Epsilon Energy
Through the investors’ lenses
0 of 2 cleared0 of 3 criteria
Each of these investors has said in public what they look at before buying. Click a name to see how this company measures up — a tick where it passes one of their tests, a cross where it does not.
Warren Buffett 0/2
| Measure | EPSN | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner earnings | — | positive | — |
| Return on equity | -4.6% | US median 2.8% | ✗ |
| Debt to equity | — | US median 0.57x | — |
| Operating margin | -20.4% | US median 3.1% | ✗ |
Passes 0 of 2. These are the measures Warren Buffett published, applied to Epsilon Energy’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
Benjamin Graham 0/1
| Measure | EPSN | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 2.00x published | ✗ |
| Long-term debt to working capital | — | 1.00x published | — |
Passes 0 of 1. These are the measures Benjamin Graham published, applied to Epsilon Energy’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
| Basis | Payout | Why |
|---|---|---|
| GAAP earnings | negative | whyLost $0.250 per share — no earnings to pay from. |
| Operating cash flow | 29.1% | whyBefore capital spending. |
| Free cash flow | 103.8% | whyWhat producers set distributions against. Check for variable or special dividends before reading a trend. |
Spread between highest and lowest: 74.7 percentage points. Same filings, different denominators.
Coverage rating 30 / 100 — Strained. ? Peer standing 4/50Direction 15/30Stability 10/20
The arithmetic
- GAAP earnings — dividends declared per share $0.261 ÷ diluted EPS $-0.250
- Operating cash flow — dividends paid $6.00m ÷ operating cash flow $20.6m
- Free cash flow — dividends paid $6.00m ÷ (operating cash flow $20.6m − capex $14.8m)
Where the figures came from
- 10-K filed 2026-03-27 · accession 0001104659-26-035794
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Caveats on this company
- DPS derived from dividends paid ($0.26); no per-share tag filed
Computed by an open pipeline reading SEC XBRL directly. If any number here looks wrong to you, tell us — that is more useful to us than agreement.
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