Empire Petroleum vs Evolution Petroleum
EP and EPM side by side, both in crude petroleum and natural gas. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How EP and EPM compare
Evolution Petroleum is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Empire Petroleum ($138M against $102M).
Evolution Petroleum grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.8% versus −20.8% for Empire Petroleum).
Evolution Petroleum keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −7.1% compared with −230% at Empire Petroleum.
Evolution Petroleum pays a dividend yielding 14.0%; Empire Petroleum does not pay one.
Evolution Petroleum scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 1 for Empire Petroleum), 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 | EP | EPM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $102M | $138M |
| Share price | $2.46 | $3.44 |
| Change, 1 year | −29.5% | −22.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −80.8% | −33.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.57 | 0.47 |
| Employees | 61 | 11 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 1 | 7 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 3.3× | 1.6× (better) |
| P/B | 14.0× | 2.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 4.8× |
| Fair value | $1.62 | $4.93 |
| Margin of safety | −52.2% | 30.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −20.8% | 2.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 34.6% (better) | 21.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −2792% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 43.4% |
| Operating margin | −224% | 6.2% (better) |
| Net margin | −230% | −7.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | −231% | −9.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −146% | 6.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.22 | – |
| Interest coverage | −40.3× | 1.4× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.42 | 0.86 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −4.65 | 1.27 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 14.0% |
| Buyback yield | – | −13.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.50% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 5.5% | 44.9% |
| Held by insiders | 63.6% | 9.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $688K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.2% | 7.3% |
Go deeper
- EP stock overview
- EP income statement
- EP valuation and score
- EPM stock overview
- EPM income statement
- EPM valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.