Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) vs Seadrill Limited (SDRL)

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. and Seadrill Limited are both Oil & Gas Drilling companies. Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.8B against $2.6B — 1.5× the size. Seadrill Limited grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 17.1% against 0.01%. Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. has the higher net margin (−0.52% vs −1.13%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.66% vs 2.81%). Across the 20 metrics below, Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. leads on 10 and Seadrill Limited on 10.

Valuation

Metric PTEN SDRL Oil & Gas Drilling median
P/E n/m n/m —
P/S 0.79 1.60 1.19
P/B 1.24 0.91 1.24
Price to free cash flow 11.35 70.96 14.65
EV/EBITDA 5.14 6.56 6.73
EV/Sales 0.98 1.75 2.12
Earnings yield (0.60%) (0.70%) (0.70%)
Free cash flow yield 8.81% 1.41% 3.79%

Profitability

Metric PTEN SDRL Oil & Gas Drilling median
Gross margin 24.07% 0.00% 33.60%
Operating margin 0.86% 8.58% 8.58%
Net margin (0.52%) (1.13%) (0.52%)
Free cash flow margin 6.98% 7.20% 6.98%
Return on equity (0.79%) (0.63%) (0.79%)
Return on assets (0.45%) (0.44%) (0.45%)
Return on invested capital 0.66% 2.81% 2.81%

Growth

Metric PTEN SDRL Oil & Gas Drilling median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.01% 17.08% 3.33%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 90.16% (119.47%) (46.88%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 33.83% 6.29% 13.40%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric PTEN SDRL Oil & Gas Drilling median
Debt to equity 0.40 0.26 0.59
Current ratio 1.73 2.18 1.76
Net debt to EBITDA 0.90 0.87 0.90

Dividend

Metric PTEN SDRL Oil & Gas Drilling median
Dividend yield 3.78% — —
Payout ratio — — —

Size

Metric PTEN SDRL Oil & Gas Drilling median
Market cap 3.78b 2.56b 3.61b

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