Financial Survey: Inpex (IPXHY) vs. Its Competitors

Inpex (OTCMKTS:IPXHY) is one of 1,052 public companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Inpex to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Dividends

Inpex pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Inpex pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 13.2% and pay out -113.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Inpex lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Inpex and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inpex	$13.45 billion	$2.52 billion	10.95
Inpex Competitors	$10.67 billion	$5.51 billion	1.88

Inpex has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. Inpex is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Inpex and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inpex	19.02%	7.66%	5.04%
Inpex Competitors	-491.12%	2.60%	5.61%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Inpex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Inpex has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Inpex’s rivals have a beta of -3.72, suggesting that their average share price is 472% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Inpex and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inpex	0	3	0	0	2.00
Inpex Competitors	5776	26305	39805	2250	2.52

As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 35.12%. Given Inpex’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Inpex has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Inpex rivals beat Inpex on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

Inpex Company Profile

Inpex Corporation engages in the research, exploration, development, production, and sale of oil, natural gas, and other mineral resources in Japan, rest of Asia and Oceania, Europe and NIS countries, the Middle East and Africa, and the Americas. The company is involved in the investment and lending to the companies engaged in mineral resources business, etc. It also transports natural gas, as well as operates, manages, and maintains gas pipelines. In addition, the company engages in storage of carbon capture related business. Further, it is involved in hydrogen and ammonia, renewable energy, forest conservation, and carbon recycling related businesses. Inpex Corporation was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.