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 $426.9M — 4.4× 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: 7.61% against 7.58%. Star Group, L.P. has the higher net margin (3.96% vs −0.43%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.0% vs −2.02%). Both pay a dividend; Star Group, L.P. yields more (5.88% vs 2.38%). 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 6.96 n/m 16.35
P/S 0.22 0.04 0.44
P/B 1.10 1.46 2.05
Price to free cash flow 6.84 95.00 9.98
EV/EBITDA 3.33 9.05 8.04
EV/Sales 0.30 0.06 0.59
Earnings yield 14.36% (8.86%) 5.71%
Free cash flow yield 14.61% 1.05% 9.13%

Profitability

Metric SGU WKC Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Gross margin 31.79% 2.69% 12.22%
Operating margin 7.14% (0.15%) 5.35%
Net margin 3.96% (0.43%) 2.08%
Free cash flow margin 3.27% 0.05% 4.25%
Return on equity 20.83% (12.49%) 11.39%
Return on assets 7.67% (2.83%) 5.22%
Return on invested capital 15.95% (2.02%) 11.54%

Growth

Metric SGU WKC Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.58% 7.61% 13.37%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 102.22% (1,072.57%) 31.15%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.99% 12.64% 12.77%
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 0.59 0.44
Current ratio 0.87 1.06 1.32
Net debt to EBITDA 1.08 1.81 2.07

Dividend

Metric SGU WKC Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Dividend yield 5.88% 2.38% 1.71%
Payout ratio 0.41 — 0.35

Size

Metric SGU WKC Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing median
Market cap 426.87m 1.88b 4.71b

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