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Granite Ridge Resources

GRNT
38
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy
Price
$4.67
+0.11 (+2.41%)
Market Cap
$616.0M
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

1.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 132.9M (2021) → 130.5M (2025)

Granite Ridge Resources is an oil and natural gas company that finds and produces energy from underground reserves across the United States. It focuses on non-operated working interests, meaning it invests money into wells that other, larger companies actually drill and run day-to-day. Its customers are essentially energy commodity markets — it sells the oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids it produces into wholesale markets.

Granite Ridge makes money by selling those commodities, so its revenue rises and falls with oil and gas prices. The company operates across several major U.S. basins, including the Permian, Eagle Ford, and Haynesville, and has a market cap of roughly $700 million. Its non-operator model keeps overhead costs lower than traditional producers, but it also means Granite Ridge has limited control over drilling decisions and production timing — and like all small E&P companies, its financial results are heavily exposed to swings in commodity prices.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-580.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

55.9%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~8 months

$30M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Granite Ridge Resources has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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Quality

Gross Margin
27.6%
Modest — 27.6% gross margin
Operating Margin
20.5%
Excellent — 20.5% operating margin
ROCE
2.7%
Weak — 2.7% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+10.1%
Steady sales growth (10.1% YoY)
EPS YoY
-367.4%
Earnings shrinking (-367.4% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-23.9%
Burning cash (-23.9%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.78
Moderate — manageable debt (0.78)
Interest Cover
7.36x
Adequate interest coverage (7.4x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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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

Dividend Yield
9.38%
Healthy income — 9.38% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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