Exhibit presents some financial information for Chevron (CVX.N) and ExxonMobil (XOM.N). Which do you believe is the preferred investment based on this information gathered in August 2012? Be prepared to defend youranswer.

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PRICE AND VALUATION Current Price August 29, 201252-Week Range Latest Annual EPS (TTM) Price-Earnings (TTM) Ticker Symbol $111.80 $86.68-$113.87 $67.93 $88.91 Price/Book XOM.N Price/Cash Flow (TTM) Ticker Symbol CVX.N XOM.N Price/Sales (TTM) Analyst Rating GROWTH RATES AND DIVIDENDS Latest Annual Revenue (mil) (TTM) $247,730 $498,355 Latest Annual Dividend/Share 1-yr Revenue 5-yr RevenueLatest Annua 1-yr EPS 5-yr EPS Ticker Symbol CVX.N XOM.N Growth 23.80% 26.93% Dividend Yield Growth EPS (TTM) $13.43 Growth 41.78% 35.41% Growth 11.50% 4.95% 5.19% 5-yr Dividend Ticker Symbol CVX.N XOM.N Growth Rate 8.98% 7 . 64% 2.59% FINANCIAL STRENGTH Ticker Symbo Total Debt/Equity (MRQ) Long-term Debt/Equity (MRQ) Current Ratio (MRQ) Quick Ratio (MRQ) 7.59% 5.45% CVX.N XOM.N 9.57% EFFICIENCY Inventory Turnover (TTM) 21.96 20.25 Receivable Turnover (TTM) Total Asset Turnover (TTM) Revenue/Employee Income/Employee Ticker Symbol CVX.N XOM.N (000s) (TTM) $4,061.1 $6,070.1 (000s) (TTM) 14.43 $582.8 PROFITABILITY After-tax Profit Ticker Symbol CVX.N XOM.N argin (TTM 33.23% argln (TTM 10.79% Gross Operating Margin (TTM) 19.27% 15.94% Pretax Margin (TTM] 19.27% 15 . 94% 26.05% MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS Return on Assets 5-yr Avg. Return 5-yr Avg. Return Ticker Symbol CVX.N XOM.N on Assets 11.99% 14.19% Return on Equity (TTM) 21.68% 28. 33% 12.70% 21.72% 14.59% 28.20%