AREX Fundamental Research Investment Analysis, Approach Resources, Inc.

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Approach Resources, Incorporated (AREX)

The Razor's Edge

2-Year Price History

Recent Price
(1/5/2009)
$7.97
52-Week Price
$5.39 - $30.00
Market Capitalization
$164.6 Million
Dividend Yield
0.00%
Most Recent Dividend
$0.00

About Approach Resources, Inc.

Approach Resources, Incorporated is considered to operate in the Basic Materials sector. They specifically operate in the Oil & Gas Drilling/Exploring business segment contained within the Energy industry.

An independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of unconventional natural gas and oil properties onshore in the United States and British Columbia.

A Word Of Caution

Approach Resources, Incorporated (AREX) has experienced a very significant loss in market value recently. Clearly this drop in price will have an impact on the valuation but the recent events that caused the drop may have not been fully factored into our analysis yet. When a stock loses value very quickly it could be a sign that there is a fear of bankruptcy.

Of course, you may proceed to review our research report for this security, but please be aware that our model may not reflect significant factors surrounding this company.

Therefore, (and as always), check additional sources and available information regarding AREX before making an investment decision.

Ockham's Rating

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AREX Revenue

There is not enough fundamental data available to properly evaluate this company at this time.

AREX Cash Earnings

Price to Cash Earnings analysis is inappropriate for this company due to an insufficient positive cash earnings history. Rather than calculating a potentially misleading Price to Cash Earnings analysis, we have chosen to give AREX a neutral Price to Cash Earnings outlook at this time. However, we should point out that this metric is a significant element in Ockham’s methodology to analyzing the outlook for any company. Therefore, for AREX, our assessment is now more dependent on the Price to Sales analysis, and investors should be cautious with a company with very limited, if any, positive cash earnings.

AREX Dividends

While it is not necessary to pay an attractive dividend or a dividend at all, to receive a positive rating from Ockham, we view dividends as an additionally helpful measure in determining the future potential of any company. As far as our investing methodology goes, it is not necessary to pay a dividend in order to get a favorable rating, so as for right now AREX gets a neutral rating for the dividend portion of the model. The company is not currently paying a dividend nor have they in the fairly recent past.

Peer Comparison

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Approach Resources, Inc. Industry Grouping

(1/5/2009)
Company Ticker Market Cap (Ml) Latest
Price
Price/Cash Earnings Price/Sales 5-Yr. Rev.
Growth Rate
5-Yr.
Avg. ROE.
Current 10-Yr. Range* Current 10-Yr. Range*
Peer Company Averages (not incuding AREX) 3.34 2.99 » 51.24 1.01 2.14 » 18.07 44.07% 8.18%
*10 year range does not include current year values
Brigham Exploration Company BEXP $172.6 Million $3.71 1.90 2.38 » 119.40 0.76 0.73 » 22.62 27.95% 9.24%
Canadian Superior Energy, Inc. SNG $166.8 Million $1.12 9.82 5.67 » 33.45 2.51 2.46 » 27.57 58.25% 0.41%
Approach Resources, Inc. AREX $164.6 Million $7.97 3.55 5.75 » 17.70 0.00 0.00 » 0.00 n/a 20.77%
Bronco Drilling Company, Inc. BRNC $160.1 Million $5.97 2.36 4.13 » 48.40 0.59 3.82 » 8.93 n/a 7.29%
Transglobe Energy Corp. TGA $159.0 Million $2.67 2.15 1.26 » 51.55 1.17 3.67 » 31.21 46.00% 18.88%
Energy XXI Bermuda Limited EXXI $158.4 Million $1.09 0.47 1.50 » 3.38 0.00 0.00 » 0.00 n/a 5.10%
Ockham's Rating: NotSet
Current
Rating on:
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Key Fundamentals

AREX - Approach Resources, Incorporated Fundamentals
Price (1/5/2009) $7.97
Volume (1/5/2009) 145,000
10 Day Average Volume 147,100
13 Week Price Range $5.39 - $13.79
52 Week Price Range $5.39 - $30.00
LTM Revenue $76.9 Million
 
Shares Outstanding (12/2007) 20.7 Million
Market Capitalization $164.6 Million
Shares Held By Institutions 9.8 Million
Insitutional Holders 67
% Shares Held By Institutions 47.70%
Earnings Per Share (EPS) $0.24
P/E Ratio 8.40
Book Value Per Share $10.87
 
Gross Margin 89.80%
Quarterly Dividend 0.00
Dividend Yield 0.00%
Beta 0.61
Fiscal Year Ends December