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Genel Energy plc is a publicly listed exploration and production company focused on oil and gas, primarily operating in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq since 2002. The company holds a 25% working interest in the Tawke production sharing contract, contributing to low-cost, low-carbon production that has been integral to the region's oil industry development, alongside exploration assets in Somaliland, Morocco, and a recent entry into Oman's Block 54 with a 40% non-operated interest in 2025. Genel Energy plc maintains two main segments: production from fields like Tawke and Taq Taq, selling predominantly to the Kurdistan Regional Government, and pre-production exploration activities. Notable for its long-term presence, the company has achieved milestones such as first oil from various fields, gas injection projects reducing CO2e emissions by 2.3 million tonnes in 2024, and community initiatives like mobile medical clinics and the Genel20 Scholars programme. With offices in London, Istanbul, Erbil, and Hargeisa, and a registered office in Jersey, Genel Energy plc plays a key role in frontier oil markets, balancing production resilience with growth-oriented exploration.
£0.58
+£0.03 (+4.51%)
EOD Jul 3, 2026
The business is unprofitable at the operating level (-26.91% margin). The thesis depends entirely on whether and when it reaches sustainable profitability.
Revenue declined 3.5% YoY. The question is whether this is cyclical or a structural shift.
Free cash flow declined 69% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$72M
▼ -3.5% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
-$9M
▲ +88.4% YoY
Op. Margin
-26.91%
▲ +0.1pp YoY
ROIC
-3.54%
▼ -0.6pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$13M
▼ -69.4% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$32M
▼ -50.2% YoY
Net Debt
-$132M
Net Cash Position
Cash & Equiv.
$224M
3Y CAGR: -37.6%
3Y CAGR: -59.5%
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Genel Energy (GENL.XLON) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $1.29 per share, so at $0.58 the stock looks undervalued (123.2% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Genel Energy scores 24/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $1.29 per share for GENL.XLON, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $0.97. At today's $0.58, that puts the stock about 123.2% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Genel Energy scores 24 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a -26.9% operating margin and a -3.5% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. GENL.XLON currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 24/100 on quality (lower-quality). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.