Analyzing Barnwell Industries (NYSE:BRN) & Nostrum Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:NSTRY)

Profitability

This table compares Barnwell Industries and Nostrum Oil & Gas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Barnwell Industries -34.01% -48.90% -22.57%
Nostrum Oil & Gas -8.42% N/A -13.93%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Barnwell Industries and Nostrum Oil & Gas”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Barnwell Industries $18.07 million 0.64 -$5.57 million ($0.65) -1.77
Nostrum Oil & Gas $195.29 million 1.13 -$26.12 million ($0.37) -12.62

Barnwell Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nostrum Oil & Gas. Nostrum Oil & Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barnwell Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Barnwell Industries has a beta of -0.31, indicating that its stock price is 131% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nostrum Oil & Gas has a beta of -3118.28, indicating that its stock price is 311,928% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

40.7% of Barnwell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 17.6% of Barnwell Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Nostrum Oil & Gas beats Barnwell Industries on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Barnwell Industries

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Barnwell Industries, Inc. acquires, develops, produces, and sells oil and natural gas in Canada. The company operates through three segments: Oil and Natural Gas, Land Investment, and Contract Drilling. It also acquires and develops crude oil and natural gas assets in the province of Alberta, as well as invests in land interests in Hawaii. In addition, the company owns and operates threes water well drilling rigs, two pump rigs, and other ancillary drilling and pump equipment; and drills water and water monitoring wells of varying depths. Further, it installs and repairs water pumping systems; and distributes trillium flow technologies. Barnwell Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1956 and is based in Honolulu, Hawaii.

About Nostrum Oil & Gas

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Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC, an independent oil and gas company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the pre-Caspian Basin. The company discovers and develops oil and gas reserves, as well as produces and sells crude oil, stabilized condensate, liquefied petroleum gas, and dry gas. Its principal producing asset is 100% owned Chinarevskoye field located in North-western Kazakhstan. As of December 31, 2021, the company had proved and probable reserves of 34 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe) and 28 mmboe of contingent resources. Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC was founded in 1997 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

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