W&T Offshore
Through the investors’ lenses
0 of 4 cleared0 of 7 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 | WTI | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner earnings | $-82.31m | positive | ✗ |
| Return on equity | — | US median 2.8% | — |
| Debt to equity | — | US median 0.57x | — |
| Operating margin | -10.5% | US median 3.1% | ✗ |
Passes 0 of 2. These are the measures Warren Buffett published, applied to W&T Offshore’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
Benjamin Graham 0/3
| Measure | WTI | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 1.02x | 2.00x published | ✗ |
| Long-term debt to working capital | 68.61x | 1.00x published | ✗ |
| Positive earnings, ten years running | 0 yrs | 10 published | ✗ |
Passes 0 of 3. These are the measures Benjamin Graham published, applied to W&T Offshore’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
Joel Greenblatt 0/1
| Measure | WTI | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -35.0% | US median 5.1% | ✗ |
Passes 0 of 1. These are the measures Joel Greenblatt published, applied to W&T Offshore’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
Peter Lynch 0/1
| Measure | WTI | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity | — | US median 0.57x | — |
| Net margin | -29.9% | US median 2.0% | ✗ |
Passes 0 of 1. These are the measures Peter Lynch published, applied to W&T Offshore’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
| Basis | Payout | Why |
|---|---|---|
| GAAP earnings | negative | whyLost $1.01 per share — no earnings to pay from. |
| Operating cash flow | 7.8% | whyBefore capital spending. |
| Free cash flow | 21.0% | whyWhat producers set distributions against. Check for variable or special dividends before reading a trend. |
Spread between highest and lowest: 13.2 percentage points. Same filings, different denominators.
Coverage rating 63 / 100 — Adequate. ? Peer standing 38/50Direction 25/30Stability 0/20
Free cash flow payout, last 4 years
| Fiscal year | Payout |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 21.0% |
| 2023-12-31 | 2.0% |
| 2011-12-31 | 69.8% |
| 2010-12-31 | 26.2% |
Coverage worsened sharply this year, 2.0% to 21.0%, after no clear trend before it. One year is not a trend, but it is worth knowing which direction the last one moved.
76% of the 33 energy here pay out more — comfortable for the sector.
The arithmetic
- GAAP earnings — dividends declared per share $0.0405 ÷ diluted EPS $-1.01
- Operating cash flow — dividends paid $6.01m ÷ operating cash flow $77.2m
- Free cash flow — dividends paid $6.01m ÷ (operating cash flow $77.2m − capex $48.6m)
Where the figures came from
- 10-K filed 2026-03-16 · accession 0001104659-26-028315
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Caveats on this company
- DPS derived from dividends paid ($0.04); 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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Also on: rated adequate · when it files.
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