Golar LNG Limited

Company Profile

Golar LNG Limited had its IPO on 2003-07-15 under the ticker symbol GLNG.

The company operates in the Energy sector and Oil & Gas Midstream industry. Golar LNG Limited has a staff strength of 490 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Golar LNG Limited opened at $23.37 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $23.3 - $23.9, and closed at $23.87.

This is a +2.8% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 1,043,939 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Golar LNG Limited have increased by +4.33%.

Golar LNG Limited's Key Ratios

Golar LNG Limited has a market cap of $2.46 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.0391 and a price to sales ratio of 5.3862.

In the last 12-months Golar LNG Limited’s revenue was $279.07 million with a gross profit of $184.48 million and an EBITDA of $85.48 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Golar LNG Limited's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Golar LNG Limited’s operating margin was 12.75% while its return on assets stood at 0.55% with a return of equity of 5.77%.

In Q2, Golar LNG Limited’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 796.4% while revenue growth was a positive 15.3%.

Golar LNG Limited’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

11.6279

Trailing PE

25.2391

PEG

0.02

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.92 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 11.6279 and a PEG multiple of 0.02. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Golar LNG Limited’s profitability.

Golar LNG Limited stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 6.0903 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 2.4243. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 5.3862.

Golar LNG Limited stock pays annual dividends of $0.5 per share, indicating a yield of 4.42% and a payout ratio of 25.64%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$3.93 billion

Total Liabilities

$441.29 million

Operating Cash Flow

$0

Capital Expenditure

$128.02 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

25.64%

Golar LNG Limited ended 2024 with $3.93 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $3.93 billion while shareholder equity stood at $2.09 billion.

Golar LNG Limited ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $441.29 million in other current liabilities, 106027000.00 in common stock, $100.91 million in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $770.57 million and cash and short-term investments were $770.57 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $322,917,000 while long-term debt stood at $867.35 million.

Golar LNG Limited’s total current assets stands at $954.31 million while long-term investments were $46.24 million and short-term investments were $0.00. Its net receivables were $56.76 million compared to accounts payable of $16.30 million and inventory worth $0.

In 2024, Golar LNG Limited's operating cash flow was $0 while its capital expenditure stood at $128.02 million.

Comparatively, Golar LNG Limited paid $0.26 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$23.87

52-Week High

$27.833

52-Week Low

$19.3569

Analyst Target Price

$33.72

Golar LNG Limited stock is currently trading at $23.87 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $27.833 and a 52-week low of $27.833. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $33.72.

Its 50-day moving average was $22.74 and 200-day moving average was $22.03 The short ratio stood at 2.56 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 649.4% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 7618.3% are held by institutions.