Contrasting Nostrum Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:NSTRY) and Extraction Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:XOGAQ)

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Extraction Oil & Gas 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
Extraction Oil & Gas	$906.64 million	0.01	-$1.39 billion	($0.46)	-0.13
Nostrum Oil & Gas	$195.29 million	1.13	-$26.12 million	($0.37)	-12.62

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

38.6% of Extraction Oil & Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Extraction Oil & Gas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Extraction Oil & Gas has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its stock price is 110% more 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Extraction Oil & Gas	-223.86%	-56.20%	-11.52%
Nostrum Oil & Gas	-8.42%	N/A	-13.93%

Summary

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

About Extraction Oil & Gas

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., an independent oil and gas company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquid reserves in the Rocky Mountain region, primarily in the Wattenberg Field of the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin of Colorado. The company also engages in the construction and support of midstream assets to gather, process, and produce crude oil and gas. As of December 31, 2019, it had approximately 169,900 net acres of contiguous acreage blocks in the productive areas of the DJ Basin; held approximately 125,500 net acres outside of the Core DJ Basin; had estimated proved reserves of approximately 254.1 MMBoe; and had 1