Vantage Drilling (OTCMKTS:VTGDF) & Permex Petroleum (OTCMKTS:OILCF) Critical Analysis

Permex Petroleum (OTCMKTS:OILCF) and Vantage Drilling (OTCMKTS:VTGDF) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Permex Petroleum and Vantage Drilling’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Permex Petroleum	$880,000.00	2.50	-$2.71 million	N/A	N/A
Vantage Drilling	$383.14 million	0.00	-$15.38 million	($1.16)	0.00

Permex Petroleum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vantage Drilling.

Risk and Volatility

Permex Petroleum has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vantage Drilling has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Permex Petroleum and Vantage Drilling, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Permex Petroleum	0	0	0	0	N/A
Vantage Drilling	0	0	0	0	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.5% of Permex Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.5% of Vantage Drilling shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Permex Petroleum and Vantage Drilling’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Permex Petroleum	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vantage Drilling	-4.01%	-5.98%	-2.65%

Summary

Permex Petroleum beats Vantage Drilling on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Permex Petroleum

Permex Petroleum Corporation, a junior oil and gas company, engages in the acquisition, development, and production of oil and gas properties in the United States. The company holds interests in the Pittcock North property, Pittcock South property, Windy Jones property, and Mary Bullard property located in Stonewall County. It also holds interests in the West Henshaw property located in Eddy County, New Mexico; Oxy Yates property located in Eddy County; and Breedlove B Clearfork property located in Martin Country, Texas. In addition, the company has royalty interests in the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeast New Mexico. Permex Petroleum Corporation was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

About Vantage Drilling

Vantage Drilling Company is in liquidation. Previously, the company was engaged in the provision of offshore contract drilling services for multinational oil and natural gas companies, government owned oil and natural gas companies, and independent oil and natural gas producers in the United States and internationally. Vantage Drilling Company was founded in 2007 and is based in Houston, Texas.