Comstock Resources vs Magnolia Oil & Gas
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I put Comstock Resources and Magnolia Oil & Gas side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Comstock Resources is the larger business, with $2.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.3B for Magnolia Oil & Gas, about 1.7 times as much.
- Comstock Resources grew revenue faster (77.0%, against β0.3%).
- Magnolia Oil & Gas kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (33.5% operating margin, against 29.1%).
- Magnolia Oil & Gas earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (16.8%, against 9.7%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 9 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Comstock Resources
CRK
3/9
Revenue growth5-year growthPiotroski F-score
Magnolia Oil & Gas
MGY
6/9
Operating marginNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CRK FY25 | MGY FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $4.2B | $4.8B |
| Revenue | $2.2B | $1.3B |
| Free cash flow | β$450M | β |
| Net income | $396M | $325M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 77.0% | β0.3% |
| 5-year growth | 20.9% | 19.4% |
| Share count change | 2.5% | β0.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | β |
| Operating margin | 29.1% | 33.5% |
| Net margin | 17.8% | 24.8% |
| FCF margin | β20.3% | β |
| Return on capital | 9.7% | 16.8% |
| Return on equity | 16.2% | 16.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $2.8B | $127M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.2x | 0.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $113M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 8.0x | β |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 6 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.