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    Trade Ecopetrol S.A. - EC CFD

    10.81
    3.57%
    0.07
    Low: 10.72
    High: 10.93
    Market Trading Hours* (UTC) Opens on Thursday at 13:30

    Mon - Fri: 13:30 - 20:00

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    • Income Statement
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    Long position overnight fee

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    Margin. Your investment $1,000.00
    Overnight fee -0.026151 %
    Charges from full value of position ($-4.97)
    Trade size with leverage ~ $20,000.00
    Money from leverage ~ $19,000.00
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    Short position overnight fee

    Short position overnight fee

    Margin. Your investment $1,000.00
    Overnight fee 0.003929 %
    Charges from full value of position ($0.75)
    Trade size with leverage ~ $20,000.00
    Money from leverage ~ $19,000.00
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    Overnight fee time 21:00 (UTC)
    Min traded quantity 1
    Currency USD
    Margin 5%
    Stock exchange United States of America
    Commission on trade 0%

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    Ecopetrol SA ESG Risk Ratings

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    Key Stats
    Prev. Close* 11.21
    Open* 10.93
    1-Year Change* 14.09%
    Day's Range* 10.72 - 10.93
    52 wk Range 8.59-12.35
    Average Volume (10 days) 1.53M
    Average Volume (3 months) 28.19M
    Market Cap 24.07B
    P/E Ratio 3.76
    Shares Outstanding 41.12B
    Revenue 38.92B
    EPS 3.16
    Dividend (Yield %) 13.9973
    Beta 1.46
    Next Earnings Date Nov 6, 2023

    All data is provided by Refinitiv, except for data marked with an asterisk, which is *data provided by Capital.com

    • Last Week
    • Last Month
    • Last Year
    • Last two Years
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    • Daily
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    • Monthly
    Date Close Change Change (%) Open High Low
    Oct 3, 2023 11.21 0.22 2.00% 10.99 11.40 10.99
    Oct 2, 2023 11.18 -0.30 -2.61% 11.48 11.57 11.08
    Sep 29, 2023 11.55 -0.07 -0.60% 11.62 11.66 11.49
    Sep 28, 2023 11.58 0.15 1.31% 11.43 11.62 11.41
    Sep 27, 2023 11.51 0.04 0.35% 11.47 11.57 11.30
    Sep 26, 2023 11.35 -0.24 -2.07% 11.59 11.59 11.08
    Sep 25, 2023 12.64 0.19 1.53% 12.45 12.70 12.45
    Sep 22, 2023 12.54 -0.11 -0.87% 12.65 12.68 12.50
    Sep 21, 2023 12.52 -0.19 -1.49% 12.71 12.88 12.47
    Sep 20, 2023 12.87 0.24 1.90% 12.63 13.05 12.57
    Sep 19, 2023 12.64 0.11 0.88% 12.53 12.69 12.45
    Sep 18, 2023 12.45 -0.06 -0.48% 12.51 12.54 12.38
    Sep 15, 2023 12.51 -0.02 -0.16% 12.53 12.60 12.43
    Sep 14, 2023 12.52 0.23 1.87% 12.29 12.52 12.21
    Sep 13, 2023 12.17 0.02 0.16% 12.15 12.28 12.07
    Sep 12, 2023 12.28 0.30 2.50% 11.98 12.37 11.97
    Sep 11, 2023 11.97 -0.24 -1.97% 12.21 12.21 11.96
    Sep 8, 2023 12.00 0.10 0.84% 11.90 12.10 11.89
    Sep 7, 2023 11.85 -0.02 -0.17% 11.87 11.99 11.83
    Sep 6, 2023 11.89 0.09 0.76% 11.80 12.04 11.79

