Battalion Oil vs Evolution Petroleum
BATL and EPM side by side, both in crude petroleum and natural gas. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BATL and EPM compare
Evolution Petroleum is the larger company, worth 3.3 times as much as Battalion Oil ($135M against $41.2M).
Evolution Petroleum grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.8% versus −9.9% for Battalion Oil).
Evolution Petroleum keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −7.1% compared with −50.0% at Battalion Oil.
Evolution Petroleum pays a dividend yielding 14.3%; Battalion Oil does not pay one.
Evolution Petroleum scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 5 for Battalion Oil), 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 | BATL | EPM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $41.2M | $135M |
| Share price | $0.719 | $3.35 |
| Change, 1 year | −34.0% | −23.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −94.2% | −35.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.26 | 0.46 |
| Employees | 40 | 11 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 3 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.2× (better) | 1.5× |
| P/B | 0.2× (better) | 2.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 4.7× |
| Fair value | $5.17 | $4.92 |
| Margin of safety | 86.1% (better) | 31.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −9.9% | 2.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.3% | 21.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −2792% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 43.4% |
| Operating margin | −0.66% | 6.2% (better) |
| Net margin | −50.0% | −7.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | −111% | −9.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −0.46% | 6.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.94 | – |
| Interest coverage | −0.0× | 1.4× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.45 (better) | 0.86 |
| Altman Z-score | −0.56 | 1.25 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 14.3% |
| Buyback yield | – | −13.8% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.51% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 11.6% | 44.9% |
| Held by insiders | 74.1% | 9.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$31.2M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 34.4% | 7.3% |
Go deeper
- BATL stock overview
- BATL income statement
- BATL valuation and score
- EPM stock overview
- EPM income statement
- EPM valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.