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PetroTal

TAL.TO
54
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
54
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
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Mixed
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The full picture

PetroTal Corp. is a small oil production company focused entirely on Peru. It pumps crude oil from the Bretaña oil field, located in the remote Loreto region of the Amazon basin. The company sells its oil to Peruvian state-owned buyers and exports some barrels to international markets.

PetroTal earns revenue by selling crude oil, so its income rises and falls with global oil prices. It operates only in Peru, making it a geographically concentrated, single-asset business with a market cap of roughly $500 million. The company's main competitive advantage is its low-cost production from a proven field, but its biggest risk is the combination of oil price volatility and the logistical challenges of operating in a remote jungle region — including periodic community protests that have historically disrupted production and shipments.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
59.6%
Premium pricing power — 59.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
48.5%
Excellent — 48.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
10.4%
Below par — 10.4% 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
-31.8%
Shrinking sales (-31.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-79.2%
Earnings shrinking (-79.2% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
622%
Turns 622% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
17.5%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (17.5%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.08
Conservative — low debt load (0.08)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
8.93x
Comfortably covers interest (8.9x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
23.2x
no trend
Growth-priced — P/E 23.2

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

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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