    Ecopetrol S.A. Events

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    • Annual
    • Quarterly
    2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
    Total revenue 159474000 91744100 50026600 70846800 67819900
    Revenue 159474000 91744100 50026600 70846800 67819900
    Cost of Revenue, Total 89458100 55581800 37552600 44957500 41169500
    Gross Profit 70015800 36162300 12473900 25889300 26650400
    Total Operating Expense 99381300 62183500 43014300 50431600 46108600
    Selling/General/Admin. Expenses, Total 6848440 4975020 4945560 3741870 3084460
    Research & Development 1512270 959562 689087 763452 1387380
    Depreciation / Amortization 718620 561043 324515 278031 85156
    Unusual Expense (Income) 476824 240466 -451614 944689 520668
    Other Operating Expenses, Total 367030 -134371 -45830 -253913 -138609
    Operating Income 60092600 29560600 7012220 20415100 21711400
    Interest Income (Expense), Net Non-Operating -3711310 -1953990 -875703 74602 -743476
    Other, Net -2355020 -1317900 -1517460 -1390820 -1112030
    Net Income Before Taxes 54026300 26288700 4619060 19098900 19855900
    Net Income After Taxes 37035900 18726500 2842260 14502500 12533800
    Minority Interest -3629600 -2031800 -1154180 -1251020 -977427
    Net Income Before Extra. Items 33406300 16694700 1688080 13251500 11556400
    Net Income 33406300 16694700 1688080 13251500 11556400
    Income Available to Common Excl. Extra. Items 33406300 16694700 1688080 13251500 11556400
    Income Available to Common Incl. Extra. Items 33406300 16694700 1688080 13251500 11556400
    Diluted Net Income 33406300 16694700 1688080 13251500 11556400
    Diluted Weighted Average Shares 41116.7 41116.7 41116.7 41116.7 41116.7
    Diluted EPS Excluding Extraordinary Items 812.475 406.032 41.0558 322.29 281.064
    Diluted Normalized EPS 820.425 410.198 34.2971 339.736 289.057
    Dividends per Share - Common Stock Primary Issue 17 180 314 89
    Jun 2023 Mar 2023 Dec 2022 Sep 2022 Jun 2022
    Total revenue 34300200 38853600 39678000 43438300 43884900
    Revenue 34300200 38853600 39678000 43438300 43884900
    Cost of Revenue, Total 21487100 22778100 24007400 24435300 23077600
    Gross Profit 12813100 16075400 15670600 19003000 20807300
    Total Operating Expense 23801600 25132800 27944300 26216700 25277300
    Selling/General/Admin. Expenses, Total 1867390 1793480 2196140 1742400 1505360
    Research & Development 249480 249197 874678 99741 444888
    Depreciation / Amortization 123028 153358 330354 127681 130640
    Unusual Expense (Income) 79914 33367 386565 -269551 33116
    Other Operating Expenses, Total -5254 125252 149103 81074 85648
    Operating Income 10498500 13720800 11733700 17221700 18607600
    Interest Income (Expense), Net Non-Operating -556799 -508069 -853401 -1144230 -1062600
    Other, Net -1331670 -655829 -503609 -490080 -690538
    Net Income Before Taxes 8610070 12556900 10376700 15587400 16854500
    Net Income After Taxes 5274180 6963980 7695210 10471800 11545000
    Minority Interest -1186720 -1303560 -844330 -959026 -1074990
    Net Income Before Extra. Items 4087460 5660420 6850880 9512770 10470000
    Net Income 4087460 5660420 6850880 9512770 10470000
    Income Available to Common Excl. Extra. Items 4087460 5660420 6850880 9512770 10470000
    Income Available to Common Incl. Extra. Items 4087460 5660420 6850880 9512770 10470000
    Diluted Net Income 4087460 5660420 6850880 9512770 10470000
    Diluted Weighted Average Shares 41116.7 41116.7 41116.7 41116.7 41116.7
    Diluted EPS Excluding Extraordinary Items 99.4111 137.667 166.62 231.36 254.641
    Dividends per Share - Common Stock Primary Issue 0 0 0 0
    Diluted Normalized EPS 100.602 138.117 173.592 226.956 255.193
    • Annual
    • Quarterly
    2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
    Total Current Assets 77276800 51695700 22834400 23364500 27030600
    Cash and Short Term Investments 17070300 16704600 7495120 8844570 11632800
    Cash 9493270 11082000 4215700 5813650 4512150
    Cash & Equivalents 5907780 3467860 866606 1262100 1799600
    Short Term Investments 1669290 2154670 2412810 1768820 5321100
    Total Receivables, Net 46881900 25363300 9336620 8198140 9764220
    Accounts Receivable - Trade, Net 11529100 9510790 3934180 4775510 3917350
    Total Inventory 11880000 8398210 5053960 5658100 5100410
    Prepaid Expenses 1373170 1141450 873677 632788 412935
    Other Current Assets, Total 71406 88244 74995 30860 120204
    Total Assets 306370000 244250000 139417000 135448000 126241000
    Property/Plant/Equipment, Total - Net 143949000 126522000 98820400 93729000 85845700
    Property/Plant/Equipment, Total - Gross 266813000 232976000 192733000 179103000 161718000
