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← Riley Exploration Permian

The business behind the dividend

MeasureREPXMedianFormula
Return on equity25.4%10.6%Net income ÷ shareholders’ equity
Return on capital employed15.1%10.0%Operating income ÷ (equity + total debt)
Owner earnings$164.40m$120.90mNet income + depreciation & amortisation − capital expenditure
Free cash flow$122.92m$155.08mOperating cash flow − capital expenditure
Operating margin34.0%14.3%Operating income ÷ revenue
Net margin41.0%10.1%Net income ÷ revenue
Debt to equity0.39x0.73xTotal debt ÷ shareholders’ equity
Interest cover4.71x4.22xOperating income ÷ interest expense
Current ratio0.60x1.55xCurrent assets ÷ current liabilities
Long-term debt to working capitalLong-term debt ÷ (current assets − current liabilities)
Cash conversion1.32x1.66xOperating cash flow ÷ net income
Accruals-4.4%-3.1%(Net income − operating cash flow) ÷ total assets

Not computed here: Long-term debt to working capital — why a blank is not a zero.

Ten years of it

The same measures, for every year the filings support. One year is a fact; a row is a business.

Measure2025202420232022202120202020201920182017Median
Return on equity25.4%17.4%26.5%35.4%-29.6%-134.4%21.1%-6.9%23.2%-11.1%17.4%
Return on capital employed15.1%19.7%22.1%52.3%3.5%-15.1%15.1%
Operating margin34.0%37.5%45.8%63.3%39.6%-125.6%9.5%-10.3%4.1%-17.0%9.5%
Net margin41.0%21.7%29.8%36.7%-43.5%-120.1%45.7%-8.9%26.7%-12.3%21.7%
Debt to equity0.39x0.53x0.84x0.17x0.02x0.02x0.17x
Current ratio0.60x0.55x0.67x0.67x0.44x3.87x1.75x7.01x7.93x2.45x0.67x
Cash conversion1.32x2.77x1.86x1.44x1.78x0.85x1.44x

How it compares in energy

Among the 47 energy companies here measured on free cash flow, Riley Exploration Permian pays out less than 31 of them. The median for that group is 38.2%, against this company’s 27.1%.

Closest on free cash flow

Same sector and same denominator, so the figures are comparable. All 66 in energy →