Imperial Petroleum

IMPP

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy

Price

$4.68

-0.07 (-1.47%)

Market Cap

$175.9M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count rising — dilution

+11280.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 318K (2021) → 36.2M (2025)

Imperial Petroleum Inc. provides international seaborne transportation services to oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders. It carries refined petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and jet fuel, as well as edible oils and chemicals; and crude oils. As of March 29, 2022, the company owned four medium range refined petroleum product tankers and one Aframax crude oil tanker with a total capacity of 305,804 deadweight tons. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is bas

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+95.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+290.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

36.3%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$6M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Imperial Petroleum grew revenue 95% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

30.4%

Modest — 30.4% gross margin

Operating Margin

26.7%

Excellent — 26.7% operating margin

ROCE

2.6%

Weak — 2.6% 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

+9.2%

Steady sales growth (9.2% YoY)

EPS YoY

-18.6%

Earnings shrinking (-18.6% 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

163%

Turns 163% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

49.6%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (49.6%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

N/A

Data not available

Interest Cover

16.79x

Comfortably covers interest (16.8x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

3.3x

Attractive valuation — P/E 3.3

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

P/E vs Forward

+1.3

GROWING

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

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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