Paramount Resources Ltd. (POU.TO) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

-49.7%

CA$16.85

vs CA$33.47 price

Levered DCF

CA$1.19

After debt service

Piotroski score

5 / 9

Average

Altman Z-score

3.9

Safe zone

Rating

Overall 3 / 5

Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
P/E	2.7×	13.83×	7.84×	5.93×	13.89×	-29.41×	-11.25×	-2.58×
P/B	1.28×	1.26×	1.05×	1.19×	1.26×	0.33×	0.47×	0.42×
P/S	3.6×	2.24×	2.05×	1.6×	2.38×	1.06×	1.08×	0.98×
EV / EBITDA	1.44×	5.53×	3.49×	3.48×	4.37×	4.42×	3.38×	623.91×
Gross margin	16.9%	47.7%	53.4%	57.9%	60.8%	38.3%	42.9%	34.0%
Operating margin	2.4%	16.5%	48.2%	39.2%	14.9%	-15.3%	-3.5%	-10.3%
Net margin	133.4%	16.2%	26.1%	27.0%	17.1%	-3.6%	-9.6%	-38.0%
Current ratio	3.77×	3.9×	0.71×	1.79×	0.61×	0.53×	0.57×	0.82×
Debt / equity	0.01×	0.05×	0.01×	0.05×	0.15×	0.41×	0.32×	0.36×
Interest coverage	3.71×	43.9×	133.52×	154.58×	4.38×	-1.78×	-0.79×	-3.22×
Dividend yield	64.6%	5.3%	9.6%	4.0%	0.8%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Payout ratio	174.5%	73.9%	75.6%	23.6%	11.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
Return on equity	47.5%	9.1%	13.4%	20.1%	9.1%	-1.1%	-4.2%	-16.3%
Return on invested capital	0.5%	6.9%	16.7%	19.2%	4.2%	-2.9%	3.4%	-1.7%
Return on assets	35.9%	7.1%	10.7%	15.7%	6.1%	-0.6%	-2.5%	-8.9%
Free cash flow yield	-13.2%	-0.9%	3.4%	6.2%	6.2%	-21.0%	-15.1%	-37.6%
Earnings yield	37.0%	7.2%	12.7%	16.9%	7.2%	-3.4%	-8.9%	-38.7%
Enterprise value	CA$2.8B	CA$4.8B	CA$3.7B	CA$4.2B	CA$3.7B	CA$1.5B	CA$1.6B	CA$1.7B
Net debt / EBITDA	-0.37×	0.23×	-0.02×	0.14×	0.47×	2.45×	1.35×	284.69×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	-39	-41	-87	-44	-104	-98	-77	-62