Snowflake Score | |
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Valuation | 5/6 |
Future Growth | 3/6 |
Past Performance | 2/6 |
Financial Health | 3/6 |
Dividends | 0/6 |
LPI Stock Overview
Laredo Petroleum, Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin of West Texas, the United States.
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Price History & Performance
Historical stock prices | |
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Current Share Price | US$68.71 |
52 Week High | US$120.86 |
52 Week Low | US$36.25 |
Beta | 3.55 |
1 Month Change | 3.74% |
3 Month Change | 17.67% |
1 Year Change | 57.81% |
3 Year Change | 21.83% |
5 Year Change | -71.15% |
Change since IPO | -81.02% |
Recent News & Updates
Laredo Petroleum: Leech Package Underperformance Trims Its Value
Laredo's Leech wells have underperformed, with early oil production results tracking 70% below its other recent Central Howard wells. This contributed to Laredo reducing its oil production guidance for 2022 by approximately 6% and its FCF guidance by $70 million. Laredo still looks capable of generating over $750 million in positive cash flow in 2022 and 2023 combined at current strip. Laredo's estimated value is reduced due to the Leech underperformance as well as uncertainty around future performance at nearby DSUs. Despite this, Laredo still appears to be a reasonably good value at its current price. Laredo Petroleum (LPI) took a hit after it reported poor early production performance from its six well Leech package. This resulted in Laredo reducing its oil production guidance for 2022 by around 6% at guidance midpoint, which reduced its free cash flow projection for 2022 by around $70 million. Laredo still looks capable of generating over $750 million in positive cash flow in 2022 and 2023 combined at current strip prices. While its rate of debt paydown is a bit slower than I projected before, it still should be able to pay off its credit facility debt and redeem its 2025 notes via cash on hand by early 2024. I've reduced Laredo's estimated value to a range of $72 to $89 with long-term $70 WTI oil and $3.50 NYMEX gas. This is $10 lower than my previous valuation estimate and reflects the impact of the poor Leech package performance and some uncertainty around the future performance of nearby DSUs. Leech Wells Laredo's drop in share price can largely be attributed to the poor results from its six well Leech package. These wells are 15,000' Wolfcamp A wells that are on the southeastern edge of Laredo's Central Howard acreage. Laredo considered the Leech DSU to be its highest-risk Howard County DSU due to its location in an area with weaker rock quality. It tried to mitigate this by not codeveloping the Lower Spraberry along with the Wolfcamp A in the Leech DSU as well as using wider spacing for its Wolfcamp A wells. Despite this, the initial results have been quite poor. The Leech wells have produced around 70% less oil per well (adjusted to 10,000' laterals) after 50 days of production compared to Laredo's average Central Howard well from Q2 2021 onward. Laredo's Well Performance (laredopetro.com) If that trend continues, the 15,000' Leech wells will end up producing only around 70,000 barrels of oil per well after one year. These wells are also unlikely to pay off within two years at $90 WTI oil, although the related capex is a sunk cost. Laredo did note that the westernmost Leech wells performed better than its eastern Leech wells, so there is some hope that Laredo's remaining Central Howard locations will have much better production results. Since the nearest DSUs to Leech aren't scheduled to be turned-in-line until 2024, Laredo's 2023 production targets probably aren't at risk. However, it does also mean that it will take a while before we find out whether those DSUs will also produce relatively poorly. Laredo's Howard County Acreage (laredopetro.com) Updated 2022 Outlook At Current Strip The current strip for 2022 is now in the high-$90s for WTI oil. At that price, Laredo is now projected to generate $1.886 billion in oil and gas revenue with its revised guidance, while its hedges would have negative $529 million in value. Laredo reduced its oil production guidance midpoint by 2,500 barrels and its total production guidance midpoint by 1,250 BOEPD. It now expects to average 82,750 BOEPD (47% oil) production during 2022, compared to its previous guidance for 84,000 BOEPD (49% oil). The majority of the reduction in guidance appears to be due to the underperformance of the Leech wells, although excluding the Leech adjustments its oil production still looked to be trending towards the lower end of its original guidance range. Barrels/Mcf $ Per Barrel/Mcf (Realized) $ Million Oil 14,052,500 $98.50 $1,384 NGLs 7,994,869 $31.00 $248 Natural Gas 48,938,288 $5.20 $254 Hedge Value -$529 Total Revenue $1,357 Laredo has maintained its capital expenditure budget at $550 million for 2022 after previously increasing it from $520 million. Lease operating expenses have crept a bit higher to $5.70 per BOE. This results in a projection that Laredo can generate $274 million in positive cash flow in 2022 at current strip prices.
Laredo Petroleum (NYSE:LPI) Has No Shortage Of Debt
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Shareholder Returns
LPI | US Oil and Gas | US Market | |
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7D | 2.9% | 7.2% | 3.2% |
1Y | 57.8% | 58.4% | -10.1% |
Return vs Industry: LPI matched the US Oil and Gas industry which returned 58.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: LPI exceeded the US Market which returned -10.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
LPI volatility | |
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LPI Average Weekly Movement | 13.7% |
Oil and Gas Industry Average Movement | 8.9% |
Market Average Movement | 7.7% |
10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.9% |
10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.2% |
Stable Share Price: LPI is more volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 14% a week.
