ONE Gas, Inc. (OGS) vs RGC Resources Inc. (RGCO)

ONE Gas, Inc. and RGC Resources Inc. are both Utilities Regulated Gas companies. ONE Gas, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.5B against $216.5M — 20.9× the size. ONE Gas, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 15.4× against 15.6×. RGC Resources Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 13.8% against −0.78%. RGC Resources Inc. has the higher net margin (13.1% vs 12.5%) and the lower return on invested capital (4.29% vs 4.87%). Both pay a dividend; ONE Gas, Inc. yields more (4.31% vs 4.23%). Across the 22 metrics below, ONE Gas, Inc. leads on 15 and RGC Resources Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric OGS RGCO Utilities Regulated Gas median
P/E 15.41 15.65 15.65
P/S 1.96 2.04 2.04
P/B 1.28 1.78 1.50
Price to free cash flow n/m 104.65 —
EV/EBITDA 9.04 11.95 11.49
EV/Sales 3.08 3.41 3.54
Earnings yield 6.49% 6.39% 6.39%
Free cash flow yield (3.82%) 0.96% (5.71%)

Profitability

Metric OGS RGCO Utilities Regulated Gas median
Gross margin 63.13% 51.39% 63.14%
Operating margin 20.65% 17.29% 21.47%
Net margin 12.47% 13.05% 13.00%
Free cash flow margin (7.48%) 1.95% (13.27%)
Return on equity 8.58% 11.69% 9.47%
Return on assets 3.36% 4.21% 3.80%
Return on invested capital 4.87% 4.29% 4.29%

Growth

Metric OGS RGCO Utilities Regulated Gas median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.78%) 13.83% 6.36%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 11.76% 11.21% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.67% 8.61% 6.36%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 6.11% 4.68% 8.10%

Health

Metric OGS RGCO Utilities Regulated Gas median
Debt to equity 0.74 1.22 1.22
Current ratio 0.48 0.94 0.78
Net debt to EBITDA 3.36 4.95 4.68

Dividend

Metric OGS RGCO Utilities Regulated Gas median
Dividend yield 4.31% 4.23% 4.31%
Payout ratio 0.62 0.69 0.62

Size

Metric OGS RGCO Utilities Regulated Gas median
Market cap 4.52b 216.52m 4.52b

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