CrossAmerica Partners LP (CAPL) vs Star Group, L.P. (SGU)

CrossAmerica Partners LP and Star Group, L.P. are both Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing companies. CrossAmerica Partners LP is the larger, with a market value of $816.9M against $426.9M — 1.9× the size. Star Group, L.P. trades at the lower P/E: 7.0× against 15.7×. Star Group, L.P. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.58% against 0.29%. Star Group, L.P. has the higher net margin (3.96% vs 1.36%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.0% vs 11.5%). Both pay a dividend; CrossAmerica Partners LP yields more (9.69% vs 5.88%). Across the 22 metrics below, Star Group, L.P. leads on 15 and CrossAmerica Partners LP on 7.

Valuation

Metric CAPL SGU Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
P/E 15.71 6.96 16.35
P/S 0.21 0.22 0.44
P/B n/m 1.10 2.05
Price to free cash flow 6.00 6.84 9.98
EV/EBITDA 8.19 3.33 8.04
EV/Sales 0.40 0.30 0.59
Earnings yield 6.37% 14.36% 5.71%
Free cash flow yield 16.66% 14.61% 9.13%

Profitability

Metric CAPL SGU Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Gross margin 10.94% 31.79% 12.22%
Operating margin 2.93% 7.14% 5.35%
Net margin 1.36% 3.96% 2.08%
Free cash flow margin 3.57% 3.27% 4.25%
Return on equity (54.75%) 20.83% 11.39%
Return on assets 5.22% 7.67% 5.22%
Return on invested capital 11.54% 15.95% 11.54%

Growth

Metric CAPL SGU Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.29% 7.58% 13.37%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 96.15% 102.22% 31.15%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 13.64% 3.99% 12.77%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (18.28%) 5.09% 0.00%

Health

Metric CAPL SGU Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Debt to equity (6.77) 0.44 0.44
Current ratio 0.76 0.87 1.32
Net debt to EBITDA 3.63 1.08 2.07

Dividend

Metric CAPL SGU Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Dividend yield 9.69% 5.88% 1.71%
Payout ratio 1.53 0.41 0.35

Size

Metric CAPL SGU Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Market cap 816.91m 426.87m 4.71b

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