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BP(BP.)

Sector:

Oil & Gas Producers

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£115,536m

Change Today

Price Down-4.50p

Share Price

613.00p

BP Overview

Oil giant BP moved into the top bracket of oil companies in the late nineties with the acquisitions of US concerns Amoco and Atlantic Richfield. More geared to oil production and exploration than its main rivals, BP has moved into the former Soviet Union to secure future production as its current key assets in the North Sea and Alaska wind down.

1 Day Chart (09-May-2008)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.8% 4.4%
Div Cover 2.4 2.3
Op Mrgn 9.1% 12.0%
ROCE 21.8%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 11.0 9.7
PEG n/a 0.7
Pr/Revenue 0.8 0.7
Pr/Book 2.4  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 6.9% 10.9%
PBT -8.7% 19.2%
EPS -1.1% 13.7%
DPS 15.6% 16.2%

BP Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a232,571.00 a16,763.00 47.27¢ 18.7 0.3 +55% 26.05¢ 2.9%
31-Dec-04 a199,876.00 a24,966.00 78.24¢ 12.7 0.2 +66% 29.45¢ 3.0%
31-Dec-05 243,948.00 31,921.00 104.87¢ 11.5 0.3 +34% 35.30¢ 2.9%
31-Dec-06 265,906.00 34,642.00 109.97¢ 10.1 2.0 +5% 39.35¢ 3.6%
31-Dec-07 284,365.00 31,611.00 108.76¢ 11.0 n/a -1% 45.50¢ 3.8%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

BP Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 161,602.50 19,314.90 63.39p 9.7 0.7 +14% 27.09p 4.4%
31-Dec-09 152,471.45 18,924.17 63.25p 9.7 n/a -0% 29.29p 4.8%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Argus Research, Bayerische Landesbank, BBVA, Bear Stearns, Bernstein Research, CA Cheuvreux, Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Credit Suisse, Daiwa Research Institute, Deutsche Bank Research, Dresdner Kleinwort, DZ Bank, ESN-CM CIC Securities, ESN-NCB Stockbrokers, Evolution Securities, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Securities, IIR Group, ING Wholesale Banking, Johnson Rice & Company, JP Morgan, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Landsbanki Kepler, Lehman Bros, Macquarie Research Equities, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Natixis Securities, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Société Générale, Standard & Poors, UBS

BP Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 09-May-2008 07:00 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 08-May-2008 15:30 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 08-May-2008 07:01 RNS

BP ShareCast News

BP non-exec takes a second chunk 08-May-2008 ShareCast
Thursday newspaper round-up: Carphone Warehouse,... 08-May-2008 ShareCast
Exxon Mobil "disappoints" with $10.9bn profit 01-May-2008 ShareCast

BP Top Newspaper Links

Technology 08-May-2008 Washington Post
Oil Giants to Settle Water Suit 08-May-2008 New York Times
TNK-BP wins record tax rebate in Russia worth al... 08-May-2008 The Independent

Latest BP Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
08-May-08 Buy Sir William Castell 615.50p 32,500 £200,037.51
10-Apr-08 Buy Iain C Conn 545.50p 62 £338.21
10-Apr-08 Buy Dr Anthony (Tony) B Hayward 545.50p 62 £338.21

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

BP Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 613.00p Price Down
Change Today -4.50p
52 Week High 637.00p
52 Week Low 496.00p
Volume 45,228,585
Shares Issued 18,848m
Market Cap £115,536m
Beta 0.84
RiskGrade 130

BP Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
23.98% above the market average23.98% above the market average23.98% above the market average23.98% above the market average23.98% above the market average
80.00% above the sector average80.00% above the sector average80.00% above the sector average80.00% above the sector average80.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
56.24% above the market average56.24% above the market average56.24% above the market average56.24% above the market average56.24% above the market average
6.56% above the sector average6.56% above the sector average6.56% above the sector average6.56% above the sector average6.56% above the sector average
Income
59.49% above the market average59.49% above the market average59.49% above the market average59.49% above the market average59.49% above the market average
77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average77.78% above the sector average
Growth
76.45% below the market average76.45% below the market average76.45% below the market average76.45% below the market average76.45% below the market average
94.44% below the sector average94.44% below the sector average94.44% below the sector average94.44% below the sector average94.44% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 20
Buy 4
Neutral 8
Sell 2
Strong Sell 3
Total 37
buy
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BP Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Q1 Q4
Ex-Div 14-May-08 20-Feb-08
Paid 09-Jun-08 10-Mar-08
Amount 13.53¢ 13.53¢

Trades for --2008

Time Volume / Share Price
0 @ 0.000p

BP Key Personnel

CEO Dr Anthony (Tony) B Hayward
CFO Byron E Grote