ProFrac vs KLX Energy Services
ACDC and KLXE side by side, both in oil and gas field services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ACDC and KLXE compare
ProFrac is the larger company, worth 26 times as much as KLX Energy Services ($625M against $24.5M).
KLX Energy Services grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.4% versus −3.3% for ProFrac).
KLX Energy Services keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −9.6% compared with −20.4% at ProFrac.
KLX Energy Services scores higher on the StockData Score (4 against 3 for ProFrac), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ACDC | KLXE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $625M | $24.5M |
| Share price | $3.43 | $1.15 |
| Change, 1 year | −14.6% | −35.4% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −71.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.27 | 0.81 |
| Employees | 2,280 | 1,548 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.3× | 0.0× (better) |
| P/B | 1.2× (better) | 61.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.2× | 2.8× (better) |
| FCF yield | −2.5% (better) | −38.0% |
| Fair value | $5.41 | – |
| Margin of safety | 36.6% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −3.3% | 1.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 28.8% (better) | 5.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 21.8% (better) | 21.3% |
| Operating margin | −11.8% | −1.6% (better) |
| Net margin | −20.4% | −9.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | −0.84% (better) | −1.4% |
| Return on equity | −56.5% | – |
| Return on invested capital | −10.5% | −4.2% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.03 (better) | 494.75 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.78 | 2.51 (better) |
| Interest coverage | −1.7× | −0.2× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.90 | 1.18 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.16 (better) | −0.80 |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 17.7% | 33.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $9.8M (better) | $123K |
Go deeper
- ACDC stock overview
- ACDC income statement
- ACDC valuation and score
- KLXE stock overview
- KLXE income statement
- KLXE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.