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Kosmos Energy is scheduled to announce its earnings tomorrow. The upcoming quarterly report is expected on the 22nd of February 2021. While some retail investors are becoming indifferent towards energy space, we are going to sum up the feasibility of buying Kosmos as a potential hedging instrument for your current portfolios. Should we be more optimistic in anticipation of a recovery?

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Should you trust Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) latest analyst consensus?

The asset utilization indicator refers to the revenue earned for every dollar of assets a company currently reports. Kosmos Energy has an asset utilization ratio of 30.58 percent. This connotes that the company is making $0.31 for each dollar of assets. An increasing asset utilization means that Kosmos Energy is more efficient with each dollar of assets it utilizes for everyday operations.

What is the right price you would pay to acquire a share of Kosmos Energy? For most investors, it would be the price that gives them a wide margin of safety to have minimal downside risk. In other words, most investors are always looking for undervalued stocks. Even if the future performance is not entirely as expected, the loss of holding it is minimized, and the downside risk is negated.

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What is happening with Kosmos Energy this year

Annual and quarterly reports issued by Kosmos Energy are formal financial statements that are published yearly and quarterly and sent to Kosmos stockholders. The reports show and break down the current year's ongoing operations and discuss plans for the upcoming year. Annual reports have been a requirement from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for businesses owned by the public since 1934.

Companies such as Kosmos Energy often view their annual report as an effective marketing tool to disseminate their perspective on company future earnings or innovations. With this in mind, many companies devote large sums of money to making their reports attractive and informative. In such instances, the annual report becomes a forum through which a company can communicate to the general public any number of topics that may or may not be directly related to the actual data published in the reports.

How Kosmos utilizes its cash?

To perform a cash flow analysis of Kosmos Energy, investors first need to understand how to read the cash flow statement. A cash flow statement shows the amount of cash Kosmos Energy is receiving and how much cash it distributes out in a given period. The Kosmos Energy cash flow statement breaks down these inflows and outflows into different buckets, including operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities.

Kosmos Energy Net Cash Flow from Operations is relatively stable at the moment as compared to the past year. Kosmos Energy reported last year Net Cash Flow from Operations of 722.37 Million

Is Kosmos a risky opportunity?

Let's check the volatility. Kosmos is looking slightly risky at this time. Whether you invest your money or manage your clients' funds, remember that it is easy to forget that behind Kosmos (NYSE:KOS) stock is an actual business venture. So, do not let stock picking become an abstract concept by ignoring the elementary risk calculations. buying a share of a Kosmos Energy stock makes you a part-owner of that company.

Kosmos Energy Current Consensus

Here is the latest trade recommendation based on an ongoing consensus estimate among financial analysis covering Kosmos Energy. The Kosmos consensus assessment is calculated by taking the average estimates from all of the analysts covering Kosmos Energy

Strong Buy

Hold

Strong Sell

Strong Buy	1	20.0
Buy	0	0.0
Hold	3	60.0
Sell	0	0.0
Strong Sell	1	20.0

Possible March bounce back of Kosmos?

The market risk adjusted performance is down to -1.86 as of today. Kosmos Energy is displaying above-average volatility over the selected time horizon. Investors should scrutinize Kosmos Energy independently to ensure intended market timing strategies are aligned with expectations about Kosmos Energy volatility.

Our Final Perspective on Kosmos Energy

While some companies under the oil & gas e&p industry are still a bit expensive, Kosmos Energy may offer a potential longer-term growth to retail investors. With a less-than optimistic outlook for your 30 days horizon, it may be a good time to drop some or all of your Kosmos Energy holdings as it seems the potential growth was already fully factored into the current price. Please use our equity advice module to run different scenarios to ensure your current risk level and investment horizon are fully reflective of your current investing preferences in regards to Kosmos Energy.

About Contributor

Ellen Johnson is a Member of Macroaxs Editorial Board. Ellen covers public companies in North America, focusing primarily on valuation and volatility. Six years of experience in predictive investment analytics and risk management. View Profile

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