Vital Energy Balance Sheet Health

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Vital Energy has a total shareholder equity of $2.7B and total debt of $2.5B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 90.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $5.9B and $3.2B respectively. Vital Energy's EBIT is $496.7M making its interest coverage ratio 2.8. It has cash and short-term investments of $40.2M.

Key information

90.9%

Debt to equity ratio

US$2.45b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio2.8x
CashUS$40.18m
EquityUS$2.70b
Total liabilitiesUS$3.18b
Total assetsUS$5.88b

Recent financial health updates

Is Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) A Risky Investment?

Oct 07
Is Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) A Risky Investment?

Recent updates

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) Shares Could Be 45% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Feb 14
Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) Shares Could Be 45% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Vital Energy: First Quarter Receives An Unexpected Boost

Feb 10

Vital Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:VTLE) Shares Bounce 28% But Its Business Still Trails The Market

Jan 18
Vital Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:VTLE) Shares Bounce 28% But Its Business Still Trails The Market

Vital Energy: Here Comes 2025 While Updating 2024

Dec 20

Improved Earnings Required Before Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) Stock's 26% Jump Looks Justified

Dec 01
Improved Earnings Required Before Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) Stock's 26% Jump Looks Justified

Vital Energy: Hedging Fueled Gains And Point Energy Outperformance

Nov 07

Is Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) A Risky Investment?

Oct 07
Is Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) A Risky Investment?

Vital Energy: Prospect Deal Details And Operational Improvements

Sep 28

Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks After Plunging 27%

Sep 10
Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks After Plunging 27%

Vital Energy's (NYSE:VTLE) Anemic Earnings Might Be Worse Than You Think

Aug 15
Vital Energy's (NYSE:VTLE) Anemic Earnings Might Be Worse Than You Think

Vital Energy: First Howard County, Now Delaware Basin

Jul 30

Vital Energy: Bringing Costs Down

Jul 17

Vital Energy: Going West For More Oil

Jun 24

Vital Energy: Strong Production Performance, But Dealing With Elevated Operating Costs

Jun 11

Are Investors Undervaluing Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) By 39%?

Jun 04
Are Investors Undervaluing Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE) By 39%?

Vital Energy: Trying To Change Its Stripes

May 20

Vital Energy Q1: Optimizing The Acquisitions

May 09

Vital Energy: Raising The Bar

Mar 21

Vital Energy: Management Snuck In More Equity

Feb 14

Vital Energy: Why I Sold My Shares (Downgrade)

Feb 05

Vital Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:VTLE) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 18% Below Its Share Price

Feb 05
Vital Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE:VTLE) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 18% Below Its Share Price

Vital Energy Blows Past Guidance

Jan 23

Vital Energy: Cheap Free Cash Flow

Dec 22

Vital Energy: Going For The Black Gold

Nov 03

Here's Why We Think Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) Is Well Worth Watching

Oct 24
Here's Why We Think Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) Is Well Worth Watching

Vital Energy: Permian Acquisitions Are How You Increase Cash Flow Quickly

Sep 15

Calculating The Fair Value Of Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE)

Sep 03
Calculating The Fair Value Of Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE:VTLE)

Vital Energy: Remaking A Company

Aug 15

Vital Energy Is At It Again

Jul 18

Vital Energy Is An AI Beneficiary

Jul 10

Here's Why We Think Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Jul 02
Here's Why We Think Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: VTLE's short term assets ($466.6M) do not cover its short term liabilities ($601.1M).

Long Term Liabilities: VTLE's short term assets ($466.6M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($2.6B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: VTLE's net debt to equity ratio (89.4%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: VTLE's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 139% to 90.9% 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: Insufficient data to determine if VTLE has enough cash runway based on its current free cash flow.

Forecast Cash Runway: Insufficient data to determine if VTLE has enough cash runway if its free cash flow continues to grow or shrink based on historical rates.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/20 06:27
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/20 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Vital Energy, Inc. is covered by 43 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Joseph AllmanBaird
Jeffrey RobertsonBarclays
Phillip JungwirthBMO Capital Markets Equity Research