Petrus Resources

PRQ.TO

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy

Price

C$1.83

+0.00 (+0.00%)

Market Cap

C$271.7M

Exchange

Toronto Stock Exchange

Winston Score

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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

Mixed

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Strong

Valuation

Data not available

Dividends

Good

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Share count rising — dilution

+94.6% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 68.3M (2021) → 132.9M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Petrus Resources is a small Canadian oil and gas company that finds and produces energy from underground reserves. It focuses on natural gas, natural gas liquids, and crude oil, selling primarily to energy marketers and pipeline buyers in Canada. The company operates in Alberta, with most of its activity concentrated in the Ferrier and Foothills regions of west-central Alberta.

Petrus makes money by extracting hydrocarbons and selling them at market prices, meaning its revenue rises and falls with commodity prices. It is a small-cap producer with a market cap around $300 million, and it competes in a crowded space with limited pricing power compared to larger peers. The company's main challenge is managing debt and capital spending efficiently given its thin operating margins and low returns on invested capital — both of which leave little room for error if natural gas prices decline.

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+77.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-25.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

C$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

71.7%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

C$8,000 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Petrus Resources grew revenue 77% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

56.5%

Premium pricing power — 56.5% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

29.1%

Excellent — 29.1% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

4.1%

Weak — 4.1% 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

+31.2%

Fast-growing sales (+31.2% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-123.2%

Earnings shrinking (-123.2% YoY)

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

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

N/A

Data not available

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

0.21

Conservative — low debt load (0.21)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

2.43x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.4x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

6.56%

Healthy income — 6.56% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+0.0%

Dividend flat

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