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Vitesse Energy (Vitesse Energy) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Vitesse Energy Financial Strength?

Vitesse Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Vitesse Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 5.94. Vitesse Energy's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.41. As of today, Vitesse Energy's Altman Z-Score is 2.37.


Competitive Comparison of Vitesse Energy's Financial Strength

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Vitesse Energy's Financial Strength Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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* The bar in red indicates where Vitesse Energy's Financial Strength falls into.



Vitesse Energy Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Vitesse Energy's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-2.2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $13.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $98.0 Mil.

Vitesse Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*13.079/-2.203
=5.94

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Vitesse Energy's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(3.082 + 98) / 244.772
=0.41

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Vitesse Energy has a Z-score of 2.37, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Vitesse Energy is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.37 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Vitesse Energy  (NYSE:VTS) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Vitesse Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Vitesse Energy (Vitesse Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
9200 E. Mineral Avenue, Suite 200, Centennial, CO, USA, 80112
Vitesse Energy Inc is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, development, and production of non-operated oil and natural gas properties in the United States that are generally operated by oil companies and are in the Bakken and Three Forks formations in the Williston Basin of North Dakota and Montana. The company also have properties in the Central Rockies, including the Denver-Julesburg Basin and the Powder River Basin.
Executives
James P Henderson officer: Chief Financial Officer 1625 BROADWAY, SUITE 250, DENVER CO 80202
Robert W Gerrity director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 9200 E. MINERAL AVE., SUITE 200, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Leary Dan O director 10590 HAMILTON AVENUE, CINCINNATI OH 45231-0012
Joseph S Steinberg director C/O LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP, 315 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10010
Brian Cree officer: President 9200 E. MINERAL AVE., SUITE 200, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Christopher I Humber officer: General Counsel and Secretary 9200 E. MINERAL AVE, SUITE 200, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Brian P Friedman director
Randy I Stein director 1670 BROADWAY SUITE 2800, DENVER CO 80202
Linda Adamany director 505 FRONT AVE., P.O. BOX "I", COEUR D'ALENE ID 83816
Cathleen M Osborn director 9200 E. MINERAL AVE, SUITE 200, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 10 percent owner 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
David R Macosko officer: Chief Financial Officer 9200 E. MINERAL AVE, SUITE 200, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Michael Sabol officer: VP - SEC & Financial Reporting 9200 E. MINERAL AVE, SUITE 200, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Mike Morella officer: VP - Chief Accounting Officer 9200 E. MINERAL AVE., SUITE 200, CENTENNIAI CO 80112
Vitesse Energy Finance Llc 10 percent owner 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022