Saudi Aramco (2222.SR)
Energy · Tadawul · Saudi Arabia
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
Saudi Aramco trades at SR26.68, which is 120% below the SR58.78 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On that measure alone it screens as undervalued, though a DCF is an argument rather than a measurement, and the market is frequently right about why something is cheap.
Our moat model scores it 84 out of 100, which is a wide moat. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 17.4 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
About Saudi Aramco
Saudi Arabian Oil Company operates as an integrated energy and chemical company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment explores, develops, produces, and sells crude oil, condensate, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs). The Downstream segment produces various chemicals, such as aromatics, olefins, and polyolefins; polyols, isocyanates, and synthetic rubber; methanol, MTBE, glycols, linear alpha olefins, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, polycarbonate, and engineering thermoplastics and their blends; and lubricants and base oils, as well as engages in the refining and petrochemicals, retail operations, distribution, supply and trading, and power generation. It also markets and distributes hydrocarbons, petroleum products; and trades crude oil, refined petroleum, and liquid chemical products. In addition, the company develops, manufactures, and markets high-performance rubber; and provides crude oil storage, investment, consulting, information technology, personnel and other support, agri-nutrients, purchasing, engineering, benefits administration, oil field, insurance, pipeline transport, vendor sourcing, marketing and sales support, financing, support, and marine management and transportation services. Further, it engages in aircraft operations and leasing; aviation; sports club; retail fuel marketing and operations; investment management of post-employment benefit plans; wholesale fuel operations; importing and exporting refined products and crude oil; and real estate holdings. Additionally, the company engages in prospecting, exploring, drilling, processing, manufacturing, refining, extracting, and marketing hydrocarbon substances. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Dhahran, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
2222.SR passes 6 of our 30 screens today
Each screen prints the exact criteria it used, and the circumstances in which it is wrong.
Common questions
Is Saudi Aramco (2222.SR) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of SR58.78, 2222.SR at SR26.68 is 120% below fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation, and most of a DCF's output sits in a terminal value nobody can forecast.
What is 2222.SR's P/E ratio?
2222.SR trades at 17.4 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
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Data from company filings, exchange quotes and SEC EDGAR 13F disclosures. Quotes are delayed. Metrics we do not have are left out rather than estimated. Educational information, not financial advice.