Tidewater vs Bristow
TDW and VTOL side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How TDW and VTOL compare
Tidewater is the larger company, worth 3.3 times as much as Bristow ($3.9B against $1.2B).
On earnings, Tidewater is cheaper: it trades at 15.0× trailing earnings, against 15.0× for Bristow.
Bristow grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.1% versus 0.34% for Tidewater).
Tidewater keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 19.4% compared with 5.0% at Bristow.
Bristow pays a dividend yielding 0.93%; Tidewater does not pay one.
Bristow scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 9 for Tidewater), 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 | TDW | VTOL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.9B | $1.2B |
| Share price | $79.38 | $40.30 |
| Change, 1 year | 45.1% | 6.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 602% | 22.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.91 | 1.11 |
| Employees | 7,300 | 3,660 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 15.0× (better) | 15.0× |
| P/S | 2.9× | 0.7× (better) |
| P/B | 2.8× | 1.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.7× | 6.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | 14.6× (better) | 97.5× |
| FCF yield | 6.8% (better) | 1.0% |
| Fair value | $72.90 | $48.91 |
| Margin of safety | −8.9% | 17.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.34% | 10.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 27.8% | 45.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 74.8% (better) | −43.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 78.5% (better) | −43.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 17.3% (better) | 9.5% |
| Net margin | 19.4% (better) | 5.0% |
| FCF margin | 19.8% (better) | 0.76% |
| Return on equity | 20.8% (better) | 7.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 14.5% (better) | 8.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.61 (better) | 0.68 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.04 (better) | 1.99 |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.2× |
| Current ratio | 2.23 (better) | 1.99 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.72 (better) | 1.88 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.93% |
| Buyback yield | 0.20% | 3.5% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.20% | 4.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 115% | 100% |
| Held by insiders | 7.0% | 18.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$10.5M | −$10.1M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 4.7% |
Go deeper
- TDW stock overview
- TDW income statement
- TDW valuation and score
- VTOL stock overview
- VTOL income statement
- VTOL valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.