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Obsidian Energy

OBE
53
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy
Also trades as: OBE.TO
Price
$11.95
-0.16 (-1.32%)
Market Cap
$798.0M
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange American
Winston Score
53
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
Good
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong

Share count falling — buybacks

7.5% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 77.6M (2021) → 71.8M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Obsidian Energy is a Canadian oil and gas company that drills for and produces crude oil and natural gas. Its main assets are located in Alberta, Canada, with the Cardium formation in the Pembina area being its most important producing region. The company sells its oil and natural gas to energy marketers and refiners, primarily within Canada.

Obsidian makes money by extracting and selling oil and natural gas, so its revenue rises and falls with commodity prices. It operates entirely in Canada and is a small-to-mid-size producer with a market cap around $700 million. The company has been working to grow production through drilling in the Cardium and Peace River areas, but its low return on invested capital and thin operating margins highlight the main risk: when oil prices drop, profitability can disappear quickly, leaving little cushion for a smaller producer with limited pricing power.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
40.8%
Healthy — 40.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
32.9%
Excellent — 32.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
4.6%
Weak — 4.6% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-23.7%
Shrinking sales (-23.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
597%
Turns 597% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-31.0%
Burning cash (-31.0%)

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
0.26
Conservative — low debt load (0.26)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.87x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.9x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
28.5x
Growth-priced — P/E 28.5

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+18.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (28.5 → 9.9)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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