HighPeak Energy, Inc. (HPK) vs Kosmos Energy Ltd. (KOS)

HighPeak Energy, Inc. and Kosmos Energy Ltd. are both Oil & Gas E&P companies. Kosmos Energy Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $1.6B against $1.3B — 1.3× the size. Kosmos Energy Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.13% against −17.3%. HighPeak Energy, Inc. has the higher net margin (−10.3% vs −34.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.19% vs 2.91%). Across the 19 metrics below, HighPeak Energy, Inc. leads on 14 and Kosmos Energy Ltd. on 5.

Valuation

Metric HPK KOS Oil & Gas E&P median
P/E n/m n/m 11.01
P/S 1.53 1.03 1.98
P/B 0.85 2.34 1.30
Price to free cash flow n/m 14.83 10.68
EV/EBITDA 4.11 6.12 5.09
EV/Sales 2.74 2.63 2.63
Earnings yield (7.39%) (42.81%) 5.78%
Free cash flow yield (0.59%) 6.74% 4.91%

Profitability

Metric HPK KOS Oil & Gas E&P median
Gross margin 80.16% 47.27% 80.41%
Operating margin 15.35% 9.48% 21.39%
Net margin (10.28%) (33.98%) 14.17%
Free cash flow margin (0.91%) 6.97% 8.18%
Return on equity (5.54%) (62.95%) 10.05%
Return on assets (2.83%) (11.39%) 5.81%
Return on invested capital 3.19% 2.91% 6.32%

Growth

Metric HPK KOS Oil & Gas E&P median
Revenue growth (TTM) (17.26%) 7.13% 9.94%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (79.10%) (467.50%) (10.50%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 103.69% 7.58% 18.67%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric HPK KOS Oil & Gas E&P median
Debt to equity 0.77 3.79 0.28
Current ratio 0.87 0.59 0.96
Net debt to EBITDA 1.77 10.18 0.89

Dividend

Metric HPK KOS Oil & Gas E&P median
Dividend yield 0.38% — 3.29%
Payout ratio — — 0.35

Size

Metric HPK KOS Oil & Gas E&P median
Market cap 1.26b 1.60b 1.04b

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