Explores for and produces crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas. Refines crude oil into various petroleum products. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
No real growth (1% a year).
The gap is $60.6B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 6.2× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
No analyst target is on record for this company.
angles, checked one by one.
The 3 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Revenue Growth: Sales are growing slowly.
The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.
The net profit margin is 22% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
It pays out $1.43 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew only 1% a year on average. At this size, speeding back up is not easy.
The share set aside for the future is small; the pace of new ideas may slow. Council score: 2/10.
Against everything we grade, PBR-A lands somewhere in the middle. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: PBR-A is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.