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Woodside Petroleum Ltd is an oil & gas e&p business based in Australia. Woodside Petroleum shares (WPL) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are in Australian Dollars. Woodside Petroleum has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $4.2 billion. If you're looking to buy shares, check out the steps below.
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| 52-week range | $16.3584 - $26.8745 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | $20.645 |
| 200-day moving average | $22.7069 |
| Target price | $27.09 |
| PE ratio | 41.2305 |
| Dividend yield | $0.42 (2%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.512 |
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Historical closes compared with the last close of A$22.17
| 1 week (2021-09-17) | 5.02% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2021-08-25) | 9.16% |
| 3 months (2021-06-25) | -1.64% |
| 6 months (2021-03-25) | -8.69% |
| 1 year (2020-09-25) | 21.02% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2019-09-25) | -30.93% |
| 3 years (2018-09-25) | -41.64% |
| 5 years (2016-09-23) | -17.77% |
Valuing Woodside Petroleum stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Woodside Petroleum's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Woodside Petroleum's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 41x. In other words, Woodside Petroleum shares trade at around 41x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the P/E ratio for the ASX over the 12 months to December 2019 (32.14). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Woodside Petroleum's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $2.4 billion (£1.2 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Woodside Petroleum's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $4.2 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 15.39% |
| Gross profit TTM | $615 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 1.66% |
| Return on equity TTM | 3.1% |
| Profit margin | 8.48% |
| Book value | 12.834 |
| Market capitalisation | $20.3 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Woodside Petroleum.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 25.62
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Woodside Petroleum's overall score of 25.62 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 34th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Woodside Petroleum is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 14.54/100
Woodside Petroleum's environmental score of 14.54 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Woodside Petroleum is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 5.63/100
Woodside Petroleum's social score of 5.63 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Woodside Petroleum is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 6.94/100
Woodside Petroleum's governance score puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Woodside Petroleum is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Woodside Petroleum scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Woodside Petroleum has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Woodside Petroleum Ltd was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 25.62 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 34.46 |
| Environmental score | 14.54 |
| Environmental score percentile | 3 |
| Social score | 5.63 |
| Social score percentile | 3 |
| Governance score | 6.94 |
| Governance score percentile | 3 |
| Level of controversy | 2 |
Dividend payout ratio: 97.18% of net profits
Recently Woodside Petroleum has paid out, on average, around 97.18% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.67% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Woodside Petroleum shareholders could enjoy a 2.67% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Woodside Petroleum's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.42 per share.
Woodside Petroleum's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 29 August 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").
Woodside Petroleum's shares were split on 16 December 2009.
Over the last 12 months, Woodside Petroleum's shares have ranged in value from as little as $16.3584 up to $26.8745. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (AU average) beta is 1, while Woodside Petroleum's is 1.4133. This would suggest that Woodside Petroleum's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Woodside Petroleum Ltd engages in the exploration, evaluation, development, production, marketing, and sale of hydrocarbons in Oceania, Asia, Canada, Africa, and internationally. The company produces liquefied natural gas, pipeline natural gas, condensate, liquefied petroleum gas, and crude oil. It holds interests in the Greater Browse, Greater Sunrise, Greater Pluto, Greater Exmouth, North West Shelf, Wheatstone, Canada, Senegal, Greater Scarborough, and Myanmar projects. Woodside Petroleum Ltd was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.
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