Imperial Petroleum Inc. (IMPP) Key Metrics
IMPP valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $220.8M
- Enterprise value
- $1.4M
- P/E (TTM)
- 2.5 10-yr median 2.0
- Forward P/E
- —
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.9 10-yr median 0.7
- Price / book
- 0.4 10-yr median 0.2
- EV / EBITDA
- 0.0
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.19
IMPP key metrics, 2009–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsIMPP valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
IMPP returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
IMPP per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
IMPP financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
IMPP efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
IMPP valuation history
IMPP returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
IMPP debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
IMPP cash returned to shareholders
IMPP price vs earnings per share
IMPP key metrics
2009–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $131.2M | $99.4M | $60.5M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enterprise value | −$47.9M | −$107.3M | −$63.5M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/E ratio | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / book | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 1.7 | 32.9 | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | -0.3 | -0.7 | -0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 38.1% | 50.5% | 117.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | 60.3% | 3.0% | 84.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividend yield | 1.3% | 1.7% | 3.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 1.3% | 4.3% | 13.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $3.62 | $3.01 | $2.64 | $3.62 | $32.10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $4.44 | $4.47 | $8.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings per share | $1.38 | $1.52 | $3.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating cash flow per share | $2.23 | $2.35 | $3.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow per share | $2.18 | $0.09 | $2.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cash per share | $4.94 | $6.26 | $5.41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Book value per share | $14.65 | $12.74 | $15.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tangible book value per share | $14.65 | $12.74 | $15.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends per share | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capex per share | $0.05 | $2.26 | $1.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt per share | — | $0.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shares outstanding | 36.2M | 33.0M | 22.9M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Change in shares outstanding | +9.8% | +43.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 10.5% | 12.8% | 22.1% | 15.6% | −3.2% | −0.3% | −0.5% | — | — | — |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 11.1% | 15.4% | 28.0% | 16.6% | −2.2% | −0.2% | −0.4% | 162.9% | −505.0% | −18.6% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 10.0% | 12.1% | 19.1% | 11.9% | −2.7% | −0.3% | −0.5% | 45.8% | −219.0% | 229.2% |
| Return on tangible assets | 9.1% | 11.2% | 18.9% | 8.1% | −2.8% | −0.3% | −0.3% | 47.0% | −137.9% | 343.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 49.1% | 2.0% | 28.0% | −80.2% | 29.4% | 40.1% | 64.3% | 2.1% | −9.4% | −232.1% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.62 | 1.55 | 1.12 | 1.39 | — | — | — | 0.57 | — | −0.19 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | — | $78,761 | — | $70.0M | $27.8M | — | — | $11.7M | $19.7M | $528,476 |
| Cash & short-term investments | $179.1M | $206.7M | $124.0M | $118.9M | $3.4M | $6.5M | $8.8M | $139,147 | $28,525 | $69,653 |
| Net debt | −$179.1M | −$206.7M | −$124.0M | −$48.9M | $24.4M | −$6.5M | −$8.8M | $11.6M | $19.7M | $458,823 |
| Debt / equity | — | 0.00 | — | 0.25 | 0.29 | — | — | — | — | 0.59 |
| Debt / assets | — | 0.00 | — | 0.19 | 0.22 | — | — | 0.88 | 1.50 | 0.17 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.29 | −3.06 | −1.40 | −1.13 | 4.72 | −0.78 | −1.07 | 1.29 | — | 0.04 |
| Current ratio | 11.99 | 7.92 | 12.61 | 5.52 | 0.70 | 2.32 | 4.78 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| Quick ratio | 11.71 | 7.67 | 12.11 | 5.30 | 0.67 | 2.12 | 4.71 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| Interest coverage | 17.2 | 110.8 | 36.2 | 18.5 | -24.0 | -35.5 | -48.9 | 4.8 | -39.1 | -0.3 |
| Working capital | $182.4M | $199.6M | $168.7M | $110.2M | −$2.6M | $5.4M | $7.3M | −$14.9M | −$21.8M | −$1.7M |
