Kosmos Energy

KOS

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy

Price

$2.24

+0.09 (+4.19%)

Market Cap

$1.09B

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+14.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 416.9M (2021) → 478.3M (2025)

Kosmos Energy is an oil and gas company that finds and produces oil and natural gas from fields beneath the ocean floor. It focuses on deepwater exploration — drilling in very deep water off the coasts of West Africa and the Gulf of Mexico. The company is best known for discovering large oil fields off the coasts of Ghana and Senegal, and it also produces natural gas in Mauritania.

Kosmos makes money by selling the oil and natural gas it pumps out of the ground to energy companies and commodity traders. It operates primarily in Ghana, Senegal, Mauritania, and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, making it a mid-size international explorer with a relatively small production base. The company carries a significant amount of debt, and with thin operating margins, it is highly exposed to swings in global oil and gas prices — meaning a sustained drop in commodity prices is the central risk to its financial health.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+45.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-95.7% 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

0.0%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$130M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue accelerating

Kosmos Energy grew revenue 45% 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

35.9%

Modest — 35.9% gross margin

Operating Margin

29.4%

Excellent — 29.4% operating margin

ROCE

3.5%

Weak — 3.5% 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

-8.0%

Shrinking sales (-8.0% 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

-4.9%

Burning cash (-4.9%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

5.78

Heavy debt load (5.78)

Interest Cover

0.11x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.1x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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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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