| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 3/6 |
| Past Performance | 3/6 |
| Financial Health | 4/6 |
| Dividends | 2/6 |
WPL Stock Overview
Woodside Petroleum Ltd engages in the exploration, evaluation, development, production, marketing, and sale of hydrocarbons in Oceania, Asia, Canada, Africa, and internationally.
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | AU$25.19 |
| 52 Week High | AU$26.44 |
| 52 Week Low | AU$19.15 |
| Beta | 1.32 |
| 1 Month Change | 15.60% |
| 3 Month Change | 8.25% |
| 1 Year Change | -5.16% |
| 3 Year Change | -26.52% |
| 5 Year Change | -22.04% |
| Change since IPO | 540.97% |
Recent News & Updates
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Shareholder Returns
| WPL | AU Oil and Gas | AU Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 1.5% | -1.2% | -2.8% |
| 1Y | -5.2% | 4.8% | 5.8% |
Return vs Industry: WPL underperformed the Australian Oil and Gas industry which returned 4.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WPL underperformed the Australian Market which returned 5.8% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| WPL volatility | |
|---|---|
| WPL Average Weekly Movement | 4.0% |
| Oil and Gas Industry Average Movement | 10.7% |
| Market Average Movement | 8.6% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in AU Market | 15.4% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in AU Market | 3.7% |
Stable Share Price: WPL is less volatile than 75% of Australian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 4% a week.
Volatility Over Time: WPL's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 3,670 | Meg O’Neill | https://www.woodside.com.au |
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 Fundamentals Summary
| WPL fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | US$17.63b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$356.00m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$4.20b |
49.5x
P/E Ratio4.2x
P/S RatioIs WPL overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| WPL income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$4.20b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$2.74b |
| Gross Profit | US$1.46b |
| Expenses | US$1.11b |
| Earnings | US$356.00m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2021
Next Earnings Date
Feb 16, 2022
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.37 |
| Gross Margin | 34.83% |
| Net Profit Margin | 8.48% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 41.5% |
How did WPL perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
2.3%
Current Dividend Yield113%
Payout RatioValuation
Is Woodside Petroleum undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: WPL (A$25.19) is trading below our estimate of fair value (A$153.24)
Significantly Below Fair Value: WPL is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: WPL is poor value based on its PE Ratio (49.5x) compared to the Australian Oil and Gas industry average (26.1x).
PE vs Market: WPL is poor value based on its PE Ratio (49.5x) compared to the Australian market (18.6x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: WPL is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (5.5x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: WPL is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.4x) compared to the AU Oil and Gas industry average (2.4x).
Future Growth
How is Woodside Petroleum forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 11 analysts?
9.0%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: WPL's forecast earnings growth (9% per year) is above the savings rate (1.9%).
Earnings vs Market: WPL's earnings (9% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the Australian market (11.1% per year).
High Growth Earnings: WPL's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: WPL's revenue (13.8% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Australian market (4.8% per year).
High Growth Revenue: WPL's revenue (13.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: WPL's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (12.3%).
Past Performance
How has Woodside Petroleum performed over the past 5 years?
-48.9%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: WPL has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: WPL became profitable in the past.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: WPL has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -48.9% per year.
Accelerating Growth: WPL has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: WPL has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Oil and Gas industry (-50.5%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: WPL's Return on Equity (3.1%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is Woodside Petroleum's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: WPL's short term assets ($3.7B) exceed its short term liabilities ($1.4B).
Long Term Liabilities: WPL's short term assets ($3.7B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($9.4B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: WPL's net debt to equity ratio (18.3%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: WPL's debt to equity ratio has increased from 29.4% to 41.5% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: WPL's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (37.7%).
Interest Coverage: WPL's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.2x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Woodside Petroleum current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
2.31%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: WPL's dividend (2.31%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (2.25%).
High Dividend: WPL's dividend (2.31%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (5.52%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: WPL's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: WPL's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its high payout ratio (112.5%), WPL's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: WPL's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be covered by earnings (62.7% payout ratio).
Next Steps
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Meg O’Neill
0.75
Tenure
US$2,176,850
Compensation
Ms. Marguerite Eileen O’Neill, also known as Meg, BSc (Ocean Engineering), BSc (Chemical Engineering), M.Sc., serves as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Woodside Petroleum Ltd since August...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Meg's total compensation ($USD2.18M) is below average for companies of similar size in the Australian market ($USD3.78M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Meg's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: WPL's management team is considered experienced (2 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: WPL's board of directors are considered experienced (5.5 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Woodside Petroleum Ltd's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Woodside Petroleum Ltd
- Ticker: WPL
- Exchange: ASX
- Founded: 1954
- Industry: Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
- Sector: Energy
- Implied Market Cap: AU$24.473b
- Shares outstanding: 971.53m
- Website: https://www.woodside.com.au
Number of Employees
Location
- Woodside Petroleum Ltd
- Mia Yellagonga
- 11 Mount Street
- Perth
- Western Australia
- 6000
- Australia
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2022/01/22 07:03 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2022/01/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.