Cardinal Energy Ltd.

OTCPK:CRLF.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$988.8m

Cardinal Energy Valuation

Is CRLF.F undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of CRLF.F when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Fair Value: CRLF.F ($6.25) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($18.55)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CRLF.F is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CRLF.F?

Key metric: As CRLF.F is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CRLF.F. This is calculated by dividing CRLF.F's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CRLF.F's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio18.3x
EarningsCA$76.53m
Market CapCA$1.38b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CRLF.F's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CRLF.F vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average21.1x
SBR Sabine Royalty Trust
12.4xn/aUS$992.6m
DMLP Dorchester Minerals
21xn/aUS$1.1b
VTS Vitesse Energy
35.5x-85.74%US$764.2m
GRNT Granite Ridge Resources
15.5x5.84%US$599.8m
CRLF.F Cardinal Energy
18.3x-2.18%US$1.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CRLF.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.3x) compared to the peer average (21.1x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CRLF.F's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Oil and Gas Industry?

9 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
MVO MV Oil Trust
1.7xn/aUS$25.53m
SAFX XCF Global
0.2xn/aUS$22.48m
AXAS Abraxas Petroleum
0.09xn/aUS$10.27m
RUBI Rubico
0.4xn/aUS$2.70m
CRLF.F 18.3xIndustry Avg. 13.7xNo. of Companies21PE0816243240+
9 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CRLF.F is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.3x) compared to the US Oil and Gas industry average (13.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CRLF.F'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.

CRLF.F PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio18.3x
Fair PE Ratio13.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CRLF.F is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.4x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CRLF.F forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$6.25
US$6.21
-0.67%
6.21%US$6.48US$5.58n/a6
Jan ’27US$6.33
US$6.41
+1.13%
5.79%US$6.92US$5.83n/a6
Dec ’26US$6.36
US$6.00
-5.65%
6.01%US$6.74US$5.67n/a6
Nov ’26US$5.69
US$5.81
+2.03%
4.26%US$6.08US$5.36n/a6
Oct ’26US$5.63
US$5.63
+0.082%
6.02%US$6.11US$5.03n/a6
Sep ’26US$5.30
US$5.42
+2.28%
5.96%US$5.78US$5.06n/a5
Aug ’26US$5.11
US$5.44
+6.38%
5.96%US$5.80US$5.07n/a5
Jul ’26US$5.01
US$5.03
+0.38%
7.10%US$5.47US$4.37n/a5
Jun ’26US$4.48
US$4.84
+7.93%
8.11%US$5.37US$4.30n/a5
May ’26US$4.15
US$4.98
+19.99%
7.10%US$5.42US$4.33n/a5
Apr ’26US$4.52
US$5.10
+13.00%
5.48%US$5.59US$4.89n/a5
Mar ’26US$4.44
US$5.23
+17.77%
4.71%US$5.58US$4.88n/a4
Feb ’26US$4.35
US$5.18
+19.02%
4.22%US$5.52US$4.83n/a5
Jan ’26US$4.50
US$5.16
+14.47%
5.41%US$5.44US$4.88US$6.332
Dec ’25US$4.70
US$5.30
+12.91%
5.47%US$5.69US$4.98US$6.365
Nov ’25US$4.53
US$5.46
+20.57%
9.23%US$6.36US$5.09US$5.695
Oct ’25US$4.78
US$5.74
+20.25%
9.57%US$6.49US$5.19US$5.635
Sep ’25US$5.08
US$5.97
+17.54%
6.33%US$6.49US$5.56US$5.305
Aug ’25US$4.83
US$5.81
+20.40%
6.33%US$6.32US$5.41US$5.115
Jul ’25US$4.93
US$5.90
+19.70%
4.62%US$6.19US$5.46US$5.015
Jun ’25US$5.17
US$6.01
+16.14%
5.80%US$6.55US$5.46US$4.486
May ’25US$5.03
US$6.13
+21.88%
4.45%US$6.57US$5.84US$4.155
Apr ’25US$5.20
US$5.97
+14.86%
4.62%US$6.27US$5.53US$4.525
Mar ’25US$4.98
US$5.92
+18.97%
6.85%US$6.30US$5.18US$4.445
Feb ’25US$4.67
US$6.10
+30.52%
11.54%US$7.46US$5.22US$4.356
Jan ’25US$4.75
US$6.75
+42.14%
7.17%US$7.50US$6.00US$4.506
US$6.19
Fair Value
1.0% overvalued intrinsic discount
6
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/16 08:10
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/16 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Cardinal Energy Ltd. is covered by 21 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Patrick O'RourkeATB Capital Markets
Laique Ahmad Amir ArifATB Capital Markets
Randy OllenbergerBMO Capital Markets Equity Research