Natural Gas Services vs Recon Technology
NGS and RCON 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 NGS and RCON compare
Recon Technology grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (65.8% versus 24.2% for Natural Gas Services).
Natural Gas Services keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.8% compared with −27.0% at Recon Technology.
Natural Gas Services pays a dividend yielding 1.8%; Recon Technology does not pay one.
Natural Gas Services scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 5 for Recon Technology), 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 | NGS | RCON |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $383M | – |
| Share price | $29.70 | $0.875 |
| Change, 1 year | 0.00% | −99.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 173% | −100.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.67 | 0.71 |
| Employees | 259 | 194 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.8× | – |
| P/S | 1.8× | – |
| P/B | 1.3× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.3× | – |
| FCF yield | −4.0% | – |
| Fair value | $34.28 | – |
| Margin of safety | 13.4% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 24.2% | 65.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 20.4% (better) | 18.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 8.6% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 6.8% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 62.2% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 59.9% (better) | 33.2% |
| Operating margin | 21.2% (better) | −37.5% |
| Net margin | 9.8% (better) | −27.0% |
| FCF margin | −7.4% | – |
| Return on equity | 7.1% (better) | −5.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.2% (better) | −7.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Interest coverage | 2.4× (better) | −39.6× |
| Current ratio | 2.45 | 2.73 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.42 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.8% | – |
| Payout ratio | 32.5% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.8% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 87.8% | – |
| Held by insiders | 18.4% | 56.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$5.0M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.9% | – |
Go deeper
- NGS stock overview
- NGS income statement
- NGS valuation and score
- RCON stock overview
- RCON income statement
- RCON valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.