(GTE) Gran Tierra Energy - AMEX
Sector: Energy | Industry: Oil & Gas E&P | Exchange: AMEX (USA) | Market Cap: 269m USD | Total Return: 57.3% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 2.67M
Qual. Beats: -2
Rev. Trend: -78.4%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Interest Coverage Ratio -0.1 is critical
Beneish M-Score 0.02 > -1.5 - likely earnings manipulation
Altman Z'' -3.36 < 1.0 - financial distress zone
Below Avwap Earnings
Tailwinds
Rs Leader, Confidence
Gran Tierra Energy Inc. is a Calgary-based independent energy company focused on the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. Its core operational footprint is located in the Middle Magdalena Valley and Putumayo Basin of Colombia, with additional assets in Ecuador and Canada. The company utilizes a strategic partnership with Ecopetrol S.A., Colombia’s state-owned energy entity, to facilitate field development and resource extraction.
As an upstream operator in the exploration and production (E&P) sub-industry, Gran Tierra’s revenue model is highly sensitive to Brent crude pricing and regional infrastructure access. The company operates within a capital-intensive sector where success depends on the geological viability of undeveloped blocks and the ability to maintain low lifting costs in South American jurisdictions. Investors can evaluate the companys long-term valuation metrics and debt profile on ValueRay.
Founded in 2003 and listed on the NYSE American under the ticker GTE, the company is categorized as a micro-cap equity. Its business model relies on converting prospective resources into proven reserves through targeted drilling programs and secondary recovery techniques.
- Brent crude price volatility dictates cash flow and exploration budgets
- Colombia security risks and political stability impact production continuity
- Suroriente and Putumayo drilling success drives reserve replacement ratios
- Ecopetrol partnership performance influences Middle Magdalena Valley output efficiency
| Net Income: -293.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.13 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 13.17 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -42.65% < 20% (prev -27.03%; Δ -15.62% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.16 > 3% & CFO 256.9m > Net Income -293.0m |
| Net Debt (550.4m) to EBITDA (257.4m): 2.14 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.53 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (35.3m) vs 12m ago -1.33% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 9.90% > 18% (prev 23.02%; Δ -13.11% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 36.28% > 50% (prev 38.18%; Δ -1.90% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: -0.15 > 6 (EBIT TTM -18.6m / Interest Expense TTM 128.0m) |
| A: -0.16 (Total Current Assets 288.9m - Total Current Liabilities 544.1m) / Total Assets 1.64b |
| B: -0.72 (Retained Earnings -1.17b / Total Assets 1.64b) |
| C: -0.01 (EBIT TTM -18.6m / Avg Total Assets 1.65b) |
| D: 0.07 (Book Value of Equity 108.9m / Total Liabilities 1.53b) |
| Altman-Z'' = -3.36 = D |
| DSRI: 2.19 (Receivables 102.8m/49.8m, Revenue 598.2m/634.8m) |
| GMI: 2.32 (GM 23.02% / 9.90%) |
| AQI: 2.59 (AQ_t 0.05 / AQ_t-1 0.02) |
| SGI: 0.94 (Revenue 598.2m / 634.8m) |
| TATA: -0.34 (NI -293.0m - CFO 256.9m) / TA 1.64b) |
| Beneish M = 0.02 (Cap -4..+1) = D |
As of June 10, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 7.41 with a total of 298,959 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -10.72%,
over one month by -16.55%,
over three months by -5.61% and
over the past year by +57.32%.
Gran Tierra Energy has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy GTE.
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 6.5 | -12.4% |
P/E Forward = 20.284
P/S = 0.4486
P/B = 2.6718
P/EG = 0.2303
Revenue TTM = 598.2m USD
EBIT TTM = -18.6m USD
EBITDA TTM = 257.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 552.1m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 21.4m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 675.4m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 48.0m
Net Debt = 550.4m USD (calculated: Debt 675.4m - CCE 125.0m)
Enterprise Value = 819.8m USD (269.4m + Debt 675.4m - CCE 125.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -0.15 (Ebit TTM -18.6m / Interest Expense TTM 128.0m)
EV/FCF = 3.72x (Enterprise Value 819.8m / FCF TTM 220.4m)
FCF Yield = 26.88% (FCF TTM 220.4m / Enterprise Value 819.8m)
FCF Margin = 36.84% (FCF TTM 220.4m / Revenue TTM 598.2m)
Net Margin = -48.98% (Net Income TTM -293.0m / Revenue TTM 598.2m)
Gross Margin = 9.90% ((Revenue TTM 598.2m - Cost of Revenue TTM 539.0m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 17.86% (prev -2.77%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.50 (Enterprise Value 819.8m / Total Assets 1.64b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 18.94% (Interest Expense 128.0m / Debt 675.4m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US federal default 21%)
NOPAT = -14.7m (EBIT -18.6m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 0.53 (Total Current Assets 288.9m / Total Current Liabilities 544.1m)
Debt / Equity = 6.20 (Debt 675.4m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 108.9m)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.14 (Net Debt 550.4m / EBITDA 257.4m)
Debt / FCF = 2.50 (Net Debt 550.4m / FCF TTM 220.4m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 273.4m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -17.77% (Net Income -293.0m / Total Assets 1.64b)
RoE = -107.2% (Net Income TTM -293.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 273.4m)
RoCE = -2.25% (EBIT -18.6m / Capital Employed (Equity 273.4m + L.T.Debt 552.1m))
RoIC = -1.36% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -14.7m / Invested Capital 1.08b)
WACC = 13.43% (E(269.4m)/V(944.8m) * Re(9.59%) + D(675.4m)/V(944.8m) * Rd(18.94%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 9.59% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 42.22 | Cagr: 3.15%
[DCF] Terminal Value 63.33% ; FCFF base≈134.3m ; Y1≈154.0m ; Y5≈226.6m
[DCF] Fair Price = 34.96 (EV 1.79b - Net Debt 550.4m = Equity 1.24b / Shares 35.4m; r=13.43% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: -1.25 | # QB: -2
Revenue Correlation: -78.40 | Revenue CAGR: -2.57% | SUE: 0.19 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.66 | Chg30d=+206.45% | Revisions=+20% | Analysts=1
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.37 | Chg30d=+166.07% | Revisions=+20% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.07 | Chg30d=+106.23% | Revisions=+20% | GrowthEPS=+103.0% | GrowthRev=+10.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=-0.44 | Chg30d=+0.46% | Revisions=-20% | GrowthEPS=-753.0% | GrowthRev=+3.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +20%