Innovex International (NYSE:INVX) and Koil Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:DPDW) Critical Survey

Innovex International (NYSE:INVX) and Koil Energy Solutions (OTCMKTS:DPDW) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Innovex International and Koil Energy Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Innovex International	$660.80 million	1.68	$600,000.00	$1.83	8.76
Koil Energy Solutions	$17.23 million	1.51	$2.33 million	($0.05)	-39.60

Koil Energy Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Innovex International. Koil Energy Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Innovex International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Innovex International and Koil Energy Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Innovex International	1	0	0	1	2.50
Koil Energy Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00

Innovex International currently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.19%. Given Innovex International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Innovex International is more favorable than Koil Energy Solutions.

Volatility & Risk

Innovex International has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Koil Energy Solutions has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Innovex International and Koil Energy Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Innovex International	12.31%	-0.73%	-0.61%
Koil Energy Solutions	-3.72%	-5.66%	-3.67%

Summary

Innovex International beats Koil Energy Solutions on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Innovex International

Innovex International, Inc. engages in the provision of solutions for both onshore and offshore applications within the oil and gas industry. The company was founded on September 15, 2016 and is headquartered in Humble, TX.

About Koil Energy Solutions

Koil Energy Solutions, Inc., an energy services company, provides equipment and support services to the energy and offshore industries. It offers engineering and project management services, including the design, installation, and retrieval of subsea equipment and systems; connection and termination operations services; well-commissioning services; and construction support services. The company also provides project management and engineering; spooling; testing and commissioning; storage management; and refurbishment and repurposing of recovered subsea equipment, as well as support services for offshore interventions. In addition, it offers loose steel tube flying lead and umbilical hardware products, as well as riser isolation valves and subsea isolation valve services. Further, the company provides installation aids, including flying lead installation systems, tensioners, lay chutes, buoyancy modules, clump weights, mud mats, pumping and testing skids, control booths, fluid drum carriers, under-rollers, carousels, running and parking deployment frames, termination shelters, pipe straighteners, subsea deployment basket system, horizontal drive units, and rapid deployment cartridges. It serves energy companies, subsea equipment manufacturers, subsea equipment installation contractors, offshore drilling contractors, engineering and construction companies, and other companies involved in maritime operations. The company was formerly known as Deep Down, Inc. and changed its name to Koil Energy Solutions Inc. in April 2022. Koil Energy Solutions Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.