Volatility Over Time: LPI's weekly volatility (14%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of US stocks.
About the Company
Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
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2006 | 273 | Mikell Pigott | https://www.laredopetro.com |
Laredo Petroleum, Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin of West Texas, the United States. The company sells oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas. As of December 31, 2021, it had assembled 166,064 net acres in the Permian Basin; and had total proved undeveloped reserves of 86,592 thousand barrels of oil equivalent.
Laredo Petroleum Fundamentals Summary
LPI fundamental statistics | |
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Market Cap | US$1.15b |
Earnings (TTM) | US$528.87m |
Revenue (TTM) | US$1.94b |
2.2x
P/E Ratio0.6x
P/S RatioIs LPI overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
LPI income statement (TTM) | |
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Revenue | US$1.94b |
Cost of Revenue | US$529.69m |
Gross Profit | US$1.41b |
Other Expenses | US$883.46m |
Earnings | US$528.87m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2022
Next Earnings Date
n/a
Earnings per share (EPS) | 31.73 |
Gross Margin | 72.72% |
Net Profit Margin | 27.23% |
Debt/Equity Ratio | 190.0% |
How did LPI perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonValuation
Is LPI undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
5/6Valuation Score 5/6
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
Analyst Forecast
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for LPI?
Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.
What is LPI's n/a Ratio? | |
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n/a Ratio | 0x |
n/a | n/a |
Market Cap | US$1.15b |
Key Statistics | |
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Enterprise Value/Revenue | 1.2x |
Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 2.6x |
PEG Ratio | 0.1x |
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers
How does LPI's PE Ratio compare to its peers?
LPI PE Ratio vs Peers |
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Company | PE | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
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Peer Average | 13.9x | ||
KRP Kimbell Royalty Partners | 20.7x | 24.6% | US$1.2b |
DMLP Dorchester Minerals | 10.2x | n/a | US$1.1b |
MNRL Brigham Minerals | 15.1x | -6.3% | US$1.8b |
SBOW SilverBow Resources | 9.4x | 117.1% | US$969.7m |
LPI Laredo Petroleum | 2.2x | 15.6% | US$1.1b |
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LPI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (2.2x) compared to the peer average (13.9x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does LPI's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Oil and Gas Industry?
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LPI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (2.2x) compared to the US Oil and Gas industry average (9.8x)
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is LPI's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
Fair Ratio | |
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Current PE Ratio | 2.2x |
Fair PE Ratio | 17.5x |
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: LPI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (2.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.5x).
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of LPI when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: LPI ($68.71) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($175.21)
Significantly Below Fair Value: LPI is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Analyst Price Targets
What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?
Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.
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Future Growth
How is Laredo Petroleum forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 5 analysts?
Future Growth Score
3/6Future Growth Score 3/6
Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE
15.6%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: LPI's forecast earnings growth (15.6% per year) is above the savings rate (1.9%).
Earnings vs Market: LPI's earnings (15.6% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (14.4% per year).
High Growth Earnings: LPI's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: LPI's revenue is expected to decline over the next 3 years (-4.9% per year).
High Growth Revenue: LPI's revenue is forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-4.9% per year).
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: LPI's Return on Equity is forecast to be very high in 3 years time (44.8%).
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Past Performance
How has Laredo Petroleum performed over the past 5 years?
Past Performance Score
2/6Past Performance Score 2/6
Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE
-35.4%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: LPI has a high level of non-cash earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: LPI became profitable in the past.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: LPI has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -35.4% per year.
Accelerating Growth: LPI has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: LPI has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Oil and Gas industry (188.3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst LPI's Return on Equity (77.84%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
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Financial Health
How is Laredo Petroleum's financial position?
Financial Health Score
3/6Financial Health Score 3/6
Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: LPI's short term assets ($374.0M) do not cover its short term liabilities ($799.4M).
Long Term Liabilities: LPI's short term assets ($374.0M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($1.4B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: LPI's net debt to equity ratio (168.3%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: LPI's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 428.4% to 190% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: LPI's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (65.7%).
Interest Coverage: LPI's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.6x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Laredo Petroleum current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Score
0/6Dividend Score 0/6
Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Cash Flow Coverage
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate LPI's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate LPI'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 LPI's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if LPI'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 LPI has not reported any payouts.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Mikell Pigott (48 yo)
3.25yrs
Tenure
US$5,933,849
Compensation
Mr. Mikell Jason Pigott has been the President and Director of Laredo Petroleum, Inc. since May 28, 2019 and is its Chief Executive Officer since October 1, 2019. Mr. Pigott served as Executive Vice Presid...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Mikell's total compensation ($USD5.93M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.86M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mikell's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: LPI's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: LPI's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.6 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 diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 5.9%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
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Key Information
- Name: Laredo Petroleum, Inc.
- Ticker: LPI
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 2006
- Industry: Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
- Sector: Energy
- Implied Market Cap: US$1.145b
- Shares outstanding: 16.67m
- Website: https://www.laredopetro.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Laredo Petroleum, Inc.
- 15 West Sixth Street
- Suite 900
- Tulsa
- Oklahoma
- 74119
- United States
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2022/08/13 00:00 |
End of Day Share Price | 2022/08/12 00:00 |
Earnings | 2022/06/30 |
Annual Earnings | 2021/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.