Vital Energy Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 3/6
Vital Energy has a total shareholder equity of $3.1B and total debt of $2.4B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 79.6%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $6.3B and $3.2B respectively. Vital Energy's EBIT is $801.2M making its interest coverage ratio 4.6. It has cash and short-term investments of $22.2M.
Key information
79.6%
Debt to equity ratio
US$2.43b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 4.6x |
| Cash | US$22.19m |
| Equity | US$3.06b |
| Total liabilities | US$3.20b |
| Total assets | US$6.25b |
Recent financial health updates
Is Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) A Risky Investment?
Oct 07
Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Jun 08Recent updates
Vital Energy: Here Comes 2025 While Updating 2024
Dec 20Improved Earnings Required Before Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) Stock's 26% Jump Looks Justified
Dec 01Vital Energy: Hedging Fueled Gains And Point Energy Outperformance
Nov 07Is Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) A Risky Investment?
Oct 07Vital Energy: Prospect Deal Details And Operational Improvements
Sep 28Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks After Plunging 27%
Sep 10Vital Energy's (NYSE:VTLE) Anemic Earnings Might Be Worse Than You Think
Aug 15Vital Energy: First Howard County, Now Delaware Basin
Jul 30Vital Energy: Bringing Costs Down
Jul 17Vital Energy: Going West For More Oil
Jun 24Vital Energy: Strong Production Performance, But Dealing With Elevated Operating Costs
Jun 11Are Investors Undervaluing Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) By 39%?
Jun 04Vital Energy: Trying To Change Its Stripes
May 20Vital Energy Q1: Optimizing The Acquisitions
May 09Vital Energy: Raising The Bar
Mar 21Vital Energy: Management Snuck In More Equity
Feb 14Vital Energy: Why I Sold My Shares (Downgrade)
Feb 05Vital Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:VTLE) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 18% Below Its Share Price
Feb 05Vital Energy Blows Past Guidance
Jan 23Vital Energy: Cheap Free Cash Flow
Dec 22Vital Energy: Going For The Black Gold
Nov 03Here's Why We Think Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) Is Well Worth Watching
Oct 24Vital Energy: Permian Acquisitions Are How You Increase Cash Flow Quickly
Sep 15Calculating The Fair Value Of Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE)
Sep 03Vital Energy: Remaking A Company
Aug 15Vital Energy Is At It Again
Jul 18Vital Energy Is An AI Beneficiary
Jul 10Here's Why We Think Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) Might Deserve Your Attention Today
Jul 02Vital Energy: Lowering The Breakeven More
Jun 09Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Jun 08Vital Energy Is At It Again
Jun 01Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: VTLE's short term assets ($419.3M) do not cover its short term liabilities ($626.3M).
Long Term Liabilities: VTLE's short term assets ($419.3M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($2.6B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: VTLE's net debt to equity ratio (78.9%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: VTLE's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 90.8% to 79.6% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: VTLE's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (40.1%).
Interest Coverage: VTLE's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.6x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/17 13:29 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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Analyst Sources
Vital Energy, Inc. is covered by 49 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Joseph Allman | Baird |
| Jeffrey Robertson | Barclays |
| Phillip Jungwirth | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |