Noble Energy's Financial Summary

1. For what purposes does Mortensen estimate Midland's cost of capital? What would be the potential consequences of a too high estimate compared to the firm's “true” cost of capital? What about a too low estimate?

Earnings performance appears satisfactory and trending upward. Earnings were positive as of the three reporting periods and were sufficient to cover operations, fund loss reserve accounts, and augment capital. Reported Net Income increased from $173,959,000 as of December 31, 2014, to $253,404,000 as of December 31, 2015, and to $361,824,000 as of December 31, 2016. This increase is due mainly to an increase in Net

Joe’s Fly-By-Night Oil’s capital structure for Dec 31, 2016, is 52% Accounts Payable following by 39% Retained Earnings. The value of their long-term debt is 9%. The Accounts Payable of 52% is not good because the value is greater than the retained earnings. If Joe’s Fly-By-Night Oil’s wants to expand their business and services they would need to reduce the value of the Accounts Payable and increased the value of the Retained

Founded in 2013, FullCycle Energy Fund is a relatively new firm, however, Tabar will work with an experienced team. Tabar also brings a great deal of experience to

Origin Energy Limited (ORG) is an Australian listed company mainly operates in electricity and gas markets. In the following sections, several aspects of the client company will be discussed. This information is collected to help in the identification of the entity’s specific risks by following ASA 315 Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement through Understanding the Entity and Its Environment. Both external market environment and internal business management factors are required to be assessed under ASA 315 (Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, 2013). However, because of the limitation of access to the company information, this report does not cover the analysis of control

Noble Energy is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is traded under the ticker symbol NBL. Further information is available at www.nobleenergyinc.com. This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Words such as "anticipated," "intends," "indicates," "suggests," "possibility," "believes," "expects," "intends," "will," "should," "may," and similar expressions may be used to identify forwardlooking statements. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact and reflect Noble Energy's current views about future events. They include planned development activities, business strategy and other plans and objectives for future operations. No assurances can be given that the forward-looking statements contained in this news release will occur as projected and actual results may differ materially from those projected. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and assumptions that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks include, without limitation, government approvals, changes in governmental policies and regulations, other political developments, the volatility in commodity prices for crude oil and, in particular, natural gas, exploration and development risks, drilling and operating risks, the

The productive assets of property, plant, and equipment changed dramatically in 1996 they were 5,581 to 2010 an increase to 21,706. In total current assets there was a increase in 1996 from 5,910 to in 2010 21,579. Another significant change is in long term debt in 1996 of 1,116 to in 2010 an increase to 14,041. Also an important figure to note is in the retained earning in 1996 they were 94% (15,127) to 2010 68%

[Respondents who gave overall effectiveness of Southwestern Energy's strategy a 1-4] What changes to the strategy, if any, would enhance your investment thesis for SWN?

Net Income: Company N strategies pay off because shareholders of any company want to maximize their investment or returns. Company N is making almost double of company M’s net profit, and also considering the fact that company N is making 85% of company M sales.

Profitability The company has come to a standstill with profits, in hopes to maintain a more efficient practice and continue expansion, Dynashears continued to borrow substantial amounts of working capital from the bank and ended up falling far short of the predictions for sales. The plant modernization project initially predicted a lot less money as well – and the additional funds requested put a strain on the ability to make profits. The gross profit margin dropped from 22% to14, when the projections hoped it would actually increase. The health of the company is in decline, and now has a slightly

The biggest change in Abbott’s balance sheet can be seen in the composition of its asset accounts. In 2006, % of the firm’s assets were current, while 69% were of the long-term variety. In 2010, however, the portion of current assets increased by 7%. This increase in current assets is most visible in cash and short-term investments (4% in 2006 to 9% in 2010) and corresponds with a higher level of uncertainty in today’s economy. The fact that Abbott Laboratories has chosen to increase the value of liquid assets on its balance sheet indicates low returns on long-term investments and a preference of keeping cash on hand rather than reinvesting in the business.

Balance Sheet: Assets, such as Cash and Cash equivalents are up over last year by $20.72 million dollars, whereas Short Term Investments where 0 at the end of 2013 they were slightly up to $1.12 by January 3, 2015. Other Assets shows a drop of $8.26 million dollars, mostly in Property, Plant and Equipment. Based on the 10-K report the balance sheet was in the thousands other web based financial reporting sites show the numbers to be in the millions. Upon further review of the Balance Sheet from the financial website “Watch” the break down in Property, Plant and Equipment shows the biggest difference in the Accumulated Depreciation. (Market Watch) The Vertical Ratio for 2014 Total Current Assets is 3% of the Total Assets and in 2013 was also 3%. The Horizontal Ratio for Total Asset were 37% reflecting a change from 2014 at $212.05 and 2013 $195.61 signaling a significant increase in 2014. The 2015 financial were not completed at the time of this report but the

- The financial statements for the past three years show a decline trend in both the operation and return on shareholder of the company, so a closer look at the factors contributing to this decline is needed.

The company’s closest competitors are Canadian Natural Resources Limited, EnCana Corporations, Talisman Energy Group Inc., and Canadian Oil Sands Limited. One of the company’s major assets is the research and development of state of the art technology to reach and unlock gas & oil deposits. They implement the use of hydraulic fracturing technology to unlock unconventional gas assets, are able to drill up to 34,000 feet deep into the Gulf of Mexico to access oil deposits below the gulf floor, and implementing gasification technology which uses steam to separate oil deposits from the sand in the northern Alberta oil sands (Nexen’s way). The company has been successful to date, however their lack of resources and capital has limited their growth and expansion, as well as the $4.3 billion debt that they currently have (Financial Post 2). This is why the

Financial results and conditions vary among companies for a number of reasons. One reason for the variation can be traced to the characteristics of the industries in which companies operate. For example, some industries require large investments in property, plant, and equipment (PP&E), while others require very little. In some industries, the competitive productpricing structure permits companies to earn significant profits per sales dollar, while in other industries the product-pricing structure imposes a much lower profit margin. In most low-margin industries, however, companies often experience a relatively high rate of product throughput. A second reason for some of the