#1 in EBITDA

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InterOil has the Highest EBITDA Growth in the Integrated Oil & Gas Industry (IOC, BP, XOM, MUR, CVX)

Written on Sat, 07/13/2013 - 9:14am

By James Quinn

Below are the three companies in the Integrated Oil & Gas industry with the highest EBITDA Growth (next year estimate vs. LTM). EBITDA Growth can be valuable in predicting future cash flow generation and earnings power.

InterOil ranks highest with a EBITDA growth of 190.8%. Following is BP with a EBITDA growth of 87.0%. Exxon Mobil ranks third highest with a EBITDA growth of 24.4%.

Murphy Oil follows with a EBITDA growth of 22.9%, and Chevron rounds out the top five with a EBITDA growth of 22.5%.

SmarTrend recommended that its subscribers protect gains by selling shares of InterOil on June 4th, 2013 by issuing a Downtrend alert when the shares were trading at $79.36. Since that call, shares of InterOil have fallen 5.3%. We are now looking for when a new Uptrend will commence and will alert SmarTrend subscribers in real time.

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From Zacks Chevron 2Q Update:

"Zacks Rating
Chevron currently retains a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), implying that it is expected to perform in line with the broader U.S. equity market over the next one to three months.

However, there are certain firms in the energy sector that are expected to significantly outperform the equity markets in the next one to three months. These include InterOil Corporation (IOC) and Ferrellgas Partners LP (FGP). Both these stocks carry a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy)."

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Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) is developing natural gas centers in Papua New Guinea

Posted by Nathan Alexander July 9, 2013

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), which represents the epitome of ‘Big Oil’, is currently involved in the development of natural gas centers in Papua New Guinea for the production and export of Liquid Natural Gas. Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) and InterOil Corporation (USA) (NYSE:IOC) have been jointly involved in the exploration and production of natural gas in various properties across the country with a growing production of natural gas in the U.S., owing to a decline in prices compared to other countries, namely Japan.

Earlier this week, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) reported growth in dividend rates at 12% and payouts of up to 25% of the company’s earnings. Eric H. Jostrom, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Ipswich Investment Management Co., Inc. noted that there has been significant improvement in the way oil companies are addressing the earnings payout issue, supporting the investor’s interest in oil stocks.

Shares of Exxon Mobile Corporation (NYSE:XOM) closed higher at $93.34 per share on Tuesday, recording a gain of 0.37 percent over the previous closing price. The shares of the company are currently fluctuating with intraday movements in the range of $92.25 to $93.44 per share, after opening at $92.64 per share. The shares of Exxon Mobile Corporation (NYSE:XOM) recorded a 52-week low price of $82.83 per share and a 52-week high price of $93.67 per share.

Exxon Mobile Corporation (NYSE:XOM) had a trading volume of 12.74 million shares on Monday, with an average trading volume of 13.71 million shares per day. The company currently has 4.45 billion shares outstanding in the market with a market capitalization of $411.69 billion. Institutional ownership in Exxon Mobile Corporation (NYSE:XOM) is 50 percent of its total equity capital.