APA Corporation

APA

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy

Price

$35.22

+0.94 (+2.73%)

Market Cap

$12.45B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count falling — buybacks

−4.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 375.0M (2021) → 359.0M (2025)

APA Corporation, through its subsidiaries, explores for, develops, and produces oil and gas properties. It has operations in the United States, Egypt, and the United Kingdom, as well as has exploration activities offshore Suriname. The company also operates gathering, processing, and transmission assets in West Texas, as well as holds ownership in four Permian-to-Gulf Coast pipelines. APA Corporation was founded in 1954 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Winston Score History

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1 Congressional buy and 1 sell on APA in the last 12 months.

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Quality

Gross Margin

96.8%

Premium pricing power — 96.8% gross margin

Operating Margin

42.9%

Excellent — 42.9% operating margin

ROCE

9.2%

Below par — 9.2% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

-17.4%

Shrinking sales (-17.4% YoY)

EPS YoY

+54.9%

Earnings growing fast (54.9% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

261%

Turns 261% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

17.2%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (17.2%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.68

Moderate — manageable debt (0.68)

Interest Cover

12.80x

Comfortably covers interest (12.8x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

8.2x

Attractive valuation — P/E 8.2

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward

+1.1

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

2.99%

Moderate income — 2.99% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth

+0.0%

Dividend flat

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