Ratios

		vs industry	vs history
P/S	4.15	MCF's P/S is ranked lower than 56% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 3.55 vs. MCF: 4.15 )	MCF' s 10-Year P/S Range Min: 0.85   Max: 125.47 Current: 4.15 0.85 125.47
PFCF	50.70	MCF's PFCF is ranked lower than 68% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 20.17 vs. MCF: 50.70 )	MCF' s 10-Year PFCF Range Min: 2.09   Max: 82.14 Current: 50.7 2.09 82.14
EV-to-EBIT	-4.41	MCF's EV-to-EBIT is ranked lower than 79% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 15.22 vs. MCF: -4.41 )	MCF' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range Min: 1.6   Max: 1351.2 Current: -4.41 1.6 1351.2
Shiller P/E	7.39	MCF's Shiller P/E is ranked lower than 73% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 19.33 vs. MCF: 7.39 )	MCF' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range Min: 7.87   Max: 224.76 Current: 7.39 7.87 224.76

Valuation & Return

		vs industry	vs history
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt)	5.00	MCF's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than 77% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: 5.00 vs. MCF: 5.00 )	MCF' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range Min: 0.1   Max: 63.5 Current: 5 0.1 63.5
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman)	5.32	MCF's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than 92% of the 463 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. ( Industry Median: -17.69 vs. MCF: 5.32 )	MCF' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range Min: -10.3   Max: 62.9 Current: 5.32 -10.3 62.9

Business Description

Contango Oil & Gas Company is a Delaware Corporation. It is a Houston-based, independent natural gas and oil company. The Company's core business is to explore, develop, produce and acquire natural gas and oil properties onshore and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico in water-depths of less than 300 feet. Contango Operators, Inc. ('COI'), its wholly-owned subsidiary, acts as operator on its properties. Its exploration strategy is predicated upon two core beliefs: (1) that the only competitive advantage in the commodity-based natural gas and oil business is to be among the lowest cost producers and (2) that virtually all the exploration and production industry's value creation occurs through the drilling of successful exploratory wells. The company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, COI and its partially-owned affiliate, REX, conducts exploration activities in the Gulf of Mexico. COI drills, and operates its wells in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as attends lease sales and acquires leasehold acreage. Additionally, COI may acquire significant working interests in offshore exploration and development opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico, under farm-out agreements, or similar agreements, with REX, JEX and/or other third parties. As of August 24, 2012, the Company's offshore production was approximately 83.5 million cubic feet equivalent per day ('Mmcfed'), net to Contango, which consists mainly of seven federal and five states of Louisiana wells in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, State Lease 19396 expired and was returned to the state of Louisiana. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, the Company relinquished 12 lease blocks to the BOEM, and allowed two additional lease blocks to expire in accordance with their terms. Its operations are subject to extensive federal regulation and, with respect to federal leases, to interruption or termination by governmental authorities on account of environmental and other considerations such as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ('CERCLA') also known as the 'Super Fund Law'.
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