PEDEVCO Corp. — financial distress indicators
Financial-health summary
PEDEVCO Corp.'s reported numbers place it in the 'Weak' financial-health band (distress score 52/100). The main indicators are operating profit does not cover interest, severe working-capital shortfall and very high leverage. Independently, the Ohlson accounting model puts its 1-year failure probability at 67% and the market-implied (Merton) default probability is 2.2%. In its favour: operating cash flow is positive over the latest 12 months.
Stress by dimension
Share price — last 12 months
Indicators behind the score
Each red flag shows the evidence from the company’s own filings and the financial or legal principle behind it. Points add to the 0–100 score.
Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) is -1.15×.
When EBIT < interest, debt service is funded from cash reserves or new borrowing — the classic precursor to payment default and covenant breach.
Current ratio is 0.68 (current assets cover 68% of near-term obligations).
Cash-flow insolvency test: inability to pay debts as they fall due is the trigger for both U.S. involuntary petitions and Indian IBC default.
Total debt is 89.4× EBITDA.
Debt above ~6× EBITDA is deep sub-investment-grade territory; refinancing becomes difficult when rates or earnings move against the company.
O-score 0.69 → model probability 67%.
Ohlson (1980) logit model of 1-year corporate failure; O > 0 (p > 50%) is the original failure cut-off.
Operating margin fell from 18% to -21% in two years.
Sharp margin compression signals loss of pricing power or cost control.
Revenue vs net income
Cash generation
Debt vs cash vs equity
✅ Mitigating factors
- Operating cash flow is positive over the latest 12 months.
- Revenue still growing (+16% YoY).
- High insider/promoter ownership (37%) aligns management with survival.
📰 Recent news scan
- Pedevco Targets Rockies Growth, Cost Savings and Acquisitions Into 2027Yahoo Finance · 2026-10-06
- Pedevco Targets Rockies Growth, $10M Cost Cuts Amid CEO SearchYahoo Finance · 2026-10-03
- PEDEVCO to Participate in Upcoming Investor ConferencesYahoo Finance · 2026-09-24
- Pedevco (PED) Could Find a Support Soon, Here's Why You Should Buy the Stock NowYahoo Finance · 2026-09-22
- PEDEVCO Corp. Acquires 5,678 Net Acres in Wyoming BLM Lease Sale, Expanding Mowry Shale PositionYahoo Finance · 2026-09-16
- PEDEVCO (PED) Q2 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptYahoo Finance · 2026-08-20
⚖️ U.S. legal pathway — Title 11, U.S. Code
Which chapter would apply?
- Chapter 11 — reorganisation. Management usually stays in control as debtor-in-possession; the automatic stay (§362) halts collection; a plan must meet the best-interests test (§1129(a)(7)) and the absolute priority rule (§1129(b)) — creditors are paid before shareholders, who are frequently wiped out.
- Chapter 7 — liquidation. A trustee sells assets and distributes proceeds by statutory priority (§§507, 726).
- Subchapter V (“Chapter 5”) is a fast track for small-business debtors under a statutory debt cap, but SEC-reporting companies are excluded (§101(51D)) — so it rarely applies to listed companies.
What typically triggers a filing
- Payment default or covenant breach lenders will not waive; a debt maturity that cannot be refinanced.
- Auditor going-concern doubt (ASC 205-40 / PCAOB AS 2415) — often itself a default trigger in loan agreements.
- Creditors can force a case with an involuntary petition (§303) if debts are not paid as they come due.
- Delisting after sustained sub-$1 prices or equity deficits cuts off equity funding.
Transactions shortly before filing can be clawed back (preferences — 90 days, §547; fraudulent transfers — 2 years, §548).
Frequently asked questions
What do PEDEVCO Corp.'s financial-health indicators show?
As of 2026-10-08, PEDEVCO Corp.'s public financial data places it in the 'Weak' band with a distress score of 52/100, driven by operating profit does not cover interest, severe working-capital shortfall and very high leverage. This is a statistical screen of reported numbers — it does not mean the company is insolvent, has defaulted or will enter insolvency proceedings.
What is PEDEVCO Corp.'s financial distress score?
52/100 ('Weak'). Ohlson O-score 0.69 (model 1-year failure probability 67%). Merton distance-to-default 2.0 σ (model default probability 2.2%).
What works in PEDEVCO Corp.'s favour?
Operating cash flow is positive over the latest 12 months. Revenue still growing (+16% YoY). High insider/promoter ownership (37%) aligns management with survival.
How are shareholders treated if a company enters insolvency?
In a Chapter 11 reorganisation the absolute priority rule pays secured lenders, then unsecured creditors, before shareholders — so existing shares are usually cancelled or heavily diluted. In Chapter 7 the company is liquidated and shareholders rarely recover anything.
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Methodology
Score = capped sum of rule-based red flags across seven dimensions (liquidity, solvency, profitability, cash flow, sales trend, market signal, news). Ohlson O-score (1980) gives an accounting-based 1-year failure probability; Merton distance-to-default (Bharath & Shumway 2008) gives a market-implied probability. Financial institutions use a capital-based rule set. Recalculated every trading day from the latest filings, prices and news.