W&T Offshore Inc (WTI)
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W&T Offshore shows up in our Reddit hype scanner — with just 2 mentions in 24 hours (as of July 15, 2026), and part of that noise may not even belong to the company: its ticker WTI is also the symbol of the West Texas Intermediate crude benchmark. We read the annual reports (10-K) for 2024 and 2025 and the quarterly report (10-Q) as of March 31, 2026: a 105 percent year-to-date rally and a stage-2 uptrend meet a $150.1 million annual loss, negative stockholders’ equity, $561.8 million of decommissioning obligations for aging platforms — and surety insurers demanding $254.7 million in collateral. Not investment advice — just a reminder that a ticker is not a commodity.
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NeutralGeprüft am 16.07.2026 gegen den Geschäftsbericht (10-K) 2025 (eingereicht 16.03.2026), den 10-K 2024 und die vier jüngsten Quartalsberichte (10-Q): In den ausgewerteten SEC-Filings von W&T Offshore findet sich kein wesentlicher KI-Bezug. Die einzigen Erwähnungen sind zwei generische Risikofloskeln im Item 1A des 10-K 2025 — zum Technologie-Wettbewerb („The oil and natural gas industry is subject to rapid and significant advancements in technology, including the introduction of new products and services using new technologies (such as the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning)“; Übersetzung: „Die Öl- und Gasindustrie unterliegt schnellen und erheblichen technologischen Fortschritten, einschließlich der Einführung neuer Produkte und Dienstleistungen mit neuen Technologien (etwa dem Einsatz von künstlicher Intelligenz und maschinellem Lernen)“) und zur Cybersicherheit hypothetisch evaluierter Technologien („Certain new technologies that we may evaluate or deploy, such as use of autonomous vehicles, remote-controlled equipment, virtual reality, automation and artificial intelligence, present new and significant cybersecurity and safety risks“; Übersetzung: „Bestimmte neue Technologien, die wir prüfen oder einsetzen könnten — etwa autonome Fahrzeuge, ferngesteuerte Ausrüstung, virtuelle Realität, Automatisierung und künstliche Intelligenz — bergen neue und erhebliche Cybersicherheits- und Sicherheitsrisiken“). Weder KI-Umsatzquelle noch belegter operativer KI-Einsatz noch ein konkretes KI-Geschäftsrisiko fürs eigene Fördermodell; die 10-Qs und der 10-K 2024 enthalten keine KI-Treffer. Nach dem Kriterienkatalog: dokumentierter Negativ-Befund, Einstufung „neutral“.
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Filings Reviewed: 10-Q 2026-05-07 · 10-Q 2025-11-06 · 10-Q 2025-08-05 · 10-Q 2025-05-07 · 10-K 2026-03-16 · 10-K 2025-03-04
Rated on July 16, 2026 · How the Rating Is Built
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Quarterly Figures
| Quarter | EPS (Earnings Per Share) | EPS YoY (%) | Sales ($M) | Sales YoY (%) | Net Margin (%) | OCF ($M) | FCF ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024: Q4 | -0.16 | – | 120 | -9.10 | -19.40 | -4 | -19 |
| 2025: Q1 | -0.21 | – | 130 | -7.80 | -23.50 | -3 | -10 |
| 2025: Q2 | -0.14 | – | 122 | -14.30 | -17.10 | 28 | 35 |
| 2025: Q3 | -0.48 | – | 128 | 5.10 | -56.10 | 27 | 5 |
| 2025: Q4 | -0.18 | – | 122 | 1.10 | -22.30 | 25 | 15 |
| 2026: Q1 | -0.15 | – | 150 | 15.50 | -15.00 | 2 | -8 |
- EPS (Earnings Per Share):
- Quarterly profit divided by the total share count — how much of the profit works out to a single share.
- YoY (Year over Year):
- Change versus the same quarter a year ago — this is how you compare without seasonal distortion (e.g. the holiday shopping season).
- Sales:
- All revenue for the quarter, before any costs are deducted — the top line of the income statement.
- Net Margin:
- What percentage of sales is left over as profit in the end. Negative means the company is posting a loss.
- OCF (Operating Cash Flow):
- The cash that actually flows into the till from the core business during the quarter — harder to dress up than book profit.
