BP PLC vs VALVOLINE INC., two Oil & Gas Refining stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BP and VVV diverge most: on debt / equity, BP reads 0.00 and VVV reads 3.92; on return on equity, BP reads 1.8% and VVV reads 24.4%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What BP's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What VVV's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BP | VVV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $46.10 | $30.56 |
| Market cap | $120.7B | $3.9B |
| Sector | Oil & Gas Refining | Oil & Gas Refining |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +0.1% |
| P/E | — | 38.2 |
| P/B | 1.63 | 9.42 |
| P/S | 0.63 | 2.00 |
| EV/EBITDA | 2.8 | 18.2 |
| Revenue growth | +6.9% | +16.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 39.5% |
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 20.6% |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 5.2% |
| Return on equity | 1.8% | 24.4% |
| Return on assets | 0.5% | 2.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.5% | 11.2% |
| FCF yield | 20.3% | 3.5% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 3.92 |
| Current ratio | 1.26 | 0.70 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.29 | 6.77 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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