Baker Hughes Company (BKR) vs Weatherford International PLC (WFRD)

Baker Hughes Company and Weatherford International PLC are both Oil & Gas Equipment & Services companies. Baker Hughes Company is the larger, with a market value of $45.9B against $6.0B — 7.7× the size. Weatherford International PLC trades at the lower P/E: 14.7× against 15.7×. Baker Hughes Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 3.71% against −5.65%. Baker Hughes Company has the higher net margin (10.1% vs 8.64%) and the lower return on invested capital (6.92% vs 16.0%). Both pay a dividend; Baker Hughes Company yields more (1.49% vs 1.33%). Across the 22 metrics below, Weatherford International PLC leads on 16 and Baker Hughes Company on 6.

Valuation

Metric BKR WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
P/E 15.72 14.72 20.53
P/S 1.60 1.27 1.08
P/B 2.24 2.99 1.64
Price to free cash flow 13.41 10.13 12.36
EV/EBITDA 11.21 7.20 8.00
EV/Sales 2.09 1.33 1.29
Earnings yield 6.36% 6.80% 3.88%
Free cash flow yield 7.46% 9.87% 5.18%

Profitability

Metric BKR WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Gross margin 23.53% 30.80% 22.88%
Operating margin 13.38% 12.41% 7.44%
Net margin 10.08% 8.64% 4.12%
Free cash flow margin 11.93% 12.82% 3.10%
Return on equity 14.90% 22.76% 5.46%
Return on assets 5.90% 7.64% 2.63%
Return on invested capital 6.92% 16.00% 4.26%

Growth

Metric BKR WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 3.71% (5.65%) 4.65%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (12.75%) (12.15%) (13.00%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.02% 5.94% 12.57%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric BKR WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Debt to equity 0.89 0.74 0.44
Current ratio 1.24 2.04 2.04
Net debt to EBITDA 0.52 0.43 1.12

Dividend

Metric BKR WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Dividend yield 1.49% 1.33% 1.49%
Payout ratio 0.24 0.20 0.36

Size

Metric BKR WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Market cap 45.88b 5.97b 1.44b

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