stockrowCore Laboratories Inc. (CLB) vs Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS)
- Core Laboratories Inc. CLB 8.84 −1.01%
- Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. NGS 27.84 +4.35%
Core Laboratories Inc. and Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. are both Oil & Gas Equipment & Services companies. Core Laboratories Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $409.2M against $344.1M — 1.2× the size. Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 16.5× against 26.4×. Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 15.4% against −0.15%. Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (10.8% vs 3.01%) and the lower return on invested capital (4.10% vs 6.49%). Both pay a dividend; Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. yields more (1.94% vs 0.33%). Across the 22 metrics below, Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. leads on 14 and Core Laboratories Inc. on 8.
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| Metric | CLB | NGS | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 19.10% | 59.72% | 22.88% |
| Operating margin | 7.53% | 21.57% | 7.44% |
| Net margin | 3.01% | 10.81% | 4.12% |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.00% | (16.47%) | 3.10% |
| Return on equity | 5.54% | 7.30% | 5.46% |
| Return on assets | 2.63% | 3.29% | 2.63% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.49% | 4.10% | 4.26% |
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