| Invested capital | $351.8M | $214.0M | $238.3M | $233.5M | $121.2M | $127.6M | $134.9M | $5.3M | $4.0M | $1.4M |
| Tangible asset value | $530.8M | $420.7M | $362.3M | $282.4M | $96.7M | $134.1M | $143.7M | −$6.7M | −$15.9M | $892,560 |
| Net current asset value | $182.4M | $199.6M | $168.7M | $50.5M | −$25.7M | $5.4M | $7.3M | −$16.8M | −$28.1M | −$2.1M |
| Graham number | $21.32 | $20.87 | $33.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | $4.84 | $5.81 | $6.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $1.7M | $1.7M | $2.1M | $1.7M | $25.9M | $130,574 | $130,574 | — | — | — |
| Share buybacks (net) | $0 | $2.5M | $5.9M | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividend payout ratio | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 5.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 2.2% | 140.3% | 15.6% | — | 507.9% | 1.6% | 1.5% | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 1.1% | 50.6% | 15.3% | 122.3% | 0.8% | 3.6% | 5.5% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 40.6% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 2.1% | 96.1% | 35.4% | 290.2% | 2.7% | 8.2% | 8.5% | 34.5% | — | — |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.07 | 4.39 | 1.80 | 9.66 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 1.35 | 0.54 | 1.13 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 0.3% | 8.6% | — |
| SG&A / revenue | 2.9% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 5.2% | — | — | — |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 31.0 | 80.3 | 59.1 | 18.4 | 25.4 | 7.6 | 15.2 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 161.3 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 19.1 | 27.4 | 21.2 | 16.3 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 9.9 | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 17.8 | 25.4 | 27.1 | 27.1 | 24.3 | 15.7 | 44.8 | 10.5 | 119.9 | 306.2 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 32.3 | 82.3 | 53.1 | 7.7 | 11.3 | 0.8 | -27.1 | -8.4 | -104.1 | -144.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 11.78 | 4.55 | 6.18 | 19.80 | 14.34 | 47.94 | 23.97 | 209.01 | 62.22 | 2.26 |
| Payables turnover | 20.49 | 14.36 | 13.46 | 13.49 | 15.02 | 23.23 | 8.15 | 34.79 | 3.04 | 1.19 |
| Inventory turnover | 19.09 | 13.30 | 17.24 | 22.33 | 36.00 | 41.21 | 151.64 | 1,078.85 | 36.80 | — |
| Asset turnover | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.49 | 0.39 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 8.30 | 0.70 | 0.23 |
| Average receivables | $13.7M | $32.4M | $29.7M | $4.9M | $1.2M | $423,520 | $556,114 | $526,157 | $90,952 | $472,303 |
| Average payables | $5.6M | $6.8M | $8.2M | $4.8M | $1.3M | $858,036 | $1.6M | $2.8M | $1.7M | $826,956 |
| Average inventory | $6.0M | $7.3M | $6.4M | $2.9M | $547,422 | $483,736 | $85,781 | $89,718 | $139,350 | — |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
Computed from IMPP's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed April 29, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
IMPP valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Imperial Petroleum traded at 2.6 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 2.0. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 2.5. Imperial Petroleum earned a return on equity of 10.5% and a return on invested capital of 11.1% in fiscal 2025. It returned $1.7 million to shareholders: $1.7 million in dividends and $0 in share buybacks, 2% of free cash flow.
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IMPP key metrics FAQ
What is Imperial Petroleum's P/E ratio?
Imperial Petroleum's trailing P/E ratio is 2.5 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026). At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 2.6, compared with a 10-year median of 2.0.
What is Imperial Petroleum's return on equity?
Imperial Petroleum's return on equity (ROE) was 10.5% in fiscal 2025: net income of $50.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $475.7 million.
What is Imperial Petroleum's ROIC?
Imperial Petroleum's return on invested capital was 11.1% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
What is Imperial Petroleum's dividend yield?
Imperial Petroleum paid $1.7 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.05 per share), a payout ratio of 3.5%.
What is Imperial Petroleum's free cash flow yield?
Imperial Petroleum generated $79.1 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 60.3% on its market value at year-end ($131.2 million).
What is Imperial Petroleum's current ratio?
Imperial Petroleum's current ratio was 11.99 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 11.99 times current liabilities.