    Accumulated Depreciation, Total -122864000 -106455000 -93912700 -85373600 -75872200
    Goodwill, Net 5109640 4317790 1353800 919445 919445
    Intangibles, Net 18146600 14960600 555043 483098 410747
    Long Term Investments 11060300 9664770 4051640 6600350 4671050
    Note Receivable - Long Term 32155200 24159700 676607 786796 755574
    Other Long Term Assets, Total 18672000 12929600 11125300 9564880 6607460
    Total Current Liabilities 56782300 30248700 18282400 21742300 17824600
    Accounts Payable 15034700 10470300 6491910 8115020 6878510
    Accrued Expenses 2753700 2296250 2022140 1929090 1816880
    Notes Payable/Short Term Debt 0 0 0 0 0
    Current Port. of LT Debt/Capital Leases 22198600 9206280 4923350 5012170 4019930
    Other Current Liabilities, Total 16795400 8275940 4845050 6686020 5109300
    Total Liabilities 215335000 172517000 87321900 79035700 69027000
    Total Long Term Debt 92936300 85854600 41808400 33227000 34042700
    Long Term Debt 92936300 85854600 41808400 33227000 34042700
    Deferred Income Tax 774059 738407
    Minority Interest 28052300 22019000 3724020 3931790 2090830
    Other Liabilities, Total 37563900 34394600 23507000 19360600 14330400
    Total Equity 91034700 71733000 52095200 56412300 57213600
    Common Stock 25040100 25040100 25040100 25040100 25040100
    Additional Paid-In Capital 6607700 6607700 6607700 6607700 6607700
    Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) 43839900 28811900 12587500 18300400 17783800
    Other Equity, Total 15547000 11273400 7859990 6464140 7782090
    Total Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity 306370000 244250000 139417000 135448000 126241000
    Total Common Shares Outstanding 41116.7 41116.7 41116.7 41116.7 41116.7
    Mar 2023 Dec 2022 Sep 2022 Jun 2022 Mar 2022
    Total Current Assets 86338800 77276800 68012300 61010400 59149300
    Cash and Short Term Investments 17687100 17070300 15608500 11762100 16153100
    Cash 8454470 9493270 8978430 6219960 9687440
    Cash & Equivalents 7042880 5907780 3939320 3883620 4311600
    Short Term Investments 2189720 1669290 2690750 1658470 2154040
    Total Receivables, Net 55755000 46881900 39999500 35893300 30711300
    Accounts Receivable - Trade, Net 6866180 11529100 7447440 7418380 6832100
    Total Inventory 11123100 11880000 10783500 12176700 10971800
    Prepaid Expenses 1706740 1373170 1520160 1106060 1211150
    Other Current Assets, Total 66885 71406 100580 72319 102011
    Total Assets 312362000 306370000 283132000 262877000 250830000
    Property/Plant/Equipment, Total - Net 143812000 143949000 138127000 130619000 124319000
    Property/Plant/Equipment, Total - Gross 268108000 266813000 255873000 243140000 231376000
    Accumulated Depreciation, Total -124296000 -122864000 -117746000 -112522000 -107057000
    Goodwill, Net 5026020 5109640 4954150 4531730 4332150
    Intangibles, Net 17542900 18146600 17307500 15974700 14831300
    Long Term Investments 10044300 11060300 9897070 9930090 9687290
    Note Receivable - Long Term 32793900 32155200 28493300 26281900 26415800
    Other Long Term Assets, Total 16803600 18672000 16340500 14529500 12095600
    Total Current Liabilities 75516600 56782300 51388800 41752000 42773800
    Accounts Payable 12927700 15034700 11780300 12236000 11017700
    Accrued Expenses 2871790 2753700 2217200 2031540 2218790
    Notes Payable/Short Term Debt 0 0 0 0 0
    Current Port. of LT Debt/Capital Leases 16257400 22198600 22614400 9762950 8738820
    Other Current Liabilities, Total 43459800 16795400 14776900 17721500 20798600
    Total Liabilities 239753000 215335000 201267000 192269000 184375000
    Total Long Term Debt 100105000 92936300 85125600 88983300 82879400
    Long Term Debt 100105000 92936300 85125600 88983300 82879400
    Minority Interest 27067800 28052300 25973400 24069600 22689000
    Other Liabilities, Total 37064000 37563900 38778800 37464600 36033000
    Total Equity 72608500 91034700 81865300 70607600 66455200
    Common Stock 25040100 25040100 25040100 25040100 25040100
    Additional Paid-In Capital 6607700 6607700 6607700 6607700 6607700
    Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) 25118200 43839900 36989100 27476300 23913900
    Other Equity, Total 15842500 15547000 13228400 11483500 10893600
    Total Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity 312362000 306370000 283132000 262877000 250830000
    Total Common Shares Outstanding 41116.7 41116.7 41116.7 41116.7 41116.7
    • Annual
    • Quarterly
    2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
    Net income/Starting Line 37035900 18726500 2842260 14502500 12533800
