Social Responsibility Fund Individual Stock Reports (Exxon Mobil Corp.)

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Social Responsibility Fund Individual Stock Reports (Exxon Mobil Corp.)

Social Responsibility Fund Individual Stock Reports (Exxon Mobil Corp.)

Introduction

Exxon Mobil Corporation is a multinational gas and oil company based in the United States of America. It is studied that the existence of Exxon Mobil Corporation came into being as a result of the merger of Exxon and Mobil. This corporation was founded on 30th November, 1999, and is observed to be the direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company. The Exxon Mobil Company operates I affiliation with Imperial Oil which continues to operate in Canada. The headquarters of Exxon Mobil Corporation is found in Irving, Texas. The success of Exxon Mobil Corporation is widely noticeable in the world.

The Exxon Mobil Corporation is a huge corporation and it involves a large number of operating divisions within its operating portfolio including upstream, downstream and chemical divisions. The most prominent operating divisions in the above mentioned categories are mentioned as follows. The Upstream division of Exxon Mobil Corporation includes ExxonMobil Exploration Company, ExxonMobil Gas and Power Marketing Company, ExxonMobil Upstream Ventures, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, ExxonMobil Production Company and ExxonMobil Development Company.

Horizontal and Vertical Analysis of Amazon

Vertical Analysis

Horizontal Analysis

2010

2009

2010

2009

2010

Current liabilities:

  $

  $

  %

 %

  %

Accounts payable

8,051

$5,605

42.83

40.578

143.6396075

Accrued expenses and other

2,321

1,759

12.34772

12.73

131.9499716

Total current liabilities

10,372

7,364

55.17902

53.31

140.8473656

Long-term liabilities

1,561

1,192

8.304517

8.63

130.9563758

Total liabilities

11,933

8,556

63.48353

61.94

139.4693782

 

 

 

 

 

According to vertical analysis, Exxon Mobil increased its total liabilities from 61% to 63% which showed an increase in liability from 2%. This showed that in 2010, company took debt for its international operations.

Ratios

Key Ratios

2010

2011

2012

Profitability Ratios

Tax rate %

16.74

24.52

23.06

Net margin %

33.63

18.42

18.78

Asset Turnover (Avg.)

0.58

0.61

0.58

Return on Assets %

19.42

11.21

10.86

Financial leverage (Avg.)

2.35

2.53

2.63

Interest coverage

20.43

28.43

30.75

Cash Flow Ratios

Operating cash flow growth %

16.44

-0.61

12.36

Free cash flow growth %

18.15

-10.43

20.00

Liquidity Ratios

Current ratio

1.17

1.05

1.09

Quick Ratio

0.85

0.78

0.77

Debt-to-Equity

0.45

0.43

0.45

Financial Leverage

2.35

2.53

2.63

Efficiency Ratios

Days Sales Outstanding

42.55

36.66

36.79

Days Inventory

71.95

57.53

60.88

Payables Periods

47.40

40.67

39.66

Cash Conversion Cycle

67.09

53.52

58.00

Receivables Turnover

8.58

9.96

9.92

Inventory Turnover

5.07

6.34

6.00

Stock Analysis

Earnings Per Share

2.53

1.85

1.97

Dividend Per Share

0.88

0.94

1.02

Payout Ratio %

34.80

50.90

51.80

Book Value Per Share

6.76

6.96

7.34

Financial performance

Exxon Mobil overall financial performance is really good, and the company is doing well in recessionary periods as well. The expenses of the company are relatively high, that are because of aggressive marketing cost. Current ratio of the company is below the standard that is not a good sign, but on the other hand quick ratio is also below but not to that extant. It means the company's liquidity position is just satisfactory not too strong. The debt to equity ratio shows that company's major financing source is equity rather than debt that helps the company to cut the expense of interest on ...