ProFrac vs RPC
ACDC and RES 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 RES compare
RPC is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as ProFrac ($1.2B against $625M).
RPC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.8% versus −3.3% for ProFrac).
RPC keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −1.8% compared with −20.4% at ProFrac.
RPC pays a dividend yielding 2.1%; ProFrac does not pay one.
RPC scores higher on the StockData Score (8 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 | RES |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $625M | $1.2B |
| Share price | $3.43 | $5.60 |
| Change, 1 year | −14.6% | 2.2% |
| Change, 5 years | – | 40.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.27 | 0.78 |
| Employees | 2,280 | 2,893 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 0.7× |
| P/B | 1.2× | 1.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.2× | 8.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 34.2× |
| FCF yield | −2.5% | 2.9% (better) |
| Fair value | $5.41 | $5.90 |
| Margin of safety | 36.6% (better) | 5.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −3.3% | 17.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 28.8% (better) | 22.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −167% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −174% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 21.8% | 23.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | −11.8% | −2.2% (better) |
| Net margin | −20.4% | −1.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | −0.84% | 2.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | −56.5% | −3.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −10.5% | −3.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.03 | 0.02 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.78 (better) | −1.23 |
| Interest coverage | −1.7× (better) | −13.6× |
| Current ratio | 0.90 | 3.52 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.16 | 5.01 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.28% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 2.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 17.7% | 42.7% |
| Held by insiders | – | 82.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $9.8M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 38.2% |
Go deeper
- ACDC stock overview
- ACDC income statement
- ACDC valuation and score
- RES stock overview
- RES income statement
- RES valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.