USA Compression Partners, LP (USAC) vs Weatherford International PLC (WFRD)

USA Compression Partners, LP and Weatherford International PLC are both Oil & Gas Equipment & Services companies. Weatherford International PLC is the larger, with a market value of $6.0B against $3.5B — 1.7× the size. Weatherford International PLC trades at the lower P/E: 14.7× against 21.5×. USA Compression Partners, LP grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 29.4% against −5.65%. USA Compression Partners, LP has the higher net margin (12.4% vs 8.64%) and the lower return on invested capital (7.11% vs 16.0%). Both pay a dividend; USA Compression Partners, LP yields more (6.50% vs 1.33%). Across the 22 metrics below, Weatherford International PLC leads on 13 and USA Compression Partners, LP on 9.

Valuation

Metric USAC WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
P/E 21.45 14.72 20.53
P/S 2.74 1.27 1.08
P/B 13.59 2.99 1.64
Price to free cash flow 12.85 10.13 12.36
EV/EBITDA 9.55 7.20 8.00
EV/Sales 5.07 1.33 1.29
Earnings yield 4.66% 6.80% 3.88%
Free cash flow yield 7.78% 9.87% 5.18%

Profitability

Metric USAC WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Gross margin 64.04% 30.80% 22.88%
Operating margin 28.88% 12.41% 7.44%
Net margin 12.40% 8.64% 4.12%
Free cash flow margin 21.31% 12.82% 3.10%
Return on equity 293.85% 22.76% 5.46%
Return on assets 4.99% 7.64% 2.63%
Return on invested capital 7.11% 16.00% 4.26%

Growth

Metric USAC WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 29.41% (5.65%) 4.65%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 18.06% (12.15%) (13.00%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.37% 5.94% 12.57%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric USAC WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Debt to equity 11.64 0.74 0.44
Current ratio 1.46 2.04 2.04
Net debt to EBITDA 4.14 0.43 1.12

Dividend

Metric USAC WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Dividend yield 6.50% 1.33% 1.49%
Payout ratio 1.39 0.20 0.36

Size

Metric USAC WFRD Oil & Gas Equipment & Services median
Market cap 3.51b 5.97b 1.44b

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