    Cash From Operating Activities 36234600 22536000 9186700 27711800 22392500
    Cash From Operating Activities 12129000 10159900 9309690 8567930 7690000
    Non-Cash Items 27315300 12030200 4862820 9153370 11853800
    Cash Taxes Paid 8761290 5702900 5457220 5295700 6650120
    Cash Interest Paid 5492250 3333560 2345680 1766220 2610560
    Changes in Working Capital -40245700 -18380600 -7828060 -4512040 -9685100
    Cash From Investing Activities -18095000 -20518200 -8528800 -10036000 -8642100
    Capital Expenditures -21877800 -13295000 -11116900 -13979100 -8460430
    Other Investing Cash Flow Items, Total 3782740 -7223270 2588060 3943170 -181679
    Cash From Financing Activities -18934000 6958380 -2629060 -17170300 -15790800
    Financing Cash Flow Items -5577080 -3333560 -2345680 -1766220 -2610560
    Total Cash Dividends Paid -13356900 -2771290 -8734350 -13867000 -4427700
    Issuance (Retirement) of Stock, Net -16409500 -11267500 -5003880 -1596630 -9270260
    Issuance (Retirement) of Debt, Net 16409500 24330800 13454900 59550 517747
    Foreign Exchange Effects 1645660 491428 -22294 258548 406246
    Net Change in Cash 851152 9467600 -1993450 764014 -1634140
    Mar 2023 Dec 2022 Sep 2022 Jun 2022 Mar 2022
    Net income/Starting Line 6963980 37035900 29340700 18868900 7323900
    Cash From Operating Activities 2071020 36234600 24875300 9940190 3786340
    Cash From Operating Activities 3162770 12129000 8749280 5565400 2709440
    Non-Cash Items 8197640 27315300 20528100 13394400 5635300
    Cash Taxes Paid 1963310 8761290 7006080 5054010 1697760
    Cash Interest Paid 1322100 5492250 3648610 2439360 907460
    Changes in Working Capital -16253400 -40245700 -33742700 -27888600 -11882300
    Cash From Investing Activities -3737570 -18095000 -11056400 -6240890 -2778280
    Capital Expenditures -5153960 -21877800 -13434500 -7940520 -3354390
    Other Investing Cash Flow Items, Total 1416380 3782740 2378070 1699630 576107
    Cash From Financing Activities 1886650 -18934000 -16318300 -8946880 -1546430
    Financing Cash Flow Items -1322100 -5577080 -3663440 -2446780 -907460
    Total Cash Dividends Paid -226924 -13356900 -11187000 -5965400 -273651
    Issuance (Retirement) of Stock, Net -7335150 -16409500 -11614800 -4348300 -601018
    Issuance (Retirement) of Debt, Net 10770800 16409500 10146900 3813600 235698
    Foreign Exchange Effects -123818 1645660 867208 801260 -12494
    Net Change in Cash 96287 851152 -1632160 -4446320 -550865
    Investor Name Investor Type Percent Outstanding Shares Held Shares change Holdings Date Turnover Rating
    BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 0.1813 3727997 778839 2023-06-30 LOW
    The Vanguard Group, Inc. Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 0.1487 3056541 68331 2023-06-30 LOW
    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 0.0958 1969088 1230901 2023-06-30 LOW
    Marshall Wace LLP Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 0.0609 1251716 -2554444 2023-06-30 HIGH
    BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. Investment Advisor 0.0569 1170296 274967 2023-06-30 LOW
    Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 0.0527 1083049 -359217 2023-06-30 MED
    First Trust Advisors L.P. Investment Advisor 0.0496 1019630 -171615 2023-06-30 MED
    Crossmark Global Investments, Inc Investment Advisor 0.047 965790 5234 2023-06-30 LOW
    BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited Investment Advisor 0.0425 873710 2503 2023-04-30 MED
    Fisher Investments Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 0.0411 845082 -4914 2023-06-30 LOW
    Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) Sovereign Wealth Fund 0.0333 683690 683690 2022-12-31 LOW
    Allspring Global Investments, LLC Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 0.0329 676115 -199184 2023-06-30 LOW
    EARNEST Partners, LLC Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 0.026 533978 -6171 2023-06-30 LOW
    Verition Fund Management LLC Hedge Fund 0.0248 510624 510624 2023-06-30 HIGH
    ICON Advisers, Inc. Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 0.0243 500000 100000 2023-06-30 MED
    Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Research Firm 0.0242 496669 -353649 2023-06-30 MED
    Renaissance Technologies LLC Hedge Fund 0.0215 441595 -185940 2023-06-30 HIGH
    CenterBook Partners LP Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 0.0213 436932 121252 2023-06-30 HIGH
    State Street Global Advisors (US) Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 0.021 430733 -24026 2023-06-30 LOW
    Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund 0.0173 355516 353516 2023-06-30 LOW

