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Heritage Oil (LSE:0PZU) Book Value per Share : £1.84 (As of Dec. 2013)


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What is Heritage Oil Book Value per Share?

Heritage Oil's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was £1.84.

During the past 12 months, Heritage Oil's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -35.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -8.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 46.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Heritage Oil was 774.80% per year. The lowest was -67.10% per year. And the median was 37.15% per year.

Heritage Oil's current price is £3.19. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was £1.84. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Heritage Oil is 1.71.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Heritage Oil was 1.31. The lowest was 0.60. And the median was 1.09.

Good Sign:

Heritage Oil PLC stock P/B Ratio (=1.27) is close to 1-year low of 1.27


Heritage Oil Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Heritage Oil's Book Value per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Heritage Oil Book Value per Share Chart

Heritage Oil Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.83 2.17 2.32 2.88 1.87

Heritage Oil Semi-Annual Data
Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Book Value per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.82 2.02 2.32 2.88 1.84

Competitive Comparison of Heritage Oil's Book Value per Share

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Heritage Oil's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Heritage Oil's PB Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Heritage Oil's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Heritage Oil's PB Ratio falls into.



Heritage Oil Book Value per Share Calculation

Heritage Oil's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(511.5-0.0)/274.1
=1.87

Heritage Oil's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(511.5-0.0)/278.3
=1.84

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


Heritage Oil  (LSE:0PZU) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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Heritage Oil (LSE:0PZU) Business Description

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Heritage Oil PLC was incorporated under the Jersey Companies Law on 6 February 2008 as Heritage Oil Limited. The Company changed its name to Heritage Oil Plc on 18 June 2009. The Company is an independent international oil and gas company. The Company is engaged in the exploration, development and production of petroleum and natural gas in Africa, the Middle East and Russia. The Company has exploration projects in Nigeria, Russia, Tanzania, Papua New Guinea, Malta, Pakistan and Libya. The Company has producing assets in Nigeria and Russia and exploration assets in Tanzania, Papua New Guinea, Malta, Libya and Pakistan.

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