Ken Heebner is general partner at Capital Growth
Management in Boston and runs the CGM Focus Fund
(CGMFX). Among his many interesting picks, I'll
focus on Petroleo Brasileiro SA, better known as
Petrobras (PBR).
Latin America's largest company by market
capitalization, Petrobras is an integrated oil and
natural gas company based in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. Its stock sells for a discount to most
international oils at 7 times earnings, 2.3 times
book value and 1.2 times revenue.
Debt is larger than I prefer but tolerable at 86
percent of equity. Last year Petrobras earned a
sparkling 43 percent return on equity. The American
depositary receipts trade on the New York Stock
Exchange.