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79. Hess
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Rank: 79 (Previous rank: 55)
CEO: John B. Hess
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Key financials $ millions % change
from 2008
Revenues 29,569.0 -28.0
Profits 740.0 -68.6
Assets 29,465.0
Stockholders' equity 13,384.0
Market value (3/26/2010) 19,525.8
Profits as % of  
Revenues 2.5
Assets 2.5
Stockholders' equity 5.5
Earnings per share  
2009 $ 2.27
% change from 2008 -68.6
1999-2009 annual growth rate % 3.5
Total return to investors %
2009 13.6
1999-2009 annual rate 13.7
Rank Company 500
rank
Revenues
($ millions)
1 Exxon Mobil 2 284,650.0
2 Chevron 3 163,527.0
3 ConocoPhillips 6 139,515.0
4 Valero Energy 26 70,035.0
5 Marathon Oil 41 49,403.0
6 Sunoco 78 29,630.0
7 Hess 79 29,569.0
8 Murphy Oil 125 19,138.0
9 Tesoro 139 16,589.0
10 Western Refining 330 6,807.4
11 Holly 431 4,834.3
12 Frontier Oil 488 4,237.2
Issue date: May 3, 2010.
Revenues: Excise taxes have been deducted.
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Hess
1185 Sixth Ave.
New York, NY 10036
212-997-8500
www.hess.com
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