ProFrac vs Expro
ACDC and XPRO 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 XPRO compare
Expro is the larger company, worth 2.4 times as much as ProFrac ($1.5B against $625M).
ProFrac grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−3.3% versus −7.1% for Expro).
Expro keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 1.3% compared with −20.4% at ProFrac.
Expro scores higher on the StockData Score (11 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 | XPRO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $625M | $1.5B |
| Share price | $3.43 | $13.49 |
| Change, 1 year | −14.6% | −2.4% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −18.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.27 | 1.08 |
| Employees | 2,280 | 8,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 74.9× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 1.0× |
| P/B | 1.2× | 1.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.2× | 5.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 13.5× |
| FCF yield | −2.5% | 7.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $5.41 | $10.60 |
| Margin of safety | 36.6% (better) | −27.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −3.3% (better) | −7.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 28.8% (better) | 18.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −70.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −71.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 21.8% | 22.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | −11.8% | 3.3% (better) |
| Net margin | −20.4% | 1.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | −0.84% | 7.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | −56.5% | 1.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −10.5% | 2.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.03 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.78 | – |
| Interest coverage | −1.7× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.90 | 2.05 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.16 | 1.94 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 4.3% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 4.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 17.7% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | – | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $9.8M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 6.2% |
Go deeper
- ACDC stock overview
- ACDC income statement
- ACDC valuation and score
- XPRO stock overview
- XPRO income statement
- XPRO valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.