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 $36.4B against $2.4M — 15099.6× the size. Vivakor, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Ecopetrol S.A. trades at 14.2×. Vivakor, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −27.8% against −76.8%. Ecopetrol S.A. has the higher net margin (11.7% vs −115.3%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.16% 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 14.21 n/m 12.62
P/S 1.14 0.01 1.29
P/B 1.72 0.01 1.62
Price to free cash flow 7.41 n/m 10.23
EV/EBITDA 5.10 n/m 4.86
EV/Sales 2.00 0.33 1.52
Earnings yield 7.04% (321,266.15%) 7.04%
Free cash flow yield 13.49% (2,121.53%) 6.09%

Profitability

Metric EC VIVK Oil & Gas Integrated median
Gross margin 36.64% 45.52% 39.18%
Operating margin 27.60% (59.04%) 14.90%
Net margin 11.72% (115.31%) 8.88%
Free cash flow margin 15.34% (13.92%) 9.61%
Return on equity 0.00% (153.35%) 12.22%
Return on assets 5.27% (57.54%) 6.47%
Return on invested capital 9.16% (50.55%) 10.61%

Growth

Metric EC VIVK Oil & Gas Integrated median
Revenue growth (TTM) (76.82%) (27.81%) 5.63%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (24.10%) (109.22%) (14.54%)
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 0.96 0.81 0.55
Current ratio 1.51 0.20 1.18
Net debt to EBITDA 2.26 (0.51) 0.80

Dividend

Metric EC VIVK Oil & Gas Integrated median
Dividend yield 3.69% — 3.24%
Payout ratio 0.52 — 0.52

Size

Metric EC VIVK Oil & Gas Integrated median
Market cap 36.39b 2.41m 58.96b

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