公司概述
Prairie Operating Co. operates as an independent energy entity focused on the acquisition, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids resources within the United States. The company is situated within the Energy sector and specifically functions in the Oil & Gas E&P industry, a segment characterized by significant exposure to commodity price fluctuations and capital-intensive exploration activities. Currently, Prairie Operating Co. maintains a market capitalization of $160.81M and generates annual revenue of $241.65M while employing a workforce of 59 individuals. These valuation and revenue figures indicate that the company operates on a small-cap scale, suggesting it is a mid-sized player in the broader energy landscape rather than a major integrated utility.
财务健康
The company reported revenue of $241.65M over the trailing twelve months, yet recorded a net income of -$60,907,000, revealing a substantial gap between top-line sales and bottom-line profitability that points to high operational costs or significant non-operating expenses impacting the cost structure. Despite the negative net income, the entity generated an EBITDA of $119.67M, which serves as a proxy for core operational cash generation before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. However, the free cash flow stands at -$534,919,872, indicating that the company is currently burning cash and lacks immediate financial flexibility to fund operations without external capital inflows or asset sales. The gross margin is reported at 70.4%, reflecting strong pricing power or low direct production costs relative to revenue, while the operating margin of 21.6% and profit margin of 13.3% demonstrate that a significant portion of revenue is consumed by overhead and other expenses before reaching the bottom line. On the balance sheet, cash holdings of $20,000 are negligible compared to total debt of $370.87M, resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of 104.05% which characterizes a highly leveraged financial position rather than a conservative one. The current ratio is 0.63, signaling that short-term liquid assets are insufficient to cover short-term liabilities, thereby highlighting potential liquidity constraints. Furthermore, the return on equity is 15.7% and the return on assets is 7.6%, metrics that, despite the net loss, suggest that management is utilizing shareholder equity and the asset base with notable efficiency in generating returns.
估值评估
The trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is listed as N/A due to negative earnings, whereas the forward P/E is 1.89, implying that the market expects earnings to recover and turn positive in the near future to justify current pricing. The price-to-book ratio is 1.11, indicating that the stock trades at a slight premium to its book value, suggesting investors are valuing the company's intangible assets or growth potential above its tangible net worth. Alternative valuation metrics show a price-to-sales ratio of 0.67 and an EV/EBITDA of 6.33, which suggests the market is pricing the company conservatively based on sales but moderately based on earnings power before non-cash expenses. The 52-week high is $4.80 and the 52-week low is $1.31; without the specific current share price, the relative position within this range cannot be calculated, but the wide band indicates significant recent price volatility. The beta value is -0.17, which is an unusual negative figure implying that the stock price tends to move inversely to the broader market or exhibits a decoupled volatility profile relative to general market indices.
Growth & Income
Revenue growth year-over-year is recorded at an extraordinary 945.6%, while earnings growth is N/A due to the lack of comparable positive earnings in the prior period, indicating that current profitability is not yet expanding at the same rate as top-line sales. As the company does not pay dividends, evidenced by a dividend yield of N/A and a payout ratio of 0.0%, it currently retains all earnings rather than distributing them to shareholders. This reinvestment strategy is consistent with a company in a capital-intensive phase where cash is prioritized for debt reduction or operational scaling rather than income distribution. The overall growth and income profile reflects a high-revenue expansion phase accompanied by significant earnings volatility and a lack of current income generation through dividends.