TALOS ENERGY INC (TALO) Stock Fundamental Analysis
USA - NYSE:TALO - US87484T1088 - Common Stock
10.585 USD
-0.08 (-0.8%)
TALO gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 210 industry peers in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. While TALO seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. TALO is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
TALO had negative earnings in the past year.
In the past year TALO had a positive cash flow from operations.
In multiple years TALO reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
Each year in the past 5 years TALO had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -6.25%, TALO is doing worse than 76.19% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Equity of TALO (-14.96%) is worse than 75.71% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 0.00%, TALO is doing worse than 74.76% of the companies in the same industry.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for TALO is significantly below the industry average of 21.67%.
The 3 year average ROIC (10.34%) for TALO is well above the current ROIC(0.00%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -6.25% | ||
| ROE | -14.96% | ||
| ROIC | 0% |
ROA(3y)5.05%
ROA(5y)-1.58%
ROE(3y)12.9%
ROE(5y)-7.12%
ROIC(3y)10.34%
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
TALO has a Operating Margin of 0.00%. This is in the lower half of the industry: TALO underperforms 76.19% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of TALO has declined.
TALO has a Gross Margin of 72.82%. This is amongst the best in the industry. TALO outperforms 83.81% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of TALO has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 72.82% |
OM growth 3Y-44.48%
OM growth 5Y-25.79%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.53%
GM growth 5Y-0.5%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
TALO has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
Compared to 1 year ago, TALO has more shares outstanding
TALO has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
TALO has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
TALO has an Altman-Z score of 0.53. This is a bad value and indicates that TALO is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 0.53, TALO is doing worse than 63.33% of the companies in the same industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of TALO is 2.36, which is a good value as it means it would take TALO, 2.36 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
The Debt to FCF ratio of TALO (2.36) is better than 81.90% of its industry peers.
TALO has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.55. This is a neutral value indicating TALO is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.55, TALO is in line with its industry, outperforming 42.86% of the companies in the same industry.
Although TALO does not score too well on debt/equity it has very limited outstanding debt, which is well covered by the FCF. We will not put too much weight on the debt/equity number as it may be because of low equity, which could be a consequence of a share buyback program for instance. This needs to be investigated.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.55 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 2.36 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.53 |
ROIC/WACC0
WACC9.78%
2.3 Liquidity
TALO has a Current Ratio of 1.27. This is a normal value and indicates that TALO is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.27, TALO is in line with its industry, outperforming 56.67% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 1.27 indicates that TALO should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
TALO has a Quick ratio of 1.27. This is in the better half of the industry: TALO outperforms 64.29% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.27 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.27 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
TALO shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -28.00%.
The Revenue has decreased by -0.02% in the past year.
The Revenue has been growing by 16.79% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-28%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-35.71%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.02%
Revenue growth 3Y16.61%
Revenue growth 5Y16.79%
Sales Q2Q%-11.63%
3.2 Future
TALO is expected to show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 2.59% yearly.
The Revenue is expected to decrease by -1.98% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-615.98%
EPS Next 2Y-238.78%
EPS Next 3Y-113.69%
EPS Next 5Y2.59%
Revenue Next Year-8.68%
Revenue Next 2Y-6.64%
Revenue Next 3Y-4.5%
Revenue Next 5Y-1.98%
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.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
TALO reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Also next year TALO is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
96.19% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than TALO, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
95.24% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than TALO, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 3.25 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 2.29 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
TALO's earnings are expected to decrease with -113.69% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-238.78%
EPS Next 3Y-113.69%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
No dividends for TALO!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
NYSE:TALO (11/19/2025, 2:57:55 PM)
10.585
-0.08 (-0.8%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryGroupEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners75.67%
Inst Owner Change-6.02%
Ins Owners0.59%
Ins Owner Change0.13%
Market Cap1.85B
Revenue(TTM)1.87B
Net Income(TTM)-356.22M
Analysts80
Price Target13.09 (23.67%)
Short Float %8.93%
Short Ratio6.06
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)29.52%
Min EPS beat(2)7.74%
Max EPS beat(2)51.29%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)163.37%
Min EPS beat(4)7.74%
Max EPS beat(4)430.93%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)65.57%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)25.46%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)28.15%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.79%
Min Revenue beat(2)-4.65%
Max Revenue beat(2)3.07%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.97%
Min Revenue beat(4)-4.65%
Max Revenue beat(4)3.07%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.07%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.43%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)4.77%
PT rev (1m)-0.59%
PT rev (3m)0.83%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-6%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-47.36%
EPS NY rev (1m)-3.43%
EPS NY rev (3m)-26.84%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.58%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-2.35%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.11%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.27%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.99 | ||
| P/FCF | 3.25 | ||
| P/OCF | 1.71 | ||
| P/B | 0.78 | ||
| P/tB | 0.78 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 2.29 |
EPS(TTM)-0.32
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-1.84
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)3.25
FCFY30.72%
OCF(TTM)6.2
OCFY58.6%
SpS10.72
BVpS13.63
TBVpS13.63
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -6.25% | ||
| ROE | -14.96% | ||
| ROCE | 0% | ||
| ROIC | 0% | ||
| ROICexc | 0% | ||
| ROICexgc | 0% | ||
| OM | 0% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 72.82% | ||
| FCFM | 30.33% |
ROA(3y)5.05%
ROA(5y)-1.58%
ROE(3y)12.9%
ROE(5y)-7.12%
ROIC(3y)10.34%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)10.62%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)10.62%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)13.08%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3Y-52.56%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-27.88%
ROICexc growth 3Y-52.56%
ROICexc growth 5Y-27.88%
OM growth 3Y-44.48%
OM growth 5Y-25.79%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.53%
GM growth 5Y-0.5%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.33
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.55 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 2.36 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 1.09 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 42.53% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 27.51% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 0 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 89.4% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.27 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.27 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.53 |
F-Score6
WACC9.78%
ROIC/WACC0
Cap/Depr(3y)63.27%
Cap/Depr(5y)68.41%
Cap/Sales(3y)28.24%
Cap/Sales(5y)34.26%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-28%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-35.71%
EPS Next Y-615.98%
EPS Next 2Y-238.78%
EPS Next 3Y-113.69%
EPS Next 5Y2.59%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.02%
Revenue growth 3Y16.61%
Revenue growth 5Y16.79%
Sales Q2Q%-11.63%
Revenue Next Year-8.68%
Revenue Next 2Y-6.64%
Revenue Next 3Y-4.5%
Revenue Next 5Y-1.98%
EBIT growth 1Y-99.99%
EBIT growth 3Y-35.26%
EBIT growth 5Y-13.32%
EBIT Next Year668.98%
EBIT Next 3Y88.02%
EBIT Next 5Y48.01%
FCF growth 1Y1326.84%
FCF growth 3Y56.61%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y110.94%
OCF growth 3Y32.76%
OCF growth 5Y19.58%
TALOS ENERGY INC / TALO FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for TALO stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to TALO.
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ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to TALOS ENERGY INC (TALO). This can be considered as Overvalued.
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TALOS ENERGY INC (TALO) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.
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The financial health rating of TALOS ENERGY INC (TALO) is 5 / 10.