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BW Energy Limited

BWE.OL
51
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy
Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
Winston Score
51
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Good
Valuation
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

BW Energy Limited is an oil and gas company that finds and produces crude oil, mainly off the coast of Africa. Its main asset is the Dussafu oil field in Gabon, where it pumps oil and sells it to international buyers. The company is listed in Oslo and is part of the broader BW Group, a large shipping and energy conglomerate.

BW Energy makes money by selling crude oil at market prices, so its revenue rises and falls with the global oil price. It operates primarily in Gabon, with additional exploration interests in Namibia and Cameroon, making it a focused African offshore producer. The company keeps costs relatively low by using existing infrastructure and floating production vessels, which helps protect margins, but its heavy reliance on a single producing asset in Gabon means any operational disruption or reserve disappointment there would have an outsized impact on the business.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
75.8%
Premium pricing power — 75.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
32.1%
Excellent — 32.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
11.3%
Below par — 11.3% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-8.2%
Shrinking sales (-8.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-53.3%
Earnings shrinking (-53.3% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
345%
Turns 345% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-5.1%
Burning cash (-5.1%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.66
Moderate — manageable debt (0.66)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
5.31x
Adequate interest coverage (5.3x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
15.4x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 15.4

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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