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Sound Energy

SOU.L
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy
Price
1.60 GBp
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
3.7M GBp
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
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Share count rising — dilution

+34.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 149.5M (2021) → 201.7M (2025)

Sound Energy plc is a small British oil and gas exploration company focused on finding and developing natural gas resources in Morocco, North Africa. The company holds exploration and development licenses in the Tendrara region of eastern Morocco, where it has identified significant gas deposits. Its main goal is to bring those gas fields into production and sell the gas to Moroccan energy buyers.

The company earns money by developing its gas assets and eventually selling gas under supply agreements, though it is not yet generating meaningful revenue from production. Sound Energy is a very small, early-stage company with a market cap near zero, which reflects the high risk and uncertainty of its current position. The key growth driver is securing financing and infrastructure — specifically a pipeline connection — to bring the Tendrara gas field into commercial production, but the main risk is that continued delays or funding shortfalls could threaten the company's ability to survive long enough to reach that milestone.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

-574.2% 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

31.5%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~1 months

$802,000 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Sound Energy 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.

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
N/A
Data not available
Operating Margin
N/A
Data not available
ROCE
-3.9%
Weak — -3.9% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
N/A
Data not available

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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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