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Meren Energy

MRNFF
38
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy
Price
$1.45
+0.03 (+2.11%)
Market Cap
$980.4M
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+30.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 477.4M (2021) → 624.5M (2025)

Meren Energy Inc. is a Canadian oil and gas exploration and production company. It focuses on finding and extracting crude oil and natural gas from underground reservoirs, then selling that raw energy to refiners, utilities, and industrial buyers. The company operates primarily in Western Canada, where it holds a portfolio of producing and development-stage assets.

Meren makes money by selling the oil and natural gas it produces, so its revenue rises and falls with commodity prices. With a market cap of around $1 billion, it is a mid-sized independent producer competing against larger integrated energy companies and other Canadian E&P firms. Its operating margin of roughly 20% suggests reasonable cost control relative to peers, but its competitive position depends heavily on the quality and location of its reserves. The biggest risk the company faces is a sustained drop in oil or natural gas prices, which would directly compress margins and reduce cash available for drilling new wells and growing production.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+49.6% YoY

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

-154.5% 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

35.9%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~2 years

$293M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Strong grower

Meren Energy is growing revenue at 50% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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Quality

Gross Margin
31.8%
Modest — 31.8% gross margin
Operating Margin
24.6%
Excellent — 24.6% 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
N/A
Data not available
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
N/A
Data not available

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
23.8%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (23.8%)

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
0.53
Conservative — low debt load (0.53)
Interest Cover
2.88x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.9x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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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
10.10%
Healthy income — 10.10% yield

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

Dividend Growth
+19.2%
Dividend growing fast (19.2% YoY)

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