Ecopetrol S.A. (EC) vs Vivakor, Inc. (VIVK)

Ecopetrol S.A. and Vivakor, Inc. are both Oil & Gas Integrated companies. Ecopetrol S.A. is the larger, with a market value of $33.7B against $4.7M — 7144.4× the size. Vivakor, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Ecopetrol S.A. trades at 13.2×. Vivakor, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −27.8% against −83.7%. Ecopetrol S.A. has the higher net margin (8.76% vs −115.3%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.20% vs −50.6%). Across the 19 metrics below, Ecopetrol S.A. leads on 11 and Vivakor, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric EC VIVK Oil & Gas Integrated median
P/E 13.19 n/m 11.88
P/S 1.43 0.00 1.20
P/B 1.60 0.00 1.56
Price to free cash flow 7.76 n/m 9.74
EV/EBITDA 6.26 n/m 4.94
EV/Sales 2.24 0.32 1.57
Earnings yield 7.58% (880,507.22%) 7.58%
Free cash flow yield 12.89% (5,814.57%) 6.71%

Profitability

Metric EC VIVK Oil & Gas Integrated median
Gross margin 31.44% 45.52% 39.18%
Operating margin 22.29% (59.04%) 14.90%
Net margin 8.76% (115.31%) 8.76%
Free cash flow margin 18.44% (13.92%) 9.61%
Return on equity 2.86% (153.35%) 12.22%
Return on assets 1.09% (57.54%) 6.47%
Return on invested capital 8.20% (50.55%) 10.61%

Growth

Metric EC VIVK Oil & Gas Integrated median
Revenue growth (TTM) (83.68%) (27.81%) 5.63%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (24.10%) (109.22%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (18.18%) 134.97% 12.04%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.34% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric EC VIVK Oil & Gas Integrated median
Debt to equity 1.02 0.81 0.55
Current ratio 1.55 0.20 1.18
Net debt to EBITDA 2.26 (0.51) 0.80

Dividend

Metric EC VIVK Oil & Gas Integrated median
Dividend yield 18.03% — 5.01%
Payout ratio 0.39 0.00 0.29

Size

Metric EC VIVK Oil & Gas Integrated median
Market cap 33.65b 4.71m 51.12b

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