Ecopetrol S.A. (EC) vs Stabilis Solutions, Inc. (SLNG)

Ecopetrol S.A. and Stabilis Solutions, Inc. are both Oil & Gas Integrated companies. Ecopetrol S.A. is the larger, with a market value of $35.5B against $81.1M — 438.1× the size. Stabilis Solutions, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Ecopetrol S.A. trades at 13.6×. Stabilis Solutions, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −19.7% against −76.8%. Ecopetrol S.A. has the higher net margin (11.7% vs −14.1%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.16% vs −10.7%). Across the 20 metrics below, Ecopetrol S.A. leads on 13 and Stabilis Solutions, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric EC SLNG Oil & Gas Integrated median
P/E 13.64 n/m 12.58
P/S 1.09 1.44 1.15
P/B 1.66 1.38 1.57
Price to free cash flow 7.12 11.45 10.56
EV/EBITDA 4.99 n/m 4.79
EV/Sales 1.96 1.22 1.47
Earnings yield 7.33% (9.79%) 7.33%
Free cash flow yield 14.05% 8.73% 5.85%

Profitability

Metric EC SLNG Oil & Gas Integrated median
Gross margin 36.64% 20.74% 39.18%
Operating margin 27.60% (13.94%) 14.90%
Net margin 11.72% (14.06%) 8.88%
Free cash flow margin 15.34% 14.26% 9.61%
Return on equity 0.00% (12.68%) 12.22%
Return on assets 5.27% (8.60%) 6.47%
Return on invested capital 9.16% (10.67%) 10.61%

Growth

Metric EC SLNG Oil & Gas Integrated median
Revenue growth (TTM) (76.82%) (19.66%) 5.63%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (24.10%) (128.00%) (14.54%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (18.18%) 10.43% 12.04%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.34% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric EC SLNG Oil & Gas Integrated median
Debt to equity 0.96 0.10 0.55
Current ratio 1.51 1.59 1.18
Net debt to EBITDA 2.26 (0.28) 0.80

Dividend

Metric EC SLNG Oil & Gas Integrated median
Dividend yield 3.78% — 3.78%
Payout ratio 0.52 — 0.52

Size

Metric EC SLNG Oil & Gas Integrated median
Market cap 35.52b 81.08m 52.89b

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