Gazprom OAO (ADR) (NASDAQOTH:OGZPY.PK)

http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=OGZPY.PK+Interactive#symbol=ogzpy.pk;range=1d;compare=;indicator=volume;charttype=area;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=off;source=undefined; explains it better than I ever could. What I like about this particular stock is the P/E ratio is low, and the fact it is beating expectations with record profits. It is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world and Russia's largest company. This makes it a stock I would put on my watch list, because the EPS is very high compared to most companies.

http://www.google.com/search?q=Russia+approves+gas-tax+increase

Insanely cheap.

p/e 2.83 but avg. sector p/e 7.3

Putin in office

russian gas generating elect in Russia and Europe. lots of cash flow. i see 24.

Completion of Nordstream and volatility in oil & gas price will likely lead to more robust earnings.

pipelines, pipelines, pipelines...+Putin

This is the national Russian (previously: USSR) natural gas company. Along with the Russian national oil company, Gazprom makes Russia into the world's #1 energy exporter. They are the main exporter of NG to Europe and are trying to expand into providing NG to China and, post-Fukushima, to Japan.

When I picked them here in CAPS, their P/E ratio was 4. Go compare that to the US major integrateds, or Total SA or Royal Dutch Shell.

When folks think of Russia, they think of the Kremlin, hidebound Politburo members and central planning. Waste and inefficiency. Corruption. Well, Russia has changed, and the corruption is starting to work in favor of the capitalists, rather than against them. I realize that Gazprom may not be the most transparent or the most ethical of corporations, but they do own more of the world's natural gas reserves than any other company, and I simply don't think the discount applied to the earnings is justified, especially given global energy demand trends over the next 15-20 years.

Largest Nat Gas Play in the world; Is on Goldmans top fifty BRIC companies to be a player in the world economy. Also cheapest reserves in the world. Trades a approx 6 x earnings

Trading at 3xforward EBITDA

cheap

Liking this Russian Gas Play, WAY undervalued...

Russia's largest company will do well when the economy starts to recover.

Natural gas play

This company owns Russia. Its price got crushed in the Russian stock markets landslide, but it will double or triple in the next couple of years regardless. It's a behemoth

Oil on the rise as production cuts are seen. A lot of value in Gazprom. However, big political risk...

This stock holds more value in terms of reserve base (and regualators support) then any other I know. While Russia might face some trouble in the short term better times will come and this is one of the companies offering a great possibility to enter into a "pro Russia bet" while enjoying the relative security of a strong (not to say a huge) reserve base.
Plus: They still are selling major parts of their gas at huge discounts... I expect to see some adjustments there in the medium run and this should foster profits & cashflow

An undervalued energy giant with huge reserves..pinch me!!!