What does the company do?
Halliburton Company provides a variety of services and products to customers in the energy industry. The Company operates under two divisions: the Completion and Production, and the Drilling and Evaluation segment. Halliburton Company offers a suite of services and products to customers through its two business segments for the exploration, development and production of oil and gas. In October 2008, the Company acquired Pinnacle Technologies, Inc. (Pinnacle), a provider of microseismic fracture mapping services and tiltmeter mapping services. In July 2008, it acquired the remaining 49% interest in WellDynamics B.V. (WellDynamics) from Shell Technology Ventures Fund 1 B.V. (STV Fund). In June 2008, Halliburton Company acquired Protech Centerform, a provider of casing centralization services. In May 2008, it acquired Knowledge Systems Inc. (KSI), a provider of combined geopressure and geomechanical analysis software and services.
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.
- Halliburton one-year sales: 15.90 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services group: 22.17% - Halliburton one-year income: 1.68 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services group: -7.49%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 15.90 Bil | 13.01 Bil | | Income | 1.68 Bil | 1.82 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Halliburton one-year sales growth: -17.80%.
Difference from the average for the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services group: -6.80 pct. pts. - Halliburton one-year income growth: -51.50%.
Difference from the average for the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services group: -17.50 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -17.80% | -11.00% | | Income Growth | -51.50% | -34.00% |
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.
- Halliburton one-year net profit margin: 10.5%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -2.4 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services group: -1.7 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | 10.5% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 12.9% | | Industry | 12.1% |
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.
- Halliburton debt/equity ratio: 0.53.
Difference from the average for the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services group: 51.43%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.53 | 0.35 |
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