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 $34.8B against $99.0M — 352.0× the size. Stabilis Solutions, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Ecopetrol S.A. trades at 13.4×. Stabilis Solutions, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −19.7% against −83.7%. Ecopetrol S.A. has the higher net margin (8.76% vs −14.1%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.20% vs −10.7%). Across the 20 metrics below, Ecopetrol S.A. leads on 14 and Stabilis Solutions, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric EC SLNG Oil & Gas Integrated median
P/E 13.44 n/m 11.72
P/S 1.45 1.81 1.42
P/B 1.63 1.73 1.57
Price to free cash flow 7.89 14.39 9.52
EV/EBITDA 6.33 n/m 4.78
EV/Sales 2.26 1.59 1.60
Earnings yield 7.44% (7.80%) 7.44%
Free cash flow yield 12.68% 6.95% 6.47%

Profitability

Metric EC SLNG Oil & Gas Integrated median
Gross margin 31.44% 20.74% 39.18%
Operating margin 22.29% (13.94%) 14.90%
Net margin 8.76% (14.06%) 8.76%
Free cash flow margin 18.44% 14.26% 9.61%
Return on equity 2.86% (12.68%) 12.22%
Return on assets 1.09% (8.60%) 6.47%
Return on invested capital 8.20% (10.67%) 10.61%

Growth

Metric EC SLNG Oil & Gas Integrated median
Revenue growth (TTM) (83.68%) (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 1.02 0.10 0.55
Current ratio 1.55 1.59 1.18
Net debt to EBITDA 2.26 (0.28) 0.80

Dividend

Metric EC SLNG Oil & Gas Integrated median
Dividend yield 3.90% — 3.53%
Payout ratio 0.52 — 0.52

Size

Metric EC SLNG Oil & Gas Integrated median
Market cap 34.83b 98.95m 58.08b

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