VERMILION ENERGY INC.

1 of 3 checks passed

Nine yes-or-no tests of whether this year's finances improved on last year's. 6 could not be evaluated and are excluded from the total rather than counted as failures.

• ✗Not passed:
  Profitable

  ⓘ

  The company earned a profit on the assets it owns.
• –Not reported:
  Positive cash flow(not reported)

  ⓘ

  Day-to-day operations brought in more cash than they consumed.
• ✗Not passed:
  Profitability improving

  ⓘ

  It earns more per dollar of assets than it did last year.
• –Not reported:
  Profits backed by cash(not reported)

  ⓘ

  Reported profit is supported by real cash, not just accounting entries.
• –Not reported:
  Debt not rising(not reported)

  ⓘ

  Long-term debt has not grown as a share of assets.
• –Not reported:
  Bills easier to pay(not reported)

  ⓘ

  It can cover short-term bills more comfortably than last year.
• ✓Passed:
  No new shares issued

  ⓘ

  Existing owners were not significantly diluted by new shares.
• –Not reported:
  Margins improving(not reported)

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  It keeps more of every dollar of sales than it did last year.
• –Not reported:
  Assets working harder(not reported)

  ⓘ

  It generates more sales from the same asset base.

1 other measure barely moved. Figures compare the two most recent annual filings. Nothing here reads the management commentary, which is where a company explains its own numbers.

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