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Tethys Petroleum Limited

TPL.V
63
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy
Price
C$1.10
+0.10 (+10.00%)
Market Cap
C$126.3M
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange Ventures
Winston Score
63
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count falling — buybacks

8.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 106.8M (2021) → 97.4M (2025)

Tethys Petroleum Limited is a small oil and gas company that finds and produces oil and natural gas in Central Asia. Its main operations are in Kazakhstan, where it drills wells and sells crude oil and natural gas to local buyers and regional energy markets. The company focuses on early-stage exploration and development in areas that larger energy companies have largely overlooked.

Tethys earns money by selling the oil and gas it produces, with revenue tied directly to commodity prices and production volumes. It operates primarily in Kazakhstan, making it heavily exposed to a single country's regulatory environment and political risks. With a market cap of around $100 million, it is a small player with limited financial resources compared to larger peers, which makes raising capital for drilling programs a persistent challenge. The key growth driver is expanding production from its existing license areas, but volatile oil prices and operating in a frontier market remain the central risks investors face.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+100.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+612.5% 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

70.7%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~13 months

$8M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue accelerating

Tethys Petroleum Limited grew revenue 101% 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.

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Quality

Gross Margin
51.9%
Healthy — 51.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
30.3%
Excellent — 30.3% operating margin
ROCE
7.0%
Weak — 7.0% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+76.5%
Fast-growing sales (76.5% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
100%
Turns 100% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
8.9%
Modest free cash flow (8.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
13.6x
Attractive valuation — P/E 13.6

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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