Core Laboratories Inc. (CLB) vs Oil States International, Inc. (OIS)

Core Laboratories Inc. and Oil States International, Inc. are both Oil & Gas Equipment & Services companies. Oil States International, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $486.2M against $409.2M — 1.2× the size. Oil States International, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Core Laboratories Inc. trades at 26.4×. Core Laboratories Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −0.15% against −0.74%. Core Laboratories Inc. has the higher net margin (3.01% vs −16.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.49% vs −9.83%). Across the 19 metrics below, Oil States International, Inc. leads on 10 and Core Laboratories Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric CLB OIS Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
P/E 26.38 n/m 20.53
P/S 0.80 0.73 1.08
P/B 1.45 0.81 1.64
Price to free cash flow 39.80 8.88 12.36
EV/EBITDA 10.72 n/m 8.00
EV/Sales 1.12 0.73 1.29
Earnings yield 3.79% (22.89%) 3.88%
Free cash flow yield 2.51% 11.26% 5.18%

Profitability

Metric CLB OIS Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Gross margin 19.10% 20.23% 22.88%
Operating margin 7.53% (14.04%) 7.44%
Net margin 3.01% (16.49%) 4.12%
Free cash flow margin 2.00% 8.22% 3.10%
Return on equity 5.54% (16.86%) 5.46%
Return on assets 2.63% (11.55%) 2.63%
Return on invested capital 6.49% (9.83%) 4.26%

Growth

Metric CLB OIS Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.15%) (0.74%) 4.65%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 3.03% (933.33%) (13.00%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 1.56% 0.95% 12.57%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CLB OIS Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Debt to equity 0.40 0.03 0.44
Current ratio 2.19 2.36 2.04
Net debt to EBITDA 1.23 0.30 1.12

Dividend

Metric CLB OIS Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Dividend yield 0.33% — 1.49%
Payout ratio 0.09 — 0.36

Size

Metric CLB OIS Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Market cap 409.20m 486.24m 1.44b

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