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    Ecopetrol S.A. Company profile

    About Ecopetrol SA

    Ecopetrol S.A. is an oil company. The Company operates in Colombia, Peru, Brazil and the United States Gulf Coast. The Company's segments include Exploration and Production, Transportation and Logistics, and Refining, Petrochemicals and Biofuels. The Company's Exploration and Production segment includes exploration, development and production activities in Colombia and abroad. The Company's Transportation and Logistics segment includes the transportation of crude oil, motor fuels, fuel oil and other refined products, including diesel and biofuels. The Company's main crude oil pipeline systems' operating capacity is approximately 1.34 million barrels per day (BPD). The Company's main refineries are the Barrancabermeja refinery, which it directly owns and operates, and a refinery in the Free Trade Zone in Cartagena that is operated by Reficar S.A., a subsidiary of the Company. The Company also owns and operates two other minor refineries: Orito and Apiay.

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    BRIEF: For the fiscal year ended 31 December 2021, Ecopetrol SA revenues increased 83% to COP91.744T. Net income increased from COP1.688T to COP16.695T. Revenues reflect Refining and Petrochemicals segment increase of 88% to COP46.659T, Exploration and Production segment increase of 71% to COP38.744T, External segment increase of 85% to COP46.922T, Domestic segment increase of 82% to COP44.822T.

    Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration and Production (NEC)

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