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BP p.l.c.

BP-B.L
49
Oil & Gas Integrated · Energy
Price
160.00 GBp
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
£105.48B
Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Winston Score
49
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Winston Score between 40 and 70. The stock passes some quality checks but not all.

BP is one of the world's largest oil and gas companies. It finds, extracts, and refines oil and natural gas, then sells fuel, lubricants, and energy products to governments, businesses, and everyday consumers at the pump. BP also operates a growing renewable energy division, including wind and solar projects, as it tries to shift away from fossil fuels.

BP makes money by selling oil, natural gas, and refined products like gasoline and jet fuel. It operates in over 60 countries, with major production in the US, UK, Gulf of Mexico, Middle East, and Africa, generating roughly $200 billion in annual revenue. Its scale and integrated structure — controlling everything from drilling to retail fuel stations — give it some cost advantages, but BP's profitability is heavily tied to global oil prices, which it cannot control. The company's biggest challenge is managing that price exposure while funding a costly long-term transition toward lower-carbon energy sources.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+593.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

61.7%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$35.7B cash & investments at current burn rate

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Growth context

BP p.l.c. is growing revenue at 9% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin
24.1%
Thin — 24.1% gross margin
Operating Margin
17.6%
Healthy — 17.6% operating margin
ROCE
7.6%
Weak — 7.6% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+3.4%
Slow sales growth (3.4% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
781%
Turns 781% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
5.9%
Thin free cash flow (5.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.12
Elevated debt (1.12)
Interest Cover
4.24x
Adequate interest coverage (4.2x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio
2186.3x
Expensive — P/E 2186.3

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward
+1935.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (2186.3 → 250.7)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
4.57%
Healthy income — 4.57% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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