Canada's Saturn Oil & Gas Q4 production rises 6%, flags global oil market volatility

Saturn Oil & Gas

11/03/2026 21:16

Overview

Canada light oil producer's Q4 production rose 6% from Q3, exceeding company's guidance

Company generated record adjusted funds flow and returned over C$33 mln to shareholders via buybacks

Saturn repaid C$110 mln in debt and expanded drilling inventory and reserves

Outlook

Saturn forecasts Q1/26 capital expenditures between C$40 mln and C$50 mln

Company anticipates Q1/26 average production between 41,000 and 42,000 boe/d

Saturn expects to deploy 70% of 2026 capital program in second half of yr

Result Drivers

TYPE CURVE OUTPERFORMANCE - Co said production exceeded company's guidance due to outperformance of type curves across all core operating areas, especially in southeast Saskatchewan, Central Alberta, and West Central Saskatchewan

COST CONTROL - Operating expenses per boe remained below guidance, supporting higher sustained production and incremental reserves bookings

TECHNICAL REVISIONS & ACQUISITIONS - Largest positive technical revisions in PDP reserves and expanded drilling inventory driven by well outperformance, acquisitions, and improved recovery

Company press release: ID:nNFCbTtn8

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Petroleum and Natural Gas Sales
C$233.55 mln
Q4 Net Income
C$31.23 mln
Q4 Adjusted EBITDA
C$140.85 mln
Q4 Capex
C$64.76 mln


Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the oil & gas exploration and production peer group is "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Saturn Oil & Gas Inc is C$4.13, about 6.6% above its March 11 closing price of C$3.87

The stock recently traded at 26 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 6 three months ago

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