U.S. Energy (NasdaqCM:USEG) - Share price, News & Analysis

USEG fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	1/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	0/6
Financial Health	2/6
Dividends	0/6

USEG Stock Overview

U.S. Energy Corp., an independent energy company, focuses on the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties in the continental United States.

Risk Analysis

Earnings have declined by 25.2% per year over past 5 years

Has less than 1 year of cash runway

Highly volatile share price over the past 3 months

Shareholders have been substantially diluted in the past year

+ 1 more risk

U.S. Energy Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for U.S. Energy
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$4.15
52 Week High	US$13.92
52 Week Low	US$2.91
Beta	0.94
1 Month Change	-13.36%
3 Month Change	18.57%
1 Year Change	4.53%
3 Year Change	6.41%
5 Year Change	-48.83%
Change since IPO	-99.12%

Shareholder Returns

	USEG	US Oil and Gas	US Market
7D	4.8%	7.5%	0.7%
1Y	4.5%	47.8%	-10.8%

Return vs Industry: USEG underperformed the US Oil and Gas industry which returned 47.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: USEG exceeded the US Market which returned -10.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is USEG's price volatile compared to industry and market?
USEG volatility
USEG Average Weekly Movement	19.0%
Oil and Gas Industry Average Movement	8.6%
Market Average Movement	7.8%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market	16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market	2.9%

Stable Share Price: USEG is more volatile than 90% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 19% a week.

Volatility Over Time: USEG's weekly volatility has increased from 12% to 19% over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1966	24	Ryan Smith	https://www.usnrg.com

U.S. Energy Corp., an independent energy company, focuses on the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties in the continental United States. It holds interests in various oil and gas properties in the Williston Basin in North Dakota; the Permian Basin in New Mexico; and Texas. As of December 31, 2021, the company had an estimated proved reserves of 1,344,626 barrel of oil equivalent; oil and natural gas leases covered 89,846 gross acres and 5,757 net acres; and 146 gross producing wells.

U.S. Energy Fundamentals Summary

How do U.S. Energy's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
USEG fundamental statistics
Market Cap	US$97.70m
Earnings (TTM)	-US$4.99m
Revenue (TTM)	US$13.36m

7.7x

P/S Ratio

-20.7x

P/E Ratio

Is USEG overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
USEG income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$13.36m
Cost of Revenue	US$4.59m
Gross Profit	US$8.77m
Other Expenses	US$13.76m
Earnings	-US$4.99m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2022

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	-0.20
Gross Margin	65.65%
Net Profit Margin	-37.38%
Debt/Equity Ratio	5.3%

How did USEG perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Valuation

Is U.S. Energy undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PE vs Industry
PE vs Market
PEG Ratio
PB vs Industry

1.36x

Price to Book (PB) ratio

Share Price vs. Fair Value

Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate USEG's fair value for valuation analysis.

Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate USEG's fair value for valuation analysis.

Price To Earnings Ratio

PE vs Industry: USEG is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US Oil and Gas industry average.

PE vs Market: USEG is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US market.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate USEG's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.

Price to Book Ratio

PB vs Industry: USEG is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.4x) compared to the US Oil and Gas industry average (2x).

Future Growth

How is U.S. Energy forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 1 analyst?

Future Growth Score

0/6

Future Growth Score 0/6

Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE

-5.0%

Forecasted Energy industry annual growth in earnings

In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as U.S. Energy has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.

This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.

Past Performance

How has U.S. Energy performed over the past 5 years?

Past Performance Score

0/6

Past Performance Score 0/6

Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE

-25.2%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Quality Earnings: USEG is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: USEG is currently unprofitable.

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: USEG is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 25.2% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare USEG's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: USEG is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Oil and Gas industry (86.4%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: USEG has a negative Return on Equity (-6.56%), as it is currently unprofitable.

Financial Health

How is U.S. Energy's financial position?

Financial Health Score

2/6

Financial Health Score 2/6

Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Stable Cash Runway
Forecast Cash Runway

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: USEG's short term assets ($7.0M) do not cover its short term liabilities ($13.6M).

Long Term Liabilities: USEG's short term assets ($7.0M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($15.3M).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: USEG's net debt to equity ratio (3%) is considered satisfactory.

Reducing Debt: USEG's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 197.4% to 5.3% over the past 5 years.

Balance Sheet

Cash Runway Analysis

For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.

Stable Cash Runway: USEG has less than a year of cash runway based on its current free cash flow.

Forecast Cash Runway: USEG has less than a year of cash runway if free cash flow continues to grow at historical rates of 10.6% each year.

Dividend

What is U.S. Energy current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

Dividend Score

0/6

Dividend Score 0/6

Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage

Dividend Yield vs Market

Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate USEG's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

High Dividend: Unable to evaluate USEG's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

Stability and Growth of Payments

Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if USEG's dividends per share have been stable in the past.

Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if USEG's dividend payments have been increasing.

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as USEG has not reported any payouts.

Next Steps

Explore strong dividend paying companies in the Energy industry.

Management

How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?

1.1yrs

Average management tenure

CEO

Ryan Smith (38 yo)

5yrs

Tenure

US$1,507,462

Compensation

Mr. Ryan Lewis Smith has been a Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Energy Corp. since May 23, 2017 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since December 10, 2019. Mr. Smith serves as President at U.S.Energ...

CEO Compensation Analysis

Compensation vs Market: Ryan's total compensation ($USD1.51M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD770.21K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ryan's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

Leadership Team

Experienced Management: USEG's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.1 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

Experienced Board: USEG's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.

Recent Insider Transactions

Ownership Breakdown

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been substantially diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 433%.

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2022/05/16 00:00
End of Day Share Price	2022/05/16 00:00
Earnings	2022/03/31
Annual Earnings	2021/12/31