CLR Fundamental Research Investment Analysis, Continental Resources, Inc.

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Continental Resources, Incorporated (CLR)

The Razor's Edge

2-Year Price History

Recent Price
(1/5/2009)
$24.57
52-Week Price
$12.01 - $83.81
Market Capitalization
$4.2 Billion
Dividend Yield
0.00%
Most Recent Dividend
$0.00

About Continental Resources, Inc.

Continental Resources, Incorporated is considered to operate in the Basic Materials sector. They specifically operate in the Oil & Gas Drilling/Exploring business segment contained within the Energy industry.

An independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company with operations in the Rocky Mountain, Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast regions of the United States.

A Word Of Caution

Continental Resources, Incorporated (CLR) has experienced a very significant loss in market value recently. Clearly this drop in price will have an impact on the valuation but the recent events that caused the drop may have not been fully factored into our analysis yet. When a stock loses value very quickly it could be a sign that there is a fear of bankruptcy.

Of course, you may proceed to review our research report for this security, but please be aware that our model may not reflect significant factors surrounding this company.

Therefore, (and as always), check additional sources and available information regarding CLR before making an investment decision.

Ockham's Rating

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CLR Revenue

Currently, the data available for CLR is not sufficient for us to properly evaluate the stock. We will resume coverage as the data allows.

CLR Cash Earnings

Cash (and the ability of a company to generate it) is a pivotal analysis at Ockham Research. With CLR, we have found that we don't have as many years of positive Cash Earnings as we would like in order to run an analysis. When a company like CLR has had several years of negative Cash Earnings mixed in with their positive years, it can be difficult to really get a good analysis of their potential. At Ockham, we always advise that Cash is key to any investment, so investors should consider the lack of positive years available as a signal that other types of analysis may need to be more heavily relied upon in CLR's case.

CLR Dividends

A strong dividend payment history is looked upon as a favorable characteristic on a company’s future and potentially can receive a positive Ockham rating. That being said, we don't require dividend payments for company's whose management has elected to forgo them entirely. As far as our investing methodology goes, it is not necessary to pay a dividend in order to get a favorable rating, so as for right now CLR gets a neutral rating for the dividend portion of the model. The company is not currently paying a dividend nor have they in the fairly recent past.

Peer Comparison

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Continental Resources, Inc. Industry Grouping

(1/5/2009)
Company Ticker Market Cap (Ml) Latest
Price
Price/Cash Earnings Price/Sales 5-Yr. Rev.
Growth Rate
5-Yr.
Avg. ROE.
Current 10-Yr. Range* Current 10-Yr. Range*
Peer Company Averages (not incuding CLR) 6.94 7.00 » 28.43 0.87 3.15 » 14.27 64.13% 26.41%
*10 year range does not include current year values
Petrohawk Energy Corp. HK $4.5 Billion $17.93 5.51 1.50 » 36.56 2.11 9.59 » 28.97 146.80% 3.03%
ENSCO International, Inc. ESV $4.4 Billion $30.93 2.88 4.58 » 31.25 1.60 4.73 » 28.48 25.16% 14.36%
CNX Gas Corp. CXG $4.3 Billion $28.80 15.36 12.58 » 27.22 0.00 0.00 » 0.00 n/a 16.00%
Continental Resources, Inc. CLR $4.2 Billion $24.57 7.53 4.68 » 37.33 0.00 0.00 » 0.00 n/a 38.67%
Energy Transfer Equity LP ETE $4.0 Billion $17.86 7.25 11.22 » 18.51 0.00 0.00 » 0.00 n/a 75.25%
BJ Services Company BJS $3.7 Billion $12.77 3.72 5.10 » 28.63 0.64 1.42 » 13.90 20.42% 23.40%
Ockham's Rating: NotSet
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Key Fundamentals

CLR - Continental Resources, Incorporated Fundamentals
Price (1/5/2009) $24.57
Volume (1/5/2009) 1.5 Million
10 Day Average Volume 1.0 Million
13 Week Price Range $12.01 - $33.08
52 Week Price Range $12.01 - $83.81
LTM Revenue $973.9 Million
 
Shares Outstanding (12/2007) 169.2 Million
Market Capitalization $4.2 Billion
Shares Held By Institutions 27.4 Million
Insitutional Holders 206
% Shares Held By Institutions 16.20%
Earnings Per Share (EPS) $0.17
P/E Ratio 10.90
Book Value Per Share $5.62
 
Gross Margin 85.60%
Quarterly Dividend 0.00
Dividend Yield 0.00%
Beta 2.41
Fiscal Year Ends December