Reviewing Bonterra Energy (BNEFF) and Its Competitors

Volatility and Risk

Bonterra Energy has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bonterra Energy’s competitors have a beta of -3.71, indicating that their average share price is 471% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Bonterra Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Bonterra Energy pays out -18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 13.4% and pay out -112.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Bonterra Energy lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Bonterra Energy and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bonterra Energy	$185.23 million	-$12.26 million	-8.25
Bonterra Energy Competitors	$16.45 billion	$5.51 billion	1.56

Bonterra Energy’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Bonterra Energy. Bonterra Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Bonterra Energy and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bonterra Energy	-10.40%	-4.64%	-2.53%
Bonterra Energy Competitors	-497.93%	47.85%	5.49%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.3% of Bonterra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Bonterra Energy competitors beat Bonterra Energy on 9 of the 11 factors compared.

Bonterra Energy Company Profile

Bonterra Energy Corp., a conventional oil and gas company, engages in the development and production of oil and natural gas in Canada. Its principal properties include Pembina Cardium, a conventional oil field, at the Pembina and Willesden green fields located in central Alberta; and holds 100% interest in the Montney properties that consist of approximately 28,880 acres located in the north of Grand Prairie, Alberta. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.