Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (CLNE) vs Star Group, L.P. (SGU)

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. and Star Group, L.P. are both Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing companies. Star Group, L.P. is the larger, with a market value of $431.5M against $332.9M — 1.3× the size. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Star Group, L.P. trades at 7.0×. Star Group, L.P. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.58% against 6.30%. Star Group, L.P. has the higher net margin (3.96% vs −17.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.0% vs −1.73%). Across the 21 metrics below, Star Group, L.P. leads on 16 and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. on 5.

Valuation

Metric CLNE SGU Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
P/E n/m 7.03 8.38
P/S 0.74 0.23 0.33
P/B 0.58 1.11 1.70
Price to free cash flow 10.46 6.91 5.86
EV/EBITDA 22.95 3.35 4.96
EV/Sales 0.91 0.30 0.46
Earnings yield (24.00%) 14.22% 9.67%
Free cash flow yield 9.56% 14.46% 15.55%

Profitability

Metric CLNE SGU Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Gross margin 0.00% 31.79% 10.93%
Operating margin (3.96%) 7.14% 7.14%
Net margin (16.95%) 3.96% 2.70%
Free cash flow margin 15.55% 3.27% 6.17%
Return on equity (13.14%) 20.83% 21.95%
Return on assets (7.00%) 7.67% 5.76%
Return on invested capital (1.73%) 15.95% 13.74%

Growth

Metric CLNE SGU Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.30% 7.58% 26.02%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (172.97%) 102.22% 37.92%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.81% 3.99% 13.17%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 5.09% 0.00%

Health

Metric CLNE SGU Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Debt to equity 0.39 0.44 0.41
Current ratio 2.21 0.87 1.31
Net debt to EBITDA 16.90 1.08 2.07

Dividend

Metric CLNE SGU Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Dividend yield — 5.91% 2.20%
Payout ratio — 0.42 0.25

Size

Metric CLNE SGU Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Market cap 332.87m 431.47m 3.91b

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