Borr Drilling vs Noble
BORR and NE 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 BORR and NE compare
Borr Drilling grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.0% versus −13.0% for Noble).
Borr Drilling keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.4% compared with 1.8% at Noble.
Noble pays a dividend yielding 4.6%; Borr Drilling does not pay one.
Noble scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 5 for Borr Drilling), 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 | BORR | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $7.0B |
| Share price | $3.42 | $43.64 |
| Change, 1 year | 0.29% | 47.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 59.8% | 70.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.95 | 1.01 |
| Employees | 2,719 | 4,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 125× |
| P/S | – | 2.3× |
| P/B | – | 1.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 23.8× |
| Fair value | – | $23.97 |
| Margin of safety | – | −82.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.0% (better) | −13.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 27.1% | 27.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −45.2% (better) | −76.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −46.9% (better) | −75.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 31.6% (better) | 12.0% |
| Net margin | 4.4% (better) | 1.8% |
| Return on equity | 4.6% (better) | 1.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.2% (better) | 3.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.58 | 0.44 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.02 | 4.33 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 1.4× | 2.3× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.53 (better) | 1.76 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 2.13 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 4.6% |
| Payout ratio | 10.4% | 602% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 4.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 36.9% | 87.5% |
| Held by insiders | 15.2% | 1.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $34.0M (better) | −$22.9M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 13.7% | 8.9% |
Go deeper
- BORR stock overview
- BORR income statement
- BORR valuation and score
- NE stock overview
- NE income statement
- NE valuation and score
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