KOS Fundamental Analysis - KOSMOS ENERGY LTD

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to KOS. KOS was compared to 210 industry peers in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. Both the profitability and financial health of KOS have multiple concerns. KOS does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

KOS had negative earnings in the past year.

KOS had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: KOS reported negative net income in multiple years.

Each year in the past 5 years KOS had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of -3.07%, KOS is not doing good in the industry: 74.29% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

With a Return On Equity value of -15.72%, KOS is not doing good in the industry: 75.24% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

KOS's Return On Invested Capital of 0.58% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. KOS is outperformed by 73.33% of its industry peers.

KOS had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 14.10%. This is significantly below the industry average of 21.90%.

The last Return On Invested Capital (0.58%) for KOS is well below the 3 year average (14.10%), which needs to be investigated, but indicates that KOS had better years and this may not be a problem.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-3.07%
ROE	-15.72%
ROIC	0.58%

ROA(3y)4.28%

ROA(5y)0.13%

ROE(3y)21.75%

ROE(5y)-8.59%

ROIC(3y)14.1%

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 2.18%, KOS is doing worse than 70.95% of the companies in the same industry.

KOS's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

KOS has a better Gross Margin (53.19%) than 61.43% of its industry peers.

KOS's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	2.18%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	53.19%

OM growth 3Y-0.89%

OM growth 5Y9.48%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-2.63%

GM growth 5Y-1.35%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

KOS has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating value.

KOS has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

The number of shares outstanding for KOS has been increased compared to 5 years ago.

KOS has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -0.03, we must say that KOS is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

KOS's Altman-Z score of -0.03 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. KOS is outperformed by 67.62% of its industry peers.

KOS has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.56. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.

KOS has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (2.56) than 83.33% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	2.56
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-0.03

ROIC/WACC0.09

WACC6.73%

2.3 Liquidity

KOS has a Current Ratio of 0.45. This is a bad value and indicates that KOS is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

The Current ratio of KOS (0.45) is worse than 87.62% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 0.25 indicates that KOS may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

The Quick ratio of KOS (0.25) is worse than 92.38% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.45
Quick Ratio	0.25

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for KOS have decreased strongly by -137.89% in the last year.

The Revenue for KOS has decreased by -21.84% in the past year. This is quite bad

Measured over the past years, KOS shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 2.24% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-137.89%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-211.76%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-21.84%

Revenue growth 3Y7.94%

Revenue growth 5Y2.24%

Sales Q2Q%-12.73%

3.2 Future

KOS is expected to show a decrease in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will decrease by -7.07% yearly.

Based on estimates for the next years, KOS will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by 0.00% on average per year.

EPS Next Y-159.8%

EPS Next 2Y-12.84%

EPS Next 3Y0.91%

EPS Next 5Y-7.07%

Revenue Next Year-11.84%

Revenue Next 2Y0.09%

Revenue Next 3Y1.32%

Revenue Next 5Y0%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

KOS reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 5.14 indicates a rather cheap valuation of KOS.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of KOS indicates a rather cheap valuation: KOS is cheaper than 92.38% of the companies listed in the same industry.

KOS's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 22.73.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	5.14

4.2 Price Multiples

KOS's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. KOS is cheaper than 64.29% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	6.23

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-12.84%

EPS Next 3Y0.91%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

KOS does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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KOSMOS ENERGY LTD

NYSE:KOS (9/15/2025, 3:56:08 PM)

1.68

+0.01 (+0.6%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorEnergy

GICS IndustryGroupEnergy

GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

Earnings (Last)08-04 2025-08-04/bmo

Earnings (Next)11-03 2025-11-03/bmo

Inst Owners95.7%

Inst Owner Change-4.47%

Ins Owners1.89%

Ins Owner Change0.69%

Market Cap803.46M

Analysts78.46

Price Target4.78 (184.52%)

Short Float %11.71%

Short Ratio6.15

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly Dividend0

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP0%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-267.66%

Min EPS beat(2)-378.31%

Max EPS beat(2)-157.02%

EPS beat(4)0

Avg EPS beat(4)-172.01%

Min EPS beat(4)-378.31%

Max EPS beat(4)-0.99%

EPS beat(8)4

Avg EPS beat(8)-70.53%

EPS beat(12)6

Avg EPS beat(12)-41.24%

EPS beat(16)8

Avg EPS beat(16)-30.47%

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-6.76%

Min Revenue beat(2)-9.61%

Max Revenue beat(2)-3.91%

Revenue beat(4)1

Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.18%

Min Revenue beat(4)-9.61%

Max Revenue beat(4)1.64%

Revenue beat(8)4

Avg Revenue beat(8)1.09%

Revenue beat(12)4

Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.32%

Revenue beat(16)7

Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.24%

PT rev (1m)-3.53%

PT rev (3m)6.9%

EPS NQ rev (1m)-276.72%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-1205.07%

EPS NY rev (1m)-49.91%

EPS NY rev (3m)-10508.3%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)-16.97%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-15.27%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-4.49%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-4.67%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	5.14
P/S	0.54
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	2.61
P/B	0.79
P/tB	0.79
EV/EBITDA	6.23

EPS(TTM)-0.36

EYN/A

EPS(NY)0.33

Fwd EY19.44%

FCF(TTM)-0.51

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)0.64

OCFY38.37%

SpS3.11

BVpS2.13

TBVpS2.13

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-3.07%
ROE	-15.72%
ROCE	0.74%
ROIC	0.58%
ROICexc	0.59%
ROICexgc	0.59%
OM	2.18%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	53.19%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)4.28%

ROA(5y)0.13%

ROE(3y)21.75%

ROE(5y)-8.59%

ROIC(3y)14.1%

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)14.59%

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)14.59%

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)17.85%

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3Y4.21%

ROICexcg growth 5Y6.17%

ROICexc growth 3Y4.21%

ROICexc growth 5Y6.17%

OM growth 3Y-0.89%

OM growth 5Y9.48%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-2.63%

GM growth 5Y-1.35%

F-Score2

Asset Turnover0.29

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	2.56
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	4.5
Cap/Depr	101.45%
Cap/Sales	37.19%
Interest Coverage	250
Cash Conversion	53.35%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.45
Quick Ratio	0.25
Altman-Z	-0.03

F-Score2

WACC6.73%

ROIC/WACC0.09

Cap/Depr(3y)188.24%

Cap/Depr(5y)167.54%

Cap/Sales(3y)48.86%

Cap/Sales(5y)52.84%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-137.89%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-211.76%

EPS Next Y-159.8%

EPS Next 2Y-12.84%

EPS Next 3Y0.91%

EPS Next 5Y-7.07%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-21.84%

Revenue growth 3Y7.94%

Revenue growth 5Y2.24%

Sales Q2Q%-12.73%

Revenue Next Year-11.84%

Revenue Next 2Y0.09%

Revenue Next 3Y1.32%

Revenue Next 5Y0%

EBIT growth 1Y-96.06%

EBIT growth 3Y6.98%

EBIT growth 5Y11.94%

EBIT Next Year29.28%

EBIT Next 3Y21.67%

EBIT Next 5Y10.25%

FCF growth 1Y-75.09%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-58.58%

OCF growth 3Y21.91%

OCF growth 5Y1.54%

KOSMOS ENERGY LTD (KOS) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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