RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Argentine state-owned oil company YPF on Thursday, March 5th, reported a 2020 fourth quarter net profit that reversed a trend of quarterly losses over the last year as the coronavirus pandemic hit the oil price.
Argentine YPF reports swing to profit in fourth-quarter, ending dire year on brighter note.
The company, which is spearheading development of the South American nation’s huge Vaca Muerta shale fields, reported a net profit of US$539 million in the fourth quarter and closed out 2020 with a total loss of US$1.098 billion.
“2020 was marked by the impact of the unexpected COVID-19 outbreak and the drop in oil prices,” the firm said in a statement. “It was an extremely challenging year for the global oil and gas industry, and we were no exception.”
YPF in February restructured some $247 million of its 2021 bond maturing in March, receiving support from almost 60% of its bondholders. That breakthrough was seen as helping clear the way for the company to complete a debt restructuring amid a wider economic crisis in Argentina.
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YPF Sociedad Anonima
NYSE: YPFYPFEnergyOil & Gas Integrated
$19.62B
Market cap
Analyst target $61.38
Wall Street view
4.2Buy/ 5
10 Buy3 Hold0 Sell
Avg. price target $61.38 · +36% vs 200-day
Valuation & profitability
Market cap$19.62B
Revenue (TTM)$29.23T
P / E ratio26.3
Profit margin4.0%
Return on equity7.3%
Price & risk
52-wk low $24.0052-wk high $57.87
Beta (volatility)-0.11
200-day average$45.27
Revenue trend · 6y
20202025
Latest $26.53T
Ownership
Institutions40.7%
Shares outstanding392M
Top holderAquamarine Financial (Cayman) Ltd
Institutional holders5+ funds
Dividend
No regular dividend — earnings reinvested for growth.
What YPF Sociedad Anonima does. YPF Sociedad Anónima, an energy company, engages in the oil and gas upstream and downstream activities in South America and Argentina. The company operates through the Upstream, Midstream and Downstream, LNG and Integrated Gas, and New Energies segments. It is involved in the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbon fields and production of…
