SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO (SWN) Stock Fundamental Analysis
NYSE:SWN - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US8454671095 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, SWN scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. SWN was compared to 213 industry peers in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. While SWN is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. SWN is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year SWN was profitable.
SWN had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: SWN reported negative net income in multiple years.
Each year in the past 5 years SWN had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
SWN has a worse Return On Assets (-27.98%) than 96.17% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -73.20%, SWN is doing worse than 91.39% of the companies in the same industry.
SWN's Return On Invested Capital of 1.63% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. SWN is outperformed by 78.95% of its industry peers.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for SWN is significantly above the industry average of 23.55%.
The 3 year average ROIC (30.62%) for SWN is well above the current ROIC(1.63%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -27.98% | ||
| ROE | -73.2% | ||
| ROIC | 1.63% |
ROA(3y)9.03%
ROA(5y)-3.99%
ROE(3y)22.74%
ROE(5y)-106.1%
ROIC(3y)30.62%
ROIC(5y)19.24%
1.3 Margins
SWN's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
With a Operating Margin value of 2.91%, SWN is not doing good in the industry: 77.99% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of SWN has declined.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 60.89%, SWN is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 66.99% of the companies in the same industry.
SWN's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 2.91% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 60.89% |
OM growth 3Y153.44%
OM growth 5Y-15.13%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y11.5%
GM growth 3Y2.88%
GM growth 5Y-1.18%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), SWN is creating value.
SWN has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for SWN has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
SWN has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.85, we must say that SWN is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
The Altman-Z score of SWN (0.85) is worse than 63.16% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.01 is on the high side and indicates that SWN has dependencies on debt financing.
SWN's Debt to Equity ratio of 1.01 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. SWN is outperformed by 73.68% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.01 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.85 |
ROIC/WACC0.25
WACC6.62%
2.3 Liquidity
SWN has a Current Ratio of 0.53. This is a bad value and indicates that SWN is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.53, SWN is doing worse than 85.65% of the companies in the same industry.
SWN has a Quick Ratio of 0.53. This is a bad value and indicates that SWN is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
SWN has a worse Quick ratio (0.53) than 81.82% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.53 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.53 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for SWN have decreased strongly by -50.00% in the last year.
SWN shows a decrease in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -8.06% yearly.
SWN shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -50.17%.
SWN shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 11.05% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-50%
EPS 3Y23.01%
EPS 5Y-8.06%
EPS Q2Q%11.11%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-50.17%
Revenue growth 3Y41.38%
Revenue growth 5Y11.05%
Sales Q2Q%-14.66%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 30.94% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
The Revenue is expected to grow by 9.96% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y-9.6%
EPS Next 2Y30.7%
EPS Next 3Y23.18%
EPS Next 5Y30.94%
Revenue Next Year-22.08%
Revenue Next 2Y-2.82%
Revenue Next 3Y2.04%
Revenue Next 5Y9.96%
3.3 Evolution
When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
The Price/Earnings ratio is 14.51, which indicates a correct valuation of SWN.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as SWN.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 26.31, SWN is valued a bit cheaper.
SWN is valuated cheaply with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 6.21.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of SWN indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: SWN is cheaper than 79.90% of the companies listed in the same industry.
SWN's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 22.13.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14.51 | ||
| Fwd PE | 6.21 |
4.2 Price Multiples
SWN's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.1 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
SWN's earnings are expected to grow with 23.18% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y30.7%
EPS Next 3Y23.18%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
No dividends for SWN!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
7.11
-0.04 (-0.56%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryGroupEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners88.51%
Inst Owner Change-51.79%
Ins Owners1.11%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap7.84B
Analysts69
Price Target7.65 (7.59%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
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)-9.07%
Min EPS beat(2)-11.93%
Max EPS beat(2)-6.21%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)13.41%
Min EPS beat(4)-11.93%
Max EPS beat(4)43.58%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)13.94%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)10.61%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)25.9%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)4.49%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.9%
Max Revenue beat(2)10.88%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)13.11%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.9%
Max Revenue beat(4)28.77%
Revenue beat(8)6
Avg Revenue beat(8)36.32%
Revenue beat(12)10
Avg Revenue beat(12)57.96%
Revenue beat(16)13
Avg Revenue beat(16)46.5%
PT rev (1m)-6.5%
PT rev (3m)-10.78%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)15.15%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)33.7%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)5.01%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-2.25%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.58%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14.51 | ||
| Fwd PE | 6.21 | ||
| P/S | 1.39 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | 4.5 | ||
| P/B | 2.08 | ||
| P/tB | 2.08 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.1 |
EPS(TTM)0.49
EY6.89%
EPS(NY)1.14
Fwd EY16.1%
FCF(TTM)-0.11
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)1.58
OCFY22.2%
SpS5.11
BVpS3.41
TBVpS3.41
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -27.98% | ||
| ROE | -73.2% | ||
| ROCE | 2.07% | ||
| ROIC | 1.63% | ||
| ROICexc | 1.64% | ||
| ROICexgc | 1.64% | ||
| OM | 2.91% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 60.89% | ||
| FCFM | N/A |
ROA(3y)9.03%
ROA(5y)-3.99%
ROE(3y)22.74%
ROE(5y)-106.1%
ROIC(3y)30.62%
ROIC(5y)19.24%
ROICexc(3y)30.76%
ROICexc(5y)19.32%
ROICexgc(3y)30.89%
ROICexgc(5y)19.41%
ROCE(3y)38.76%
ROCE(5y)24.35%
ROICexcg growth 3Y164.08%
ROICexcg growth 5Y-19.13%
ROICexc growth 3Y164.83%
ROICexc growth 5Y-19.18%
OM growth 3Y153.44%
OM growth 5Y-15.13%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y11.5%
GM growth 3Y2.88%
GM growth 5Y-1.18%
F-Score2
Asset Turnover0.57
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.01 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.87 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 161.53% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 33.08% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 132.09% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.53 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.53 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.85 |
F-Score2
WACC6.62%
ROIC/WACC0.25
Cap/Depr(3y)178.4%
Cap/Depr(5y)203.9%
Cap/Sales(3y)20.95%
Cap/Sales(5y)27.57%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-50%
EPS 3Y23.01%
EPS 5Y-8.06%
EPS Q2Q%11.11%
EPS Next Y-9.6%
EPS Next 2Y30.7%
EPS Next 3Y23.18%
EPS Next 5Y30.94%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-50.17%
Revenue growth 3Y41.38%
Revenue growth 5Y11.05%
Sales Q2Q%-14.66%
Revenue Next Year-22.08%
Revenue Next 2Y-2.82%
Revenue Next 3Y2.04%
Revenue Next 5Y9.96%
EBIT growth 1Y-96.33%
EBIT growth 3Y258.31%
EBIT growth 5Y-5.76%
EBIT Next Year112.9%
EBIT Next 3Y48.03%
EBIT Next 5Y45.93%
FCF growth 1Y-122.12%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-18.83%
OCF growth 3Y68.28%
OCF growth 5Y15.52%