RGC Resources Inc. (RGCO) vs Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (SPH)

RGC Resources Inc. and Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. are both Utilities Regulated Gas companies. Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. is the larger, with a market value of $1.1B against $216.5M — 5.1× the size. Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. trades at the lower P/E: 8.4× against 15.6×. RGC Resources Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 13.8% against −2.48%. RGC Resources Inc. has the higher net margin (13.1% vs 9.37%) and the lower return on invested capital (4.29% vs 6.83%). Both pay a dividend; Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. yields more (6.55% vs 4.23%). Across the 23 metrics below, Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. leads on 17 and RGC Resources Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric RGCO SPH Utilities Regulated Gas median
P/E 15.65 8.43 15.65
P/S 2.04 0.79 2.04
P/B 1.78 1.55 1.50
Price to free cash flow 104.65 10.58 —
EV/EBITDA 11.95 8.32 11.49
EV/Sales 3.41 1.67 3.54
Earnings yield 6.39% 11.87% 6.39%
Free cash flow yield 0.96% 9.46% (5.71%)

Profitability

Metric RGCO SPH Utilities Regulated Gas median
Gross margin 51.39% 63.14% 63.14%
Operating margin 17.29% 15.13% 21.47%
Net margin 13.05% 9.37% 13.00%
Free cash flow margin 1.95% 7.51% (13.27%)
Return on equity 11.69% 19.23% 9.47%
Return on assets 4.21% 5.59% 3.80%
Return on invested capital 4.29% 6.83% 4.29%

Growth

Metric RGCO SPH Utilities Regulated Gas median
Revenue growth (TTM) 13.83% (2.48%) 6.36%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 11.21% 42.11% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.61% 5.27% 6.36%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 4.68% 11.89% 8.10%

Health

Metric RGCO SPH Utilities Regulated Gas median
Debt to equity 1.22 1.72 1.22
Current ratio 0.94 0.78 0.78
Net debt to EBITDA 4.95 4.35 4.68

Dividend

Metric RGCO SPH Utilities Regulated Gas median
Dividend yield 4.23% 6.55% 4.31%
Payout ratio 0.69 — 0.62

Size

Metric RGCO SPH Utilities Regulated Gas median
Market cap 216.52m 1.10b 4.52b

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