What does the company do?
Chevron Corporation (Chevron) manages its investments in subsidiaries and affiliates, and provides administrative, financial, management and technology support to the United States and International subsidiaries that engage in fully integrated petroleum operations, chemicals operations, mining operations of coal and other minerals, power generation and energy services. Exploration and production (upstream) operations consist of exploring for, developing and producing crude oil and natural gas, and also marketing natural gas. Refining, marketing and transportation (downstream) operations relate to refining crude oil into finished petroleum products; marketing crude oil and the many products derived from petroleum, and transporting crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products by pipeline, marine vessel, motor equipment and rail car. In April 2009, Reliance Industries Limited bought back Chevron Corporation's 5% stake in Reliance Petroleum Limited.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Chevron one-year sales: 168.16 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Major Integrated Oil & Gas group: -13.24% - Chevron one-year income: 12.31 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Major Integrated Oil & Gas group: 14.64%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 168.16 Bil | 193.82 Bil | | Income | 12.31 Bil | 10.74 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Chevron one-year sales growth: -46.00%.
Difference from the average for the Major Integrated Oil & Gas group: -20.60 pct. pts. - Chevron one-year income growth: -61.10%.
| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales Growth | -46.00% | -25.40% | | Income Growth | -61.10% | 28.90% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Chevron one-year net profit margin: 7.4%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -0.9 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Major Integrated Oil & Gas group: 1.4 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | 7.4% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 8.2% | | Industry | 5.9% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Chevron debt/equity ratio: 0.12.
Difference from the average for the Major Integrated Oil & Gas group: -62.50%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.12 | 0.32 |
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