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BP p.l.c. (BP) vs Ecopetrol S.A. (EC)

BP p.l.c. and Ecopetrol S.A. are both Oil & Gas Integrated companies. BP p.l.c. is the larger, with a market value of $129.7B against $35.5B — 3.7× the size. Ecopetrol S.A. trades at the lower P/E: 13.6× against 24.0×. BP p.l.c. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.9% against −76.8%. Ecopetrol S.A. has the higher net margin (11.7% vs 2.46%) and the lower return on invested capital (9.16% vs 15.1%). Both pay a dividend; BP p.l.c. yields more (4.00% vs 3.78%). Across the 23 metrics below, Ecopetrol S.A. leads on 13 and BP p.l.c. on 10.

Valuation

Metric BP EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
P/E 24.03 13.64 12.58
P/S 0.60 1.09 1.15
P/B 1.72 1.66 1.57
Price to free cash flow 7.64 7.12 10.56
EV/EBITDA 3.67 4.99 4.79
EV/Sales 0.66 1.96 1.47
Earnings yield 4.16% 7.33% 7.33%
Free cash flow yield 13.10% 14.05% 5.85%

Profitability

Metric BP EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Gross margin 29.15% 36.64% 39.18%
Operating margin 9.80% 27.60% 14.90%
Net margin 2.46% 11.72% 8.88%
Free cash flow margin 7.83% 15.34% 9.61%
Return on equity 7.29% 0.00% 12.22%
Return on assets 1.87% 5.27% 6.47%
Return on invested capital 15.06% 9.16% 10.61%

Growth

Metric BP EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Revenue growth (TTM) 14.85% (76.82%) 5.63%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (85.71%) (24.10%) (14.54%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 12.04% (18.18%) 12.04%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.34% 0.00%

Health

Metric BP EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Debt to equity 0.76 0.96 0.55
Current ratio 1.27 1.51 1.18
Net debt to EBITDA 0.53 2.26 0.80

Dividend

Metric BP EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Dividend yield 4.00% 3.78% 3.78%
Payout ratio 0.98 0.52 0.52

Size

Metric BP EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Market cap 129.68b 35.52b 52.89b

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