HighPeak Energy, Inc. (HPK) vs Vitesse Energy, Inc. (VTS)

HighPeak Energy, Inc. and Vitesse Energy, Inc. are both Oil & Gas E&P companies. HighPeak Energy, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $902.9M against $632.0M — 1.4× the size. Vitesse Energy, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.6% against −17.3%. HighPeak Energy, Inc. has the higher net margin (−10.3% vs −15.4%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.19% vs 2.97%). Both pay a dividend; Vitesse Energy, Inc. yields more (12.5% vs 0.56%). Across the 21 metrics below, HighPeak Energy, Inc. leads on 11 and Vitesse Energy, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric HPK VTS Oil & Gas E&P median
P/E n/m n/m 9.67
P/S 1.04 2.12 1.76
P/B 0.58 1.11 1.19
Price to free cash flow n/m 153.76 8.37
EV/EBITDA 3.38 4.86 4.59
EV/Sales 2.25 2.75 2.27
Earnings yield (10.86%) (7.57%) 7.55%
Free cash flow yield (0.87%) 0.65% 3.98%

Profitability

Metric HPK VTS Oil & Gas E&P median
Gross margin 80.16% 100.00% 79.54%
Operating margin 15.35% 12.04% 24.01%
Net margin (10.28%) (15.43%) 14.11%
Free cash flow margin (0.91%) 1.38% 7.72%
Return on equity (5.54%) (7.58%) 8.99%
Return on assets (2.83%) (4.96%) 4.63%
Return on invested capital 3.19% 2.97% 6.33%

Growth

Metric HPK VTS Oil & Gas E&P median
Revenue growth (TTM) (17.26%) 10.58% 13.60%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (79.10%) 0.00% (10.17%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 103.69% 8.15% 18.67%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 6.89% 0.00%

Health

Metric HPK VTS Oil & Gas E&P median
Debt to equity 0.77 0.33 0.29
Current ratio 0.87 0.65 0.92
Net debt to EBITDA 1.77 0.84 0.93

Dividend

Metric HPK VTS Oil & Gas E&P median
Dividend yield 0.56% 12.45% 3.76%
Payout ratio — — 0.33

Size

Metric HPK VTS Oil & Gas E&P median
Market cap 902.88m 631.97m 953.29m

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