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Otto Energy Limited

OEL.AX
43
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy
Price
A$0.01
+0.00 (+14.29%)
Market Cap
A$38.4M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
43
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Sep 8, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Strong
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

22.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 4.80B (2021) → 3.70B (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Otto Energy Limited is an oil and gas exploration and production enterprise operating across North America via its various subsidiaries. A key asset for the company is its 50% ownership stake in the South Marsh Island 71 project. The firm's portfolio further encompasses a 37.5% working interest in the Lightning prospect, located in Matagorda County, Texas, along with a 16.7% working interest in the Green Canyon 21 lease in the Gulf of Mexico. Founded in 2004, the company was initially named Ottoman Energy Limited before adopting its current identity, Otto Energy Limited, in August 2006. Its corporate headquarters are situated in Adelaide, Australia.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
41.6%
Healthy — 41.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
25.4%
Excellent — 25.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
34.0%
Exceptional — 34.0% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-24.8%
Shrinking sales (-24.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
16%
Weak — only 16% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-23.3%
Burning cash (-23.3%)

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
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
3.5x
Attractive valuation — P/E 3.5

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's 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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