ProFrac vs ProPetro
ACDC and PUMP 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 PUMP compare
ProPetro is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as ProFrac ($881M against $625M).
ProFrac grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−3.3% versus −6.0% for ProPetro).
ProPetro keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 0.16% compared with −20.4% at ProFrac.
ProPetro scores higher on the StockData Score (9 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 | PUMP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $625M | $881M |
| Share price | $3.43 | $7.17 |
| Change, 1 year | −14.6% | −32.5% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −7.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.27 | 0.91 |
| Employees | 2,280 | 1,700 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 0.7× |
| P/B | 1.2× | 0.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.2× | 5.6× (better) |
| FCF yield | −2.5% (better) | −10.9% |
| Fair value | $5.41 | $9.96 |
| Margin of safety | 36.6% (better) | 28.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −3.3% (better) | −6.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 28.8% (better) | 10.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 21.8% | 23.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | −11.8% | 0.48% (better) |
| Net margin | −20.4% | 0.16% (better) |
| FCF margin | −0.84% (better) | −7.9% |
| Return on equity | −56.5% | 0.22% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −10.5% | 0.30% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.03 | 0.86 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.78 | 0.63 (better) |
| Interest coverage | −1.7× | 0.5× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.90 | 3.49 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.16 | 1.38 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 17.7% | 120% |
| Held by insiders | – | 1.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $9.8M (better) | −$278M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 15.0% |
Go deeper
- ACDC stock overview
- ACDC income statement
- ACDC valuation and score
- PUMP stock overview
- PUMP income statement
- PUMP valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.