Summit Midstream vs USA Compression Partners, LP
SMC and USAC side by side, both in gas production and distribution. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SMC and USAC compare
USA Compression Partners, LP is the larger company, worth 5.8 times as much as Summit Midstream ($3.7B against $636M).
USA Compression Partners, LP grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (29.4% versus 17.6% for Summit Midstream).
USA Compression Partners, LP keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.4% compared with 1.6% at Summit Midstream.
USA Compression Partners, LP pays a dividend yielding 6.2%; Summit Midstream does not pay one.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | SMC | USAC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $636M | $3.7B |
| Share price | $31.32 | $25.51 |
| Change, 1 year | 34.0% | 8.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 4.1% | 69.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.69 | 0.52 |
| Employees | 296 | 885 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 8 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.0× (better) | 2.9× |
| P/B | 1.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.8× | 9.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | 25.0× | 13.6× (better) |
| FCF yield | 4.0% | 7.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $51.77 | $31.78 |
| Margin of safety | 39.5% (better) | 19.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.6% | 29.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 8.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 46.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 69.7% (better) | 64.0% |
| Operating margin | – | 28.9% |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 12.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 4.1% | 21.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | 1.7% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.05 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.50 | 4.23 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.9× |
| Current ratio | 1.25 | 1.46 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.41 | 1.35 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 6.2% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 6.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 27.8% | 37.2% |
| Held by insiders | 42.6% | 21.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $37.5M (better) | −$536K |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.7% | 0.59% |
Go deeper
- SMC stock overview
- SMC income statement
- SMC valuation and score
- USAC stock overview
- USAC income statement
- USAC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.