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California Resources Corporatio CRC

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for California Resources Corporatio

Overview of California Resources Corporation

CRC NYQ
Energy Oil & Gas E&P Framework: Commodities & Mining Mid Cap
California Resources Corporation (CRC), is a Mid Cap company, in the Oil & Gas E&P industry, last closed at $52.54, about 11.2% overvalued vs fair value, +13.9% 1Y return, ranked 199/260 in sector.
Metrics P/E 10.8× Rev Growth 15.1% ROE 10.1% Gross Margin 42.8% Div Yield 3.63%
USD 52.54
-5.27%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 28.1%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$4.67B
Enterprise Value
$4.61B
Overall Score
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Overall
Growth
Good
Profitability
Fair
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Fair
Growth
Good
Profitability
Fair
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Fair
Completeness: 100%
Confidence: 96%
Updated: Oct 31
Top Beats
No strong beats yet

Quick Facts

Website https://www.crc.com
HQ Long Beach, CA
Employees 1,550
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Nov 2 Call: Nov 3

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$41
$47
$52
Current: $52.54 -11% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Mid Cap

Commodities & Mining - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$3.4B
15.1%%
Gross Profit
$1.5B
3.4%%
Operating Income
$598.0M
-3.5%%
EBITDA
$1.1B
12.9%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Commodities & Mining

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio FY2024
1.62x
Excellent

Operating Cash Flow / Net Income

Free cash flow relative to net income

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$525.0M
60.7% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health some concerns
Moderate efficiency issues detected. Review active leaks below for improvement areas.
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating California Resources Corporatio's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
60
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors
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Key strengths

  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.86), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
  • ROIC Sustainably Above Peers ROIC at 66.7th percentile exceeds peers and WACC, demonstrating superior capital allocation.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Signals, strengths and risks for Scale & Market Position

Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Commodities & Mining vs Industry Peers 100% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing CRC's balance between Growth (32.2%), Profitability (37.7%), and Safety (30.1%). Growth 32% Safety 30% Profitability 38%

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Growth

53th percentile vs peers
54
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 15.1% 69p Revenue CAGR 3Y 1.7% 54p EPS Growth YoY -10.1% 46p EPS CAGR 3Y -15.0% 47p TSR -10.7% 25p
Strengths
  • Superior capital returns - 3 return metrics above peer median
  • FCF Margin in top 20% of peers (25.4%, 84th percentile)
  • Cash Flow to Debt Ratio in top 20% of peers (2.28, 87th percentile)
  • Consistently strong margins across 3 metrics
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

62th percentile vs peers
63
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Safety

50th percentile vs peers
50
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for California Resources Corporatio.

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Bear
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Base
$46.67
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-11.2% vs current
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