Inpex (OTCMKTS:IPXHY) versus Genel Energy (OTCMKTS:GEGYY) Critical Review

Profitability

This table compares Inpex and Genel Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inpex	20.57%	9.08%	6.19%
Genel Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Inpex shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Inpex has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genel Energy has a beta of -0.06, suggesting that its share price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Inpex and Genel Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inpex	$14.99 billion	1.57	$2.70 billion	$2.41	7.83
Genel Energy	$74.70 million	2.15	-$76.90 million	N/A	N/A

Inpex has higher revenue and earnings than Genel Energy.

Summary

Inpex beats Genel Energy on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Inpex

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.

About Genel Energy

Genel Energy plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. It operates through two segments, Production and Pre-production. The Production segment holds a 25% working interest in the Tawke PSC; and 44% working interest in the Taq Taq PSC. The Pre-Production segment holds a 50% working interest in Odewayne and 51% working interest in SL10B13 block located in Somaliland; and 75% working interest in Lagzira block in Morocco. Genel Energy plc was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.