-131.6%
Arctic Hunter Energy Inc ($AHU)-576.3%-119.1%-93.7%-92.3%-541.5%
Eurogas International Inc ($EI)-----
 
Median (7 companies)-2.2%-50.8%-12.4%-22.4%-88.6%
Strata-X Energy Ltd ($SXE)-24.5%-7.7%-13.7%-182.7%-128.3%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top  FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd ($TVE)-1.2x0.6x1.6x-
 
Median (1 company)2.7x4.3x-2.7x1.6x-