Genel Energy (LON:GENL) Issues Earnings Results

Genel Energy (LON:GENLGet Free Report) released its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported GBX (6.30) EPS for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. Genel Energy had a negative net margin of 12.99% and a negative return on equity of 2.51%.

Here are the key takeaways from Genel Energy’s conference call:

  • Proposed Capricorn Energy acquisition would approximately double Genel’s production to around 30,000 boe/d and increase 2P reserves to 117 million boe, while diversifying the company into Egypt. Shareholder approval is expected on August 18.
  • Tawke production restarted on June 28 after a four-month suspension, and investment drilling has resumed. Management said July cash increased to $240 million, supported by disciplined spending and a low-leverage balance sheet.
  • The production stoppage materially weakened first-half results, with average net production of just 6,600 barrels per day versus a 20,000-barrel-per-day plan. Genel remains unable to resume international exports until it receives payments consistent with its production-sharing contract.
  • Genel raised an additional $35 million through its existing bond at an implied interest cost of about 9.7%, bringing total debt to $127 million while retaining substantial borrowing headroom. The company said the funds are available for deployment, including potential growth initiatives.
  • Organic growth plans remain focused on drilling Block 54 in Oman and Toosan-1 in Somaliland in 2027. Toosan-1 is advancing through internal approval stages, but technical, commercial, operational and geopolitical uncertainties—including potential Red Sea supply-chain disruption—could affect the timing of a final drilling commitment.

Genel Energy Trading Up 0.8%

LON GENL traded up GBX 0.40 on Tuesday, reaching GBX 50.50. The company had a trading volume of 578,543 shares, compared to its average volume of 263,565. The firm has a market cap of £139.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.78, a P/E/G ratio of -0.03 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 25.84, a current ratio of 2.70 and a quick ratio of 5.87. Genel Energy has a fifty-two week low of GBX 48.20 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 83.29. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 52.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 55.24.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 90 price objective on shares of Genel Energy in a report on Friday, May 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 85.

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About Genel Energy

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Genel Energy is a socially responsible oil producer with a low-cost and low-carbon production asset in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and exploration assets in Oman, Morocco and Somaliland and listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: GENL, LEI: 549300IVCJDWC3LR8F94). Genel’s strategy is designed to build a business with resilient and diversified cash flows that delivers sustainable value to shareholders, and with the aim of restarting the payment of a regular dividend.

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