Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) Research & Development (2009 - 2017)

Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) posted quarterly Research & Development of -$225.6 million for Q4 2017, up 71.97% year-over-year from -$131.2 million in Q4 2016, and up 2.19% quarter-over-quarter from -$230.6 million in Q3 2017.

Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) Research & Development (2009 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

Ultrapar Holdings (UGP) has reported Research & Development for 9 consecutive years, with -$225.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2017.

  • In Q4 2017, Research & Development rose 71.97% year-over-year to -$225.6 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2017 stood at -$905.0 million (up 48.61% YoY), while the FY2017 annual figure was -$229.5 million, up 70.01% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development advanced to -$225.6 million in Q4 2017 per UGP's latest filing, from -$230.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at -$164.8 million in Q1 2016 and bottomed at -$851.2 million in Q4 2014.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged -$396.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$228.1 million in 2017.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2015 — Research & Development plunged 113.49% — and 2017, when it surged 71.97%.
  • Ultrapar Holdings' Research & Development stood at -$773.8 million in 2013, then fell by 10.01% to -$851.2 million in 2014, then rose by 23.08% to -$654.8 million in 2015, then slipped by 22.92% to -$804.8 million in 2016, then soared by 71.97% to -$225.6 million in 2017.
  • Business Quant data shows UGP's Research & Development at -$225.6 million in Q4 2017, -$230.6 million in Q3 2017, and -$225.0 million in Q2 2017.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Marathon Petroleum 96.23 Bn 88.47 Bn 9.27 Bn -
2 Valero Energy 94.81 Bn 86.93 Bn 5.47 Bn -
3 Phillips 66 89.26 Bn 85.16 Bn 8.38 Bn -
4 HF Sinclair 15.49 Bn 13.23 Bn 1.57 Bn -
5 Sunoco 10.10 Bn 9.32 Bn 1.46 Bn -
6 PBF Energy 8.17 Bn 7.28 Bn 1.15 Bn -
7 Cosan 6.58 Bn 1.47 Bn 552.94 Mn -
8 Ultrapar Holdings 6.36 Bn 4.64 Bn 603.08 Mn -
9 Icahn Enterprises 5.05 Bn 3.08 Bn 198.00 Mn -
10 Delek US Holdings 3.90 Bn 3.27 Bn 365.10 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2017 -225.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -230.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -224.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -223.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -804.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -606.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -185.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -164.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -654.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -524.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -205.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -851.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -245.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 -213.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -773.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -202.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -768.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -200.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -201.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -213.61 Mn