Overall BKV gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated BKV against 207 industry peers in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. BKV may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. BKV has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

BKV had positive earnings in the past year.
BKV had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 1.57%, BKV is in line with its industry, outperforming 40.10% of the companies in the same industry.
BKV's Return On Equity of 2.53% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. BKV is outperformed by 62.32% of its industry peers.
The Return On Invested Capital of BKV (1.73%) is worse than 69.57% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	1.57%
ROE	2.53%
ROIC	1.73%

ROA(3y)4.38%

ROA(5y)N/A

ROE(3y)11%

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

BKV has a Profit Margin of 5.70%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: BKV outperforms 48.31% of its industry peers.
BKV's Operating Margin of 7.16% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. BKV is outperformed by 61.35% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	7.16%
PM (TTM)	5.7%
GM	N/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), BKV is destroying value.
BKV has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
BKV has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 1.92 indicates that BKV is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
The Altman-Z score of BKV (1.92) is better than 64.73% of its industry peers.
BKV has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.27. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
BKV's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.27 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. BKV outperforms 65.22% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.27
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	1.92

ROIC/WACC0.19

WACC9.28%

2.3 Liquidity

BKV has a Current Ratio of 0.85. This is a bad value and indicates that BKV is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
BKV's Current ratio of 0.85 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. BKV is outperformed by 65.22% of its industry peers.
BKV has a Quick Ratio of 0.85. This is a bad value and indicates that BKV is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.83, BKV is in line with its industry, outperforming 42.51% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.85
Quick Ratio	0.83

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

BKV shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -244.20%.
BKV shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -41.68%.
BKV shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 4.09% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-244.2%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%285.19%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-41.68%

Revenue growth 3Y4.09%

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%60.53%

3.2 Future

BKV is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 44.53% yearly.
Based on estimates for the next years, BKV will show a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 33.53% on average per year.

EPS Next Y212.03%

EPS Next 2Y90.81%

EPS Next 3Y61.77%

EPS Next 5Y44.53%

Revenue Next Year38.84%

Revenue Next 2Y42.27%

Revenue Next 3Y33.53%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 21.50, the valuation of BKV can be described as rather expensive.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as BKV.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.21, BKV is valued a bit cheaper.
A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 12.07 indicates a correct valuation of BKV.
67.15% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than BKV, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 24.26, BKV is valued rather cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	21.5
Fwd PE	12.07

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, BKV is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 64.73% of the companies are valued more cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	14.08

4.3 Compensation for Growth

BKV's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
BKV's earnings are expected to grow with 61.77% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.