Whiting Petroleum
Market Cap
US$1.3b
Last Updated
2021/03/08 23:51 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Whiting Petroleum Corporation, an independent oil and gas company, engages in the acquisition, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids primarily in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Moderate growth potential with imperfect balance sheet.
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Share Price & News
How has Whiting Petroleum's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: WLL is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 8% a week.
Volatility Over Time: WLL's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-0.9%
WLL
6.5%
US Oil and Gas
-4.0%
US Market
1 Year Return
n/a
WLL
57.3%
US Oil and Gas
46.6%
US Market
Return vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine how WLL performed against the US Oil and Gas industry.
Return vs Market: Insufficient data to determine how WLL performed against the US Market.
Shareholder returns
| WLL | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -0.9% | 6.5% | -4.0% |
| 30 Day | 30.0% | 20.9% | -4.1% |
| 90 Day | 32.8% | 31.0% | 3.3% |
| 1 Year | n/a | 68.3%57.3% | 49.8%46.6% |
| 3 Year | n/a | -6.7%-19.8% | 47.8%38.4% |
| 5 Year | n/a | 12.0%-9.8% | 116.6%92.6% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Whiting Petroleum's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Why We’re Not Impressed By Whiting Petroleum Corporation’s (NYSE:WLL) 4.3% ROCE1 year ago | Simply Wall St
Is Whiting Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:WLL) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value1 year ago | Simply Wall St
Imagine Owning Whiting Petroleum (NYSE:WLL) And Taking A 96% Loss Square On The ChinValuation
Is Whiting Petroleum undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
1.04x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: WLL ($33.67) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($20.43)
Significantly Below Fair Value: WLL is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: WLL is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US Oil and Gas industry average.
PE vs Market: WLL 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 WLL's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: WLL is good value based on its PB Ratio (1x) compared to the US Oil and Gas industry average (1.5x).
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Future Growth
How is Whiting Petroleum forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 6 analysts?
116.9%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: WLL is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: WLL is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.
High Growth Earnings: WLL's is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: WLL's revenue (2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.9% per year).
High Growth Revenue: WLL's revenue (2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: WLL is forecast to be unprofitable in 3 years.
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Past Performance
How has Whiting Petroleum performed over the past 5 years?
-13.4%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: WLL is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: WLL is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: WLL is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 13.4% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare WLL's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: WLL is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Oil and Gas industry (-39.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: WLL has a negative Return on Equity (-319.53%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is Whiting Petroleum's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: WLL's short term assets ($190.4M) do not cover its short term liabilities ($322.0M).
Long Term Liabilities: WLL's short term assets ($190.4M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($493.1M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: WLL's debt to equity ratio (29.3%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: WLL's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 109.4% to 29.3% 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: WLL has less than a year of cash runway based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: Insufficient data to determine if WLL has enough cash runway if its free cash flow continues to grow or shrink based on historical rates.
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Dividend
What is Whiting Petroleum current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate WLL's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate WLL'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 WLL's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if WLL's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of WLL's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
1.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Lynn Peterson (67 yo)
0.50
Tenure
US$6,617
Compensation
Mr. Lynn Alan Peterson serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Whiting Petroleum Corporation since September 1, 2020 and serves as its President since September 2020. He serves as the Chief Execu...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive VP of Operations & COO | 2.33yrs | US$3.48m | 0.0015% $ 20.8k | |
| President | 0.50yr | US$6.62k | no data | |
| Executive VP of Finance & CFO | 0.50yr | no data | no data | |
| Investor Relations Manager | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP of Legal | 0.33yr | no data | 0.00056% $ 7.5k | |
| Vice President of Human Resources | 1.58yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Restructuring Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP of Accounting & Controller | 6yrs | no data | 0.00068% $ 9.1k |
1.0yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: WLL's management team is not considered experienced ( 1 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 0.50yr | US$6.62k | no data | |
| Director | 0.50yr | no data | 0.012% $ 154.5k | |
| Director | 0.50yr | no data | no data | |
| Director | 0.50yr | no data | no data | |
| Chairman of the Board | 0.50yr | no data | 0.032% $ 429.1k | |
| Director | 0.50yr | no data | no data | |
| Director | 0.50yr | no data | no data |
0.5yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: WLL's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.5 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: WLL only recently listed within the past 12 months, with total shares outstanding growing by -57.3% in the past year..
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Whiting Petroleum Corporation's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Whiting Petroleum Corporation
- Ticker: WLL
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 1980
- Industry: Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
- Sector: Energy
- Market Cap: US$1.339b
- Shares outstanding: 39.00m
- Website: https://www.whiting.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Whiting Petroleum Corporation
- 1700 Lincoln Street
- Suite 4700
- Denver
- Colorado
- 80203-4547
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WLL1 * | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | New Common Stock | MX | MXN | Sep 2020 |
| WHT2 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | New Common Stock | DE | EUR | Sep 2020 |
| WLL | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | New Common Stock | US | USD | Sep 2020 |
Biography
Whiting Petroleum Corporation, an independent oil and gas company, engages in the acquisition, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids primarily in the Rocky Mountain...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/03/08 23:51 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/03/08 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
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