SLB vs Expro
SLB 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 SLB and XPRO compare
SLB is the larger company, worth 50 times as much as Expro ($76.3B against $1.5B).
On earnings, SLB is cheaper: it trades at 25.1× trailing earnings, against 75.1× for Expro.
SLB grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.6% versus −7.1% for Expro).
SLB keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.4% compared with 1.3% at Expro.
SLB pays a dividend yielding 2.3%; Expro does not pay one.
Expro scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 8 for SLB), 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 | SLB | XPRO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $76.3B | $1.5B |
| Share price | $51.67 | $13.51 |
| Change, 1 year | 43.2% | −1.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 71.9% | −18.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.74 | 1.07 |
| Employees | 109K | 8,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 25.1× (better) | 75.1× |
| P/S | 2.1× | 1.0× (better) |
| P/B | 2.9× | 1.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.7× | 5.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 16.7× | 13.6× (better) |
| FCF yield | 6.0% | 7.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $38.99 | $10.69 |
| Margin of safety | −32.5% | −26.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.6% (better) | −7.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.6% | 18.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −15.0% (better) | −70.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −20.5% (better) | −71.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 22.4% |
| Operating margin | – | 3.3% |
| Net margin | 8.4% (better) | 1.3% |
| FCF margin | 12.4% (better) | 7.2% |
| Return on equity | 12.0% (better) | 1.4% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 2.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.43 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.05 | – |
| Current ratio | 1.39 | 2.05 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.83 (better) | 1.94 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.3% | – |
| Payout ratio | 55.9% | – |
| Buyback yield | 2.3% | 4.3% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 4.6% (better) | 4.3% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.9% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 0.18% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$26.1M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Go deeper
- SLB stock overview
- SLB income statement
- SLB valuation and score
- XPRO stock overview
- XPRO income statement
- XPRO valuation and score
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