On Feb. 2, Chevron (NYSE:CVX) released fourth-quarter earnings for the period ended Dec. 31.

  • Net profit fell 9% on a sharp decline of the price of natural gas in the United States.
  • Chevron made stock repurchases worth $5 billion in 2006. Diluted shares fell by 3%.
  • For 2007, the company expects capital and exploration charges of $19.6 billion, an increase of $3 billion over 2006.
  • Chevron is a three-star stock (out of five) in Motley Fool CAPS, our community-intelligence database.

(Figures in millions, except per-share data)

Income Statement Highlights

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Sales

$47,746

$53,794

(11.2%)

Net Profit

$3,772

$4,144

(9.0%)

EPS

$1.74

$1.86

(6.5%)

Diluted Shares

2,168.9

2,235.6

(3.0%)



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Margin Checkup

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change*

Gross Margin

29.8%

26.2%

3.6

Operating Margin

14.1%

13.6%

0.5

Net Margin

7.9%

7.7%

0.2

*Expressed in percentage points.

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Balance Sheet Highlights

Assets

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Cash + ST Invest.

$11,446

$11,144

2.7%

Accounts Rec.

No Data

No Data

No Data

Inventory

No Data

No Data

No Data



Liabilities

Q4 2006

Q4 2005

Change

Accounts Payable

No Data

No Data

No Data

Total Debt

$9,838

$12,870

(23.6%)



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Cash Flow Highlights
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