# Jadestone Energy plc (JSE.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Energy / Oil & Gas E&P. Price 38p, market value 204 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Jadestone Energy plc reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.7×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **EV / EBITDA: 1.7×**. Enterprise value is 1.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.7%** (5-yr avg -0.2%). Free cash flow equals 3.7% of the market value, above its five-year average of -0.2%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 44.4%**. Jadestone Energy plc keeps 44.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 38.5%**. 38.5% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: -27.1%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: 143.2%**. A 143.2% return on equity is extremely high; check whether buybacks or debt have shrunk the equity base, which flatters the ratio.
- **Return on invested capital: 292.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 292.4%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: -11.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces -11.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.5%** (3-yr -0.4%/yr, 5-yr 13.8%/yr). Revenue grew 5.5% over the last year, against 13.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -169.6%**. Earnings per share fell 169.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.6×**. It would take 0.6 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 0.94** (quick 0.73). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: 0.41**. A Z-score of 0.41 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Jadestone Energy plc does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Jadestone Energy plc; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of 67p (+78% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 92.1%** (YTD 55.3%, 3-mo 10.6%). The shares are up 92.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -1.3%** (120.6% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 76**. An RSI of 76 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.47** (volatility 44%). Beta of -0.47 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move much less than the market.

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