Star Group, L.P. (SGU) vs World Kinect Corporation (WKC)

Star Group, L.P. and World Kinect Corporation are both Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing companies. World Kinect Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $1.9B against $431.5M — 4.3× the size. World Kinect Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Star Group, L.P. trades at 7.0×. World Kinect Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 21.1% against 7.58%. Star Group, L.P. has the higher net margin (3.96% vs −0.37%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.0% vs −1.54%). Both pay a dividend; Star Group, L.P. yields more (5.91% vs 2.34%). Across the 22 metrics below, Star Group, L.P. leads on 17 and World Kinect Corporation on 5.

Valuation

Metric SGU WKC Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
P/E 7.03 n/m 8.38
P/S 0.23 0.04 0.33
P/B 1.11 1.46 1.70
Price to free cash flow 6.91 22.93 5.86
EV/EBITDA 3.35 8.16 4.96
EV/Sales 0.30 0.05 0.46
Earnings yield 14.22% (7.96%) 9.67%
Free cash flow yield 14.46% 4.36% 15.55%

Profitability

Metric SGU WKC Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Gross margin 31.79% 2.54% 10.93%
Operating margin 7.14% (0.10%) 7.14%
Net margin 3.96% (0.37%) 2.70%
Free cash flow margin 3.27% 0.18% 6.17%
Return on equity 20.83% (11.46%) 21.95%
Return on assets 7.67% (2.55%) 5.76%
Return on invested capital 15.95% (1.54%) 13.74%

Growth

Metric SGU WKC Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.58% 21.06% 26.02%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 102.22% (1,072.57%) 37.92%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.99% 12.64% 13.17%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 5.09% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric SGU WKC Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Debt to equity 0.44 0.54 0.41
Current ratio 0.87 1.04 1.31
Net debt to EBITDA 1.08 1.81 2.07

Dividend

Metric SGU WKC Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Dividend yield 5.91% 2.34% 2.20%
Payout ratio 0.42 — 0.25

Size

Metric SGU WKC Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Market cap 431.47m 1.87b 3.91b

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