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These Fundamentals Make Oil Search Limited (ASX:OSH) Truly Worth Looking At

Building up an investment case requires looking at a stock holistically. Today I've chosen to put the spotlight on Oil Search Limited (ASX:OSH) due to its excellent fundamentals in more than one area. OSH is a well-regarded dividend payer with an impressive history of delivering benchmark-beating performance. In the following section, I expand a bit more on these key aspects. If you're interested in understanding beyond my broad commentary, read the full report on Oil Search here.

Proven track record average dividend payer

Over the past year, OSH has grown its earnings by 68%, with its most recent figure exceeding its annual average over the past five years. Not only did OSH outperformed its past performance, its growth also exceeded the Oil and Gas industry expansion, which generated a 13% earnings growth. This paints a buoyant picture for the company.

ASX:OSH Income Statement, August 22nd 2019
ASX:OSH Income Statement, August 22nd 2019

Income investors would also be happy to know that OSH is a great dividend company, with a current yield standing at 3.1%. OSH has also been regularly increasing its dividend payments to shareholders over the past decade.

ASX:OSH Historical Dividend Yield, August 22nd 2019
ASX:OSH Historical Dividend Yield, August 22nd 2019

Next Steps:

For Oil Search, I've put together three important factors you should further examine:

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  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for OSH’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for OSH’s outlook.

  2. Financial Health: Are OSH’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of OSH? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

We aim to bring you long-term focused research analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material.

If you spot an error that warrants correction, please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com. This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. Simply Wall St has no position in the stocks mentioned. Thank you for reading.