- FCF (Free Cash Flow):
- Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures — the money that's genuinely free to use, say for paying down debt, buybacks, or dividends.
Assessment: Opportunities & Risks
First-quarter 2026 production up 19 percent to 36,211 barrels of oil equivalent per day, revenues up 15.5 percent, the loss narrowed; about 58 percent of reserves are natural gas, whose realized price rose from $2.65 (2024) to $5.41 per thousand cubic feet (Q1 2026); cash of $130.9 million (March 31, 2026), notes not due until 2029 (quarterly report 10-Q as of March 31, 2026).
$561.8 million of booked decommissioning obligations (December 31, 2025) exceed the market value of roughly $0.5 billion (July 8, 2026); from 2023 through 2025, $110.5 million in real cash went into decommissioning work — about 44 percent of operating cash flow; the auditor lists the ARO estimate as a critical audit matter, and the regulator BSEE is pressing for "idle iron" pluggings.
Stockholders’ equity of minus $199.8 million (December 31, 2025; March 31, 2026: minus $221.8 million), net results worse for the third year running ($150.1 million loss in 2025), deferred tax assets nearly fully written down; an Altman Z-score around 0 and a fundamental grade of D (data as of July 8, 2026); the debt costs a 10.75 percent coupon.
Of $254.7 million in demanded cash collateral, roughly $160 million remains contested after the June 2025 settlements with USSIC and PIIC; W&T counters with an antitrust counterclaim. Since April 2025 the U.S. regulator waives supplemental financial assurance — except for properties with no predecessor left on the hook, the core of the W&T model (annual report 10-K 2025).
Per the independent consultant, 34.0 percent of proved reserves will be depleted within three years, and only 6.7 million barrels of undeveloped projects remain — replenishment requires acquisitions or drilling risk. Against that stands a founder-CEO since 1983 with roughly 37 percent insider ownership (data as of July 8, 2026), whose interests the report simultaneously lists as its own risk factor.
W&T Offshore is a leveraged betting slip on the natural gas price: the operational comeback (Q1 2026: production up 19 percent, loss narrowed) and 58 percent gas reserves honestly explain the year-to-date doubling of the share price. But the balance sheet carries a teardown bill of $561.8 million — more than the company is worth on the exchange —, equity is depleted at minus $199.8 million, surety insurers still demand roughly $160 million in collateral, and a third of the reserves will be gone in three years. Whoever invests here holds no commodity, but a lever on the gas price and on decommissioning discipline. Not investment advice.
- WTI reached our research list via the Reddit hype scanner (ApeWisdom, 2 mentions in 24 hours, as of July 15, 2026) — a mini echo that may additionally be noisy because the ticker is identical to the West Texas Intermediate crude benchmark. The 8 hits in our in-house stock scanner carry the July 8, 2026 data cut-off and rotate daily.
- Scanner metrics (P/S, P/CF, Altman Z, Piotroski, stress-day rating) are computed from trailing twelve-month figures; the improved first quarter of 2026 and the June 2025 sureties settlement show up in them only with a lag.
- Price and valuation figures are dated to July 8, 2026 (about $3.20, market value roughly $0.5 billion); analyses are evergreen, daily prices are not a buy argument.
About the Company
W&T Offshore, Inc. , an independent oil and natural gas producer, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Gulf of America.
| Employees | 370 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Houston, TX |
| Website | wtoffshore.com |
| IPO Date | 28. Jan 2005 |
| Next Earnings | 3. Aug 2026 |
Management
| Name | Title | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tracy W. Krohn | Founder, Chairman, CEO & President | 1955 |
| Sameer Parasnis | Executive VP & CFO | 1975 |
| William J. Williford | ?Executive VP & COO | 1973 |
| Huan Gamblin | Executive VP & Chief Technical Officer | 1983 |
| George J. Hittner | Executive VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | 1979 |
| Bart P. Hartman III | VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 1975 |
| Alvin T. Haynes | VP, Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer | – |
| W. Allen Tate | Senior Vice President of Marketing | – |
| Kristen Ecklund | Vice President of Human Resources | – |
| Todd E. Grabois | VP & Treasurer | 1960 |
Executives per the latest required filings; titles kept in their original language. Source: fundamental data.
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Data as of: July 20, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.