Fundamental Data for ME

MARINER EG(NYSE:ME)

Mariner Energy, Inc. is an independent oil and gas exploration, development and production company with principal operations in the Gulf of Mexico and the Permian Basin in West Texas. Pro forma for the merger transaction with Forest Oil Corporation, in which Mariner acquired Forest''s Gulf of Mexico operations, and it had proved reserves of natural gas and oil, condensate and natural gas liquids.

# Employees: 276

Address: One BriarLake Plaza 2000 West Sam Houston Parkway Suite 2000,Houston,TX,USA

Phone: 713-954-5500

Fax: 713-954-5555

Website: www.mariner-energy.com

Email:

Sector: Oils/Energy

Industry: OIL-US EXP&PROD

Executive Officers

Scott D. Josey (Chmn.; Presi.; C.E.O.)

John H. Karnes (Sr. V.P.; C.F.O.; Treas.)

Richard A. Molohon (V.P.Reservoir Engineering)

Dalton F. Polasek (C.O.O.)

John F. Greene (Dir.,)

Dividend

Ex-Dividend Date: N/A

Annual Dividend: N/A

Current Dividend Yield: N/A

Dividend Paid (3 months): N/A

Indicated Dividend: N/A

Earnings

Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009

Next Earnings Date(Expected): 2/19/2010

Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $0.19

Mean EPS (Year): $0.75

Mean Estimate(Long Term): $20.00

P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 17.340

Number of Estimates: 11

Shares Performance

Period	ME	Compare to S&P
YTD	26.76 %	4.91 %
4 Weeks	-12.46 %	-13.40 %
12 Weeks	-0.23 %	-5.94 %

Shares Information

Analyst Coverage: Y

Avg Volume: 1582522

Shares Outstanding: 101M

Market Cap: $1.32B

52 Week High: $16.09

52 Week Low: $6.85

P/E Ratio: 18.210

PEG Ratio: 0.870

Split: On 1/1/1990 ME split by factor of 1.250

Earnings Performance

EPS Growth in Last Quarter: -31.58 %

EPS Growth in Last Year: -82.19 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -1.99 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -28.48 %

Financials

Qtr Book Value: $1.59

Cash Flow/Share: $1.10

Change in Payout Ratio: -0.010

Price/Sales: 1.400