RPC vs Expro
RES 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 RES and XPRO compare
Expro is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as RPC ($1.5B against $1.3B).
RPC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.8% versus −7.1% for Expro).
Expro keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 1.3% compared with −1.8% at RPC.
RPC pays a dividend yielding 2.1%; Expro does not pay one.
Expro scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 8 for RPC), 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 | RES | XPRO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.3B | $1.5B |
| Share price | $5.77 | $13.51 |
| Change, 1 year | 4.9% | −1.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 44.3% | −18.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.79 | 1.07 |
| Employees | 2,893 | 8,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 2 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 75.1× |
| P/S | 0.7× (better) | 1.0× |
| P/B | 1.2× | 1.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.8× | 5.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 35.3× | 13.6× (better) |
| FCF yield | 2.8% | 7.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $5.88 | $10.69 |
| Margin of safety | 1.9% (better) | −26.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.8% (better) | −7.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 22.1% (better) | 18.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −167% | −70.9% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −174% | −71.0% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 23.3% (better) | 22.4% |
| Operating margin | −2.2% | 3.3% (better) |
| Net margin | −1.8% | 1.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.0% | 7.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | −3.0% | 1.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −3.4% | 2.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.02 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.23 | – |
| Interest coverage | −13.6× | – |
| Current ratio | 3.52 (better) | 2.05 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.07 (better) | 1.94 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.1% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.27% | 4.3% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.3% | 4.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 42.7% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 82.0% | 0.00% |
| Short interest, % of float | 38.2% | 6.2% |
Go deeper
- RES stock overview
- RES income statement
- RES 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.