Geopark Ltd (GPRK) vs HighPeak Energy, Inc. (HPK)

Geopark Ltd and HighPeak Energy, Inc. are both Oil & Gas E&P companies. HighPeak Energy, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $975.0M against $735.9M — 1.3× the size. HighPeak Energy, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Geopark Ltd trades at 7.6×. Geopark Ltd grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −9.51% against −17.3%. Geopark Ltd has the higher net margin (16.0% vs −10.3%) and the higher return on invested capital (14.0% vs 3.19%). Both pay a dividend; Geopark Ltd yields more (6.18% vs 0.53%). Across the 20 metrics below, Geopark Ltd leads on 13 and HighPeak Energy, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric GPRK HPK Oil & Gas E&P median
P/E 7.55 n/m 10.57
P/S 1.41 1.10 1.80
P/B 1.96 0.61 1.27
Price to free cash flow 5.55 n/m 9.99
EV/EBITDA 3.90 3.47 5.08
EV/Sales 2.03 2.31 2.39
Earnings yield 13.24% (10.26%) 6.06%
Free cash flow yield 18.03% (0.83%) 6.17%

Profitability

Metric GPRK HPK Oil & Gas E&P median
Gross margin 67.71% 80.16% 80.41%
Operating margin 29.94% 15.35% 21.39%
Net margin 16.00% (10.28%) 14.17%
Free cash flow margin 25.47% (0.91%) 9.71%
Return on equity 28.57% (5.54%) 10.05%
Return on assets 6.88% (2.83%) 5.81%
Return on invested capital 13.99% 3.19% 6.32%

Growth

Metric GPRK HPK Oil & Gas E&P median
Revenue growth (TTM) (9.51%) (17.26%) 9.94%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (48.37%) (79.10%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.58% 103.69% 18.67%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric GPRK HPK Oil & Gas E&P median
Debt to equity 1.74 0.77 0.28
Current ratio 1.17 0.87 0.96
Net debt to EBITDA 1.88 1.77 0.91

Dividend

Metric GPRK HPK Oil & Gas E&P median
Dividend yield 6.18% 0.53% 4.93%
Payout ratio 0.16 0.05 0.07

Size

Metric GPRK HPK Oil & Gas E&P median
Market cap 735.92m 974.95m 923.59m

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