Imperial Petroleum Inc.
Imperial Petroleum Inc. is a ship-owning company that provides seaborne transportation services for energy and dry bulk commodities worldwide. The company focuses on transporting refined petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and jet fuel, as well as crude oil through its tanker fleet. In addition, Imperial Petroleum Inc. operates handysize dry bulk carriers that move commodities such as iron ore, coal, grains, bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers, serving broader industrial and agricultural supply chains. Its customers include oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders that require reliable marine logistics to connect production sites, storage hubs, and end markets across key global shipping routes. Headquartered in Athens, Greece, Imperial Petroleum Inc. plays a role in the international maritime transport sector by providing flexible vessel deployment across both energy and dry bulk segments, helping support trade flows and inventory management for participants in the global commodities markets.
$4.95
+$0.06 (+1.23%)
EOD Oct 21, 2026
24.78% operating margin is above average. ROIC at 6.63%. Note that capital returns lag the margin, the business may be capital-intensive despite high margins.
Revenue grew 9.2%, steady but not accelerating. Margins contracted 6.2pp, which offsets some of the top-line progress.
ROIC dropped from 9.23% to 6.63%, capital efficiency is deteriorating. Operating margin contracted 6.2pp YoY, cost discipline may be slipping.
3.2x earnings, 2.5x FCF. The multiple is below average. Either the market is pricing in deterioration you should investigate, or there's genuine value here.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$191M
▲ +9.2% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$67M
▼ -0.4% YoY
Op. Margin
30.73%
▼ -6.2pp YoY
ROIC
6.63%
▼ -2.6pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$95M
▲ +2515.6% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$101M
▲ +17.7% YoY
Net Debt
-$179M
Net Cash Position
Cash & Equiv.
$179M
3Y CAGR: +18.4%
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Is Imperial Petroleum (IMPP) overvalued?
At a P/E of 3.2 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 2.5, Imperial Petroleum (IMPP) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $104.31 per share, so at $4.95 the stock looks undervalued (2,007.3% 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, Imperial Petroleum scores 68/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a solid business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 0.8%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from company filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is Imperial Petroleum's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $104.31 per share for IMPP, 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 $78.23. At today's $4.95, that puts the stock about 2,007.3% 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.
Is Imperial Petroleum a high-quality business?+
Imperial Petroleum scores 68 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a solid business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 30.7% operating margin and a 6.6% 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 company filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does Imperial Petroleum (IMPP) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, Imperial Petroleum pays a regular dividend of about $0.04 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 0.8% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 2.8% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For IMPP's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is Imperial Petroleum a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. IMPP currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 68/100 on quality (solid). It also yields about 0.8%. 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 company filings, not investment advice.
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