Occidental Petroleum Stock Fundamentals

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Occidental Petroleum fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Occidental Petroleum's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Occidental Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Occidental Petroleum's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Occidental Petroleum stock.
  
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Occidental Petroleum Company Return On Equity Analysis

Occidental Petroleum's Return on Equity or ROE tells company stockholders how effectually their money is being utilized or reinvested. It is a useful ratio when analyzing company profitability or the management effectiveness given the capital invested by the shareholders. ROE shows how efficiently a company utilizes investments to generate income.

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Current Occidental Petroleum Return On Equity

    
  0.53  
Most of Occidental Petroleum's fundamental indicators, such as Return On Equity, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Occidental Petroleum is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.
For most industries, Return on Equity between 10% and 30% are considered desirable to provide dividends to owners and have funds for the future growth of the company. Investors should be very careful using ROE as the only efficiency indicator because ROE can be high if a company is heavily leveraged.
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Based on the latest financial disclosure, Occidental Petroleum has a Return On Equity of 0.5278. This is 126.66% lower than that of the Energy sector and 70.35% lower than that of the Oil & Gas E&P industry. The return on equity for all Germany stocks is notably lower than that of the firm.

Occidental Petroleum Fundamental Drivers Relationships

Comparative valuation techniques use various fundamental indicators to help in determining Occidental Petroleum's current stock value. Our valuation model uses many indicators to compare Occidental Petroleum value to that of its competitors to determine the firm's financial worth. You can analyze the relationship between different fundamental ratios across Occidental Petroleum competition to find correlations between indicators driving Occidental Petroleum's intrinsic value. More Info.
Occidental Petroleum is considered to be number one stock in return on equity category among its peers. It also is considered to be number one stock in return on asset category among its peers reporting about  0.22  of Return On Asset per Return On Equity. The ratio of Return On Equity to Return On Asset for Occidental Petroleum is roughly  4.56 . The reason why the comparable model can be used in almost all circumstances is due to the vast number of multiples that can be utilized, such as the price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-book (P/B), price-to-sales (P/S), price-to-cash flow (P/CF), and many others. The P/E ratio is the most commonly used of these ratios because it focuses on the Occidental Petroleum's earnings, one of the primary drivers of an investment's value.

Occidental Return On Equity Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Occidental Petroleum's direct or indirect competition against its Return On Equity to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Occidental Petroleum could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Occidental Petroleum by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.
Occidental Petroleum is currently under evaluation in return on equity category among its peers.

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About Occidental Petroleum Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Occidental Petroleum's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Occidental Petroleum using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Occidental Petroleum based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
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Occidental Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties in the United States and internationally. Occidental Petroleum Corporation was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. OCCIDENTAL PET operates under Oil Gas EP classification in Germany and is traded on Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It employs 11000 people.

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Additional Information and Resources on Investing in Occidental Stock

When determining whether Occidental Petroleum offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Occidental Petroleum's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Occidental Petroleum Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Occidental Petroleum Stock:
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Please note, there is a significant difference between Occidental Petroleum's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Occidental Petroleum is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Occidental Petroleum's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.