Company Information

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Address: 13135 S DAIRY ASHFORD  
City: SUGAR LAND 
State: TX 
Zip Code: 77478 
Telephone: 281 276 6100 


Description of Business


Primary SIC Code: 1381
(As filed with the SEC)  

Noble Corporation, a Swiss corporation, is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. We perform contract drilling services with our fleet of 73 mobile offshore drilling units and one floating production storage and offloading unit ("FPSO") located worldwide. Our fleet consists of 14 semisubmersibles, 12 drillships, 45 jackups and two submersibles. Our fleet includes eight units under construction: two dynamically positioned, ultra-deepwater, harsh environment Globetrotter-class drillships, two dynamically positioned, ultra-deepwater, harsh environment Bully-class drillships, two heavy-duty, harsh environment jackup rigs announced in December 2010 and two ultra-deepwater drillships announced in January 2011. For additional information on the specifications of the fleet, see "Item 2. Properties. - Drilling Fleet.  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
12/20111.460.14020.70
09/20111.360.14221.58
06/20111.170.16633.68
03/20111.800.14625.34
12/20103.020.13811.84
09/20104.340.1327.79
06/20105.620.1255.50
03/20106.270.0466.67

Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 12/31

Profitability 2010 Leverage 2010
Net Inc/Comm Equity1.84Total Liab/Total Assets0.36
Net Inc/Total Assets0.07Total Liab/Inv Cap0.39
Net Inc/Inv Cap0.08Total Liab/Comm Equity9.16
Pretax Inc/Net Sales0.34Interest Coverage Ratio102.24
Net Inc/Net Sales0.29Curr Debt/Equity0.01
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.60LTD/Equity0.38
SG&A/NetSales0.02Total Debt/Equity0.39
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover5.43Quick Ratio1.16
Inventory TurnoverNACurrent Ratio1.16
Inventory Day SalesNANet Rec/Curr Assets0.47
Net Sales/Work Cap25.20Inv/Curr AssetsNA
Net Sales/PP&E0.28  

Income Statement (Millions)

  9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 737.90 628.00 578.89 643.79
Cost of Goods Sold 371.65 357.68 326.46 353.59
Selling & Admin Exps 17.64 14.64 16.53 7.43
Operating Income 182.90 93.04 99.45 128.54
Interest Exp 11.53 14.83 19.04 4.34
Pretax Income 173.25 78.07 82.65 126.41
Other Income 1.88 -0.15 23.44 2.21
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income 155.71 68.82 67.66 109.35

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Cash & Short Term Investments 192.01 224.92 501.05 333.40
Receivables - Total 658.50 590.80 445.88 387.41
Inventories - Total NA NA NA NA
Total Current Assets 990.72 968.43 1,116.29 823.87
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 11,391.94 11,033.00 10,409.89 10,020.02
Total Assets 12,911.80 12,399.69 11,891.42 11,186.48
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 541.24 534.10 509.88 548.52
Debt in Current Liabilities 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.21
Total Current Liabilities 634.42 613.37 599.06 712.49
Long-Term Debt 3,811.87 3,521.77 3,167.65 2,686.48
Total Liabilities 5,608.33 5,203.34 4,731.99 4,050.45
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest 643.89 598.66 485.59 124.63
Preferred Stock NA NA NA NA
Common Stock 26.13 26.13 26.13 26.13
Retained Earnings 6,886.51 6,786.07 6,758.66 6,743.89
Treasury Stock NA NA NA NA
Total Stockholders' Equity 7,303.47 7,196.34 7,159.44 7,136.02
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 12,911.80 12,399.69 11,891.42 11,186.48

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 243.83 165.55 93.50 395.62
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities -556.47 -865.28 -591.43 -402.06
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities 279.73 423.60 665.58 -4.58

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
12/20062,100.24731.87--
12/20072,995.311,206.01--
12/20083,446.501,561.005.85
12/20093,640.411,700.386.42
12/20102,807.18815.533.02
Growth Rates7.522.74--

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional12/31/11495206,07578.88




Report Date : 2/6/2012

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