Holds a 75% net overriding royalty interest in the Waddell Ranch properties in Crane County, Texas. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
If every debt were paid off today, $1.7B would still be left in the vault — a solid cushion for hard times.
The market pays 115.5× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 19% of them.
No analyst target is on record for this company.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
The cash pile is strong; debt and other items pull the grade toward the middle.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
angles, checked one by one.
The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.
The net profit margin is 89% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
There is $1.7B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $1.7B would remain.
It pays out $0.38 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The company’s market value is 116 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 19/100.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 23/100.
We grade companies — revenue, margins, balance sheets. This is a fund, so there is no report card to give. That is not a low grade; it is a different kind of thing.
One-line summary: a basket, not a business. Judge it by what it holds.