Diversified Energy Company PLC (DEC) vs Ecopetrol S.A. (EC)

Diversified Energy Company PLC and Ecopetrol S.A. are both Oil & Gas Integrated companies. Ecopetrol S.A. is the larger, with a market value of $32.0B against $905.9M — 35.3× the size. Diversified Energy Company PLC trades at the lower P/E: 1.1× against 8.3×. Diversified Energy Company PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −42.1% against −76.8%. Diversified Energy Company PLC has the higher net margin (29.5% vs 11.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (12.9% vs 9.16%). Both pay a dividend; Diversified Energy Company PLC yields more (11.2% vs 4.16%). Across the 22 metrics below, Diversified Energy Company PLC leads on 15 and Ecopetrol S.A. on 7.

Valuation

Metric DEC EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
P/E 1.09 8.26 8.84
P/S 0.53 0.99 1.10
P/B 0.97 1.50 1.43
Price to free cash flow n/m 6.46 8.19
EV/EBITDA 3.56 4.73 4.43
EV/Sales 2.18 1.86 1.48
Earnings yield 91.65% 12.11% 9.76%
Free cash flow yield (24.37%) 15.47% 7.35%

Profitability

Metric DEC EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Gross margin 68.18% 36.64% 39.93%
Operating margin 45.24% 27.60% 17.07%
Net margin 29.45% 11.72% 10.24%
Free cash flow margin (12.87%) 15.34% 11.16%
Return on equity 74.90% 0.00% 14.86%
Return on assets 10.35% 5.27% 7.07%
Return on invested capital 12.85% 9.16% 12.85%

Growth

Metric DEC EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Revenue growth (TTM) (42.12%) (76.82%) 13.45%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 311.06% (24.10%) (14.54%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 33.15% (18.18%) 12.04%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.34% 0.00%

Health

Metric DEC EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Debt to equity 3.07 0.96 0.53
Current ratio 0.57 1.51 1.19
Net debt to EBITDA 3.14 2.26 0.80

Dividend

Metric DEC EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Dividend yield 11.21% 4.16% 3.83%
Payout ratio 0.12 0.34 0.34

Size

Metric DEC EC Oil & Gas Integrated median
Market cap 905.85m 31.95b 47.17b

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