Santos Share Price and Company Fundamentals
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Santos Limited explores for, develops, produces, transports, and markets hydrocarbons for homes and businesses in Australia and the Asia Pacific. Its five principal assets are located in the Cooper Basin, Queensland and NSW, Papua New Guinea, Northern Australia and Timor-Leste, and Western Australia. The company also holds an asset in Alaska; and engages in the development of carbon capture and storage technologies. In addition, it produces natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, ethane, methane, coal seam gas, liquefied natural gas, shale gas, and condensate, as well as oil. The company's proved plus probable reserves include 1676 million barrels of oil equivalent. Santos Limited was incorporated in 1954 and is headquartered in Adelaide, Australia.
Key Metrics
PE ratio
18.37
PB ratio
1.40
Dividend yield
1.71%
Beta
1.72
Market cap
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Enterprise value
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Company profile
Primary activities | Gas and petroleum exploration and the production, treatment and marketing of natural gas, crude oil, condensate, naphtha and liquid petroleum gas; transportation by pipeline of crude oil. |
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Industry / Sector | Oil & Gas E&P / Energy |
Full time employees | 3786 |
Website | https://www.santos.com |
Mailing address | Santos Centre Ground Floor 60 Flinders Street Adelaide SA 5000 Australia |
Phone / Fax | 61 8 8116 5000 / 61 8 8116 5050 |
Share registry | COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES PTY LIMITED |
Dividends
More: Santos Dividend history, yield and payout ratio
Dividend yield
1.71%
Dividend amount
$0.14
Payout ratio
34.21%
Santos paid $0.14 dividend and the ex-dividend date was 21 Feb 2022.The dividend payout ratio is 34.21%. The dividend payout ratio is defined as the amout of dividend paid divided by the earnings of the company.STO dividend payout ratio is less than 70. This is ideal as it gives company room to grow the dividends and also the excess earnings can be invested in company for growth.
STO's forward dividend amount is $0.2 and the forward dividend yield is 2.39%. A forward dividend yield is the percentage of a company's current stock price that it expects to pay out as dividends over a certain time period, generally 12 months. Forward dividend yields are generally used in circumstances where the yield is predictable based on past instances. If not, trailing yields, which indicate the same value over the previous 12 months, are used.
Company Executives
As of May 2022, following are the company executives and directors listed on Santos.
Name | Title | Age | Total Pay |
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Mr. Kevin Thomas Gallagher B.Eng, FIEAust, MAICD | MD, CEO & Director | 56 | 4.43M |
Mr. David Maxwell Banks B.A., B.E., M.B.A. | Chief Operations Officer | 1.13M | |
Mr. Brett Kenneth Woods B.Sc. | Pres of Midstream & Clean Fuels | 1.15M | |
Mr. Anthony Myles Neilson B.Com., BComm, CA, FFin, M.B.A., MBA | Chief Commercial Officer | 1.38M | |
Mr. Brett Anthony Darley | Pres of Upstream Oil & Gas | 54 | 1.19M |
Ms. Anthea Lynne McKinnell | Chief Financial Officer | ||
Mr. Andrew Nairn B.Comm | Group Exec. of Investor Relations | ||
Ms. Jodie Hatherly B.A., L.L.B. | Gen. Counsel & Company Sec. | ||
Ms. Beverley East | Exec. VP of People, Culture & Corp. Affairs | ||
Mr. Nick Fox | Head of Environment & Access |
Profitability and management effectiveness
Profit margin
13.96%
Operating margin
28.01%
Return on assets
3.46%
Return on equity
6.32%
Profitability ratios are a class of financial metrics that are used to assess a business's ability to generate earnings relative to its revenue, operating costs, balance sheet assets, and shareholders' equity over time, using data from a specific point in time.
The return on equity signifies how well the management is running the company in terms of capital management. The ideal return on equity is greater than 10%. The return on equity is calculated as net income divided by total share holders equity.
Valuation and Trading Info
The market capitalization of Santos is and its enterprise value is .
The STO's stocks Beta value is 1.72 making it 72% more volatile compared to ASX market index. Technology stocks and small caps tend to have higher betas than the market benchmark. This indicates that adding the stock to a portfolio will increase the portfolio’s risk, but also increase its expected return. On the other hand utility stocks often have low betas because they tend to move more slowly than market averages.
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Santos (ASX:STO) Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is Santos's Stock Symbol?
Santos trades on ASX under the ticker symbol "STO".
2. What is Santos's stock price today?
One share of STO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $8.22.
3. How can I contact Santos?
Santos's mailing address is Santos Centre Ground Floor 60 Flinders Street Adelaide SA 5000 Australia. The company can be reached via phone at 61 8 8116 5000.
4. What is Santos's official website?
The official website of Santos is https://www.santos.com.
5. Which share registry manages Santos's stock?
Santos's stock is managed by COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES PTY LIMITED.