Bright Horizon Energy Corporation (BKH) vs MDU Resources Group, Inc. (MDU)

Bright Horizon Energy Corporation and MDU Resources Group, Inc. are both Utilities Regulated Gas companies. Bright Horizon Energy Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $6.5B against $3.9B — 1.7× the size. MDU Resources Group, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 19.5× against 20.6×. Bright Horizon Energy Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.80% against −1.13%. Bright Horizon Energy Corporation has the higher net margin (13.5% vs 10.8%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.22% vs 3.56%). Both pay a dividend; Bright Horizon Energy Corporation yields more (3.30% vs 3.04%). Across the 22 metrics below, Bright Horizon Energy Corporation leads on 12 and MDU Resources Group, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric BKH MDU Utilities Regulated Gas median
P/E 20.57 19.55 18.45
P/S 2.75 2.13 2.24
P/B 1.59 1.33 1.60
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m —
EV/EBITDA 12.31 12.23 12.21
EV/Sales 4.62 3.51 3.95
Earnings yield 4.86% 5.12% 5.44%
Free cash flow yield (4.90%) (9.92%) (4.57%)

Profitability

Metric BKH MDU Utilities Regulated Gas median
Gross margin 0.00% 58.68% 63.29%
Operating margin 24.34% 16.98% 22.80%
Net margin 13.49% 10.75% 13.27%
Free cash flow margin (13.48%) (21.10%) (11.13%)
Return on equity 7.99% 6.95% 9.10%
Return on assets 2.93% 2.68% 3.58%
Return on invested capital 4.22% 3.56% 4.40%

Growth

Metric BKH MDU Utilities Regulated Gas median
Revenue growth (TTM) 2.80% (1.13%) 3.64%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 0.91% (32.12%) 13.77%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.36% (19.46%) 6.36%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 5.08% (13.37%) 8.10%

Health

Metric BKH MDU Utilities Regulated Gas median
Debt to equity 1.09 0.88 1.15
Current ratio 0.47 0.99 0.80
Net debt to EBITDA 5.43 5.31 4.57

Dividend

Metric BKH MDU Utilities Regulated Gas median
Dividend yield 3.30% 3.04% 3.32%
Payout ratio 0.68 0.59 0.59

Size

Metric BKH MDU Utilities Regulated Gas median
Market cap 6.45b 3.90b 5.26b

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