Oasis Petroleum (OAS) Stock Slides, Oil Prices Dip on Global Supply

Oasis Petroleum (OAS) shares are down on Thursday as persisting crude glut concerns weighed down oil prices.
By U-Jin Lee ,

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Oasis Petroleum (OAS) - Get Report  shares are tanking 6.02% to $11.45 on Thursday as persisting crude glut concerns weighed down on oil prices. 

Crude oil (WTI) is retreating 1.18% to $40.27 per barrel and Brent crude is decreasing 0.05% to $44.12 per barrel, according to the CNBC.com index.

Goldman Sachs analysts made bearish comments today, saying that there remains a downside risk to oil prices "as storage utilization continues to climb," CNBC.com reports.

Additionally, oil producers are offering discounts in order to defend market share against their competition.

Based in Houston, Oasis Petroleum is an independent exploration and production company that focuses on the acquisition and development of unconventional oil and natural gas resources in the North Dakota and Montana regions of the Williston Basin.

Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates OASIS PETROLEUM INC as a Hold with a ratings score of C-. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation:

We rate OASIS PETROLEUM INC (OAS) a HOLD. The primary factors that have impacted our rating are mixed - some indicating strength, some showing weaknesses, with little evidence to justify the expectation of either a positive or negative performance for this stock relative to most other stocks. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its reasonable valuation levels and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including generally higher debt management risk, disappointing return on equity and weak operating cash flow.

Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:

  • The gross profit margin for OASIS PETROLEUM INC is rather high; currently it is at 64.09%. Regardless of OAS's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, OAS's net profit margin of 13.71% significantly outperformed against the industry.
  • OAS, with its decline in revenue, slightly underperformed the industry average of 36.8%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues fell by 46.5%. Weakness in the company's revenue seems to have hurt the bottom line, decreasing earnings per share.
  • The debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03 is relatively high when compared with the industry average, suggesting a need for better debt level management. To add to this, OAS has a quick ratio of 0.51, this demonstrates the lack of ability of the company to cover short-term liquidity needs.
  • Return on equity has greatly decreased when compared to its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a signal of major weakness within the corporation. When compared to other companies in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry and the overall market, OASIS PETROLEUM INC's return on equity is below that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
  • You can view the full analysis from the report here: OAS
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