Obsidian Energy (OBE) Research & Development (2010 - 2016)

Obsidian Energy (OBE) has reported Research & Development for 6 consecutive years, with $5.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2016.

• Quarterly Research & Development rose 250.66% year-over-year to $5.4 million in Q3 2016, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2016 was $204.1 million (up 1160.4% YoY) and the FY2016 annual result came in at $182.8 million, down 5.83% from the prior year.
• Research & Development grew to $5.4 million in Q3 2016 per OBE's latest filing, from $4.7 million in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Research & Development for OBE reached as high as $192.6 million in Q4 2015 and fell as low as $998692.3 in Q1 2012.
• A 4-year average of $29.5 million and a median of $5.0 million in 2016 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2012 — Research & Development sank 75.38% — and 2016, when it surged 250.66%.
• Year by year, Research & Development stood at $15.1 million in 2012, then fell by 3.13% to $14.7 million in 2014, then soared by 1213.22% to $192.6 million in 2015, then sank by 97.21% to $5.4 million in 2016.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $5.4 million, $4.7 million, and $192.6 million for Q3 2016, Q2 2016, and Q4 2015 respectively.