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Barnwell Industries

BRN
13
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy
Price
$0.97
-0.05 (-4.99%)
Market Cap
$10.6M
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange American
Winston Score
13
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Jul 28, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+17.0% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 8.6M (2021) → 10.1M (2025)

Barnwell Industries, Inc., established in 1956 and based in Honolulu, Hawaii, is a diversified company operating across three distinct business areas: oil and natural gas, land investment, and contract drilling. The company's energy operations involve the acquisition, development, extraction, and sale of crude oil and natural gas resources, predominantly in the Canadian province of Alberta. Separately, its Land Investment segment strategically invests in various land holdings located within Hawaii. Furthermore, Barnwell maintains a Contract Drilling division equipped with five water well drilling rigs, two pump rigs, and other essential support machinery. This segment specializes in drilling water and monitoring wells of varying depths, provides installation and repair services for water pumping systems, and acts as a distributor for Trillium Flow Technologies.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-29.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+24.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Cash Runway

~22 months

$4M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue declining

Barnwell Industries's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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Quality

Gross Margin
5.2%
Thin — 5.2% gross margin
Operating Margin
-54.8%
Losing money on operations — -54.8%
ROCE
-17.1%
Weak — -17.1% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-35.7%
Shrinking sales (-35.7% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-34.4%
Burning cash (-34.4%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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