Essay About Natural Gas And Crude Oil

Financial Performance of the Most Successful Companies in the Industry
Financial Performance of the Most Successful Companies in the Industry
Apache (ticker: APA) is an independent energy company that explores and produces
natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. The company has proved reserves of 1.9
billion barrels of oil equivalent mostly from North American regions, such as Gulf of
Mexico, the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana, the Permian Basin in West Texas, the
Anadarko Basin in Oklahoma, and western Canada.
In 2004, Apache acquired more than two dozen mature US and Canadian fields from
Exxon Mobil for $347 million and Gulf of Mexico properties from Anadarko Petroleum
for $525 million (www.apachecorp.com). The table below shows the financial wealth being of the company.
Performance more
Growth of $10,000
08-19-05
Total Return%
Stock
+/- Industry
+/- S&P 500
Key Stats
Last Close (08-19-05)
$68.80
Market Cap $Mil
22,120
Sales $Mil
5,845
Morningstar Style Box
Large Core
Industry
Oil & Gas
Sector
Energy
Stock Type
Hard Assets
Morningstar Stock Grades
Growth
Profitability
Financial Health
Key Financial Ratios:
Financial Ratio
2002
P/E ratio
15.1
Debt/equity
32.0%
36.0%
45.0%
22.89%
19.85%
5.91%
78.3%
75.1%
72.9%
Yield
25.40%
50.40%
15.10%
This stock has seen steadily growing revenue and remarkable earnings growth over the past three years. Apache’s