Pembina Pipeline Corp. (PBA) vs Western Midstream Partners, LP (WES)

Pembina Pipeline Corp. and Western Midstream Partners, LP are both Oil & Gas Midstream companies. Pembina Pipeline Corp. is the larger, with a market value of $28.0B against $18.2B — 1.5× the size. Western Midstream Partners, LP trades at the lower P/E: 14.0× against 24.4×. Western Midstream Partners, LP grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 18.0% against 2.50%. Western Midstream Partners, LP has the higher net margin (29.0% vs 20.1%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.16% vs 6.10%). Both pay a dividend; Western Midstream Partners, LP yields more (8.25% vs 4.18%). Across the 23 metrics below, Western Midstream Partners, LP leads on 19 and Pembina Pipeline Corp. on 4.

Valuation

Metric PBA WES Oil & Gas Midstream median
P/E 24.44 13.98 12.77
P/S 4.92 4.10 2.36
P/B 2.63 4.03 2.09
Price to free cash flow 18.36 15.01 9.71
EV/EBITDA 13.68 10.59 8.30
EV/Sales 6.51 6.16 3.88
Earnings yield 4.09% 7.15% 7.15%
Free cash flow yield 5.45% 6.66% 6.86%

Profitability

Metric PBA WES Oil & Gas Midstream median
Gross margin 40.97% 92.08% 56.58%
Operating margin 35.83% 40.23% 34.18%
Net margin 20.12% 29.00% 22.50%
Free cash flow margin 26.77% 27.30% 13.70%
Return on equity 10.84% 32.48% 14.65%
Return on assets 4.60% 8.82% 5.00%
Return on invested capital 6.10% 8.16% 6.13%

Growth

Metric PBA WES Oil & Gas Midstream median
Revenue growth (TTM) 2.50% 18.00% 15.60%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (13.06%) (25.87%) (7.86%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.31% 6.75% 9.59%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 17.48% 0.00%

Health

Metric PBA WES Oil & Gas Midstream median
Debt to equity 0.77 2.06 0.78
Current ratio 0.62 0.91 1.19
Net debt to EBITDA 3.31 3.37 3.42

Dividend

Metric PBA WES Oil & Gas Midstream median
Dividend yield 4.18% 8.25% 4.54%
Payout ratio 1.03 1.16 0.76

Size

Metric PBA WES Oil & Gas Midstream median
Market cap 28.02b 18.24b 3.73b

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