Ratios

		vs industry	vs history
P/E(ttm)	11.70	EC's P/E(ttm) is ranked lower than 95% of the 43 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Integrated industry. ( Industry Median: 10.44 vs. EC: 11.70 )	EC' s 10-Year P/E(ttm) Range Min: 5.17   Max: 33.43 Current: 11.7 5.17 33.43
P/B	2.50	EC's P/B is ranked lower than 91% of the 43 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Integrated industry. ( Industry Median: 1.38 vs. EC: 2.50 )	EC' s 10-Year P/B Range Min: 2.15   Max: 5.31 Current: 2.5 2.15 5.31
P/S	2.50	EC's P/S is ranked lower than 84% of the 43 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Integrated industry. ( Industry Median: 0.78 vs. EC: 2.50 )	EC' s 10-Year P/S Range Min: 1.77   Max: 4.84 Current: 2.5 1.77 4.84
PFCF	33.90	EC's PFCF is ranked lower than 100% of the 43 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Integrated industry. ( Industry Median: 27.03 vs. EC: 33.90 )	EC' s 10-Year PFCF Range Min: 7.48   Max: 383 Current: 33.9 7.48 383
EV-to-EBIT	7.6	EC's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than 98% of the 43 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Integrated industry. ( Industry Median: 7.20 vs. EC: 7.6 )	EC' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range Min: 6.4   Max: 29.1 Current: 7.6 6.4 29.1
PEG	0.5	EC's PEG is ranked higher than 68% of the 41 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Integrated industry. ( Industry Median: 1.15 vs. EC: 0.5 )	EC' s 10-Year PEG Range Min: 0   Max: 0.7 Current: 0.5 0 0.7

Dividend & Buy Back

		vs industry	vs history
Dividend Yield	6.40	EC's Dividend Yield is ranked higher than 93% of the 43 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Integrated industry. ( Industry Median: 3.13 vs. EC: 6.40 )	EC' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range Min: 0.84   Max: 6.4 Current: 6.4 0.84 6.4
Dividend growth (3y)	-100	EC's Dividend growth (3y) is ranked higher than 88% of the 43 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Integrated industry. ( Industry Median: 5.10 vs. EC: -100 )	EC' s 10-Year Dividend growth (3y) Range Min: 0   Max: 15.3 Current: -100 0 15.3
Yield on cost (5-Year)	6.40	EC's Yield on cost (5-Year) is ranked higher than 79% of the 43 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Integrated industry. ( Industry Median: 3.57 vs. EC: 6.40 )	EC' s 10-Year Yield on cost (5-Year) Range Min: 0.84   Max: 6.4 Current: 6.4 0.84 6.4
Share Buyback Rate	-0.4	EC's Share Buyback Rate is ranked higher than 79% of the 43 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Integrated industry. ( Industry Median: -0.30 vs. EC: -0.4 )	EC' s 10-Year Share Buyback Rate Range Min: -0.1   Max: -455.7 Current: -0.4

Valuation & Return

		vs industry	vs history
Price/Net Cash	17.7	EC's Price/Net Cash is ranked lower than 100% of the Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Integrated industry. ( Industry Median: vs. EC: 17.7 )	EC' s 10-Year Price/Net Cash Range Min: 11.7   Max: 40.4 Current: 17.7 11.7 40.4
Price/Net Current Asset Value	30.8	EC's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked lower than 95% of the 43 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Integrated industry. ( Industry Median: 10.10 vs. EC: 30.8 )	EC' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range Min: 13.1   Max: 51.9 Current: 30.8 13.1 51.9
Price/Tangible Book	3.7	EC's Price/Tangible Book is ranked lower than 95% of the 43 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Integrated industry. ( Industry Median: 1.55 vs. EC: 3.7 )	EC' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range Min: 2   Max: 5.4 Current: 3.7 2 5.4
Price/Median PS Value	0.8	EC's Price/Median PS Value is ranked lower than 100% of the 43 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Integrated industry. ( Industry Median: 0.90 vs. EC: 0.8 )	EC' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range Min: 0.7   Max: 1.2 Current: 0.8 0.7 1.2
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt)	13.20	EC's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than 98% of the 43 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Integrated industry. ( Industry Median: 14.30 vs. EC: 13.20 )	EC' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range Min: 3.4   Max: 15.5 Current: 13.2 3.4 15.5

Business Description

Ecopetrol S.A. was organized on August 25, 1951 under the laws of Colombia. It is a vertically integrated oil company operating in Colombia and overseas. The Company divides its operations into four business segments that include exploration and production; transportation; refining; and marketing and supply. Its exploration and production business segment includes exploration, development and production activities in Colombia and abroad. It conducts exploration and production activities directly and through joint ventures with third parties. The Company's transportation segment includes the transportation of crude oil, motor fuels, fuel oil and other refined products, excluding natural gas. In 2008, its transportation segment also included the transportation of the mixture of diesel and palm oil. There are two main refineries in Colombia: Barrancabermeja, which the Company owns and operates, and Cartagena, which it owns since May 2009 and operates. It also owns two other minor refineries, Orito and Apiay. It refines crude oil and other hydrocarbons in its refineries and in the Cartagena Refinery in Colombia into a number of products, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, petrochemicals and industrial products. Crude oil, natural gas and refined products are transported mainly through pipelines to its customers and the refineries. On April 7, 2008, the Company purchased Propilco, the main polypropylene supplier in Colombia. As a result of this acquisition, it entered the petrochemicals business and started taking advantage of the synergies between its refining and supplying activities. The Company markets a range of refined and feed stock products locally including regular and high octane gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, natural gas and petrochemical products. Local sales of regular gasoline, LPG, jet fuel, diesel fuel and natural gas from the Guajira field are subject to government price regulation with reference to international benchmarks for fuel oil. The Company exports crude oil, LPG, butane, high and low octane gasoline, naphtha, jet fuel, natural gas and fuel oil. Its marketing strategy is focused on supplying the local market and exporting crude oil, refined products and natural gas to end-users, including refineries and wholesalers in order to improve its margins. Its main export markets in 2008 were: the US market, Far East, Aruba, Chile and Europe. Currently, it maintains short-term crude oil supply contracts with Valero, ConocoPhillips and Tesoro Refining, as well as supply contracts for refined products with Refineria Dominicana de Petroleo S.A., Glencore and Berkshire, and a natural gas supply agreement with PDVSA. The Company is in the process of building a refinery to process palm oil for biofuels. It owns and has interest in companies which own 8,433 kilometers of crude oil pipelines and multi-purpose transportation pipelines. The Company's operations are subject to national, state and local environmental regulat
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Industry:	Oil & Gas Integrated
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Traded in other countries:	ECP.Canada, ECHA.Germany

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