ConocoPhillips (COP) on Decifer

Why it ranks here

• Sales are growing about 8% a year, faster than 33 in 100 companies we measure.
• It keeps about 28 cents of every sales dollar as cash, safer than 90 in 100 companies we measure.
• It earns about 6% a year on the money put into the business, better than 33 in 100 companies we measure.
• It costs about 20 times its yearly profit; the middle of its industry is 12. Cheaper than 22 in 100 companies we measure, against their own industries.

The current read

The evidence on COP lines up on the supportive side: the intelligence feed flags this name as connected to what is moving markets now. The independent signals we track are telling the same story.

Themes

• Oil & Gas Supply Discipline: After a decade of value destruction the sector reinvests a fraction of cash flow, so supply grows slowly while energy security keeps demand supported, and the cash goes to shareholders instead of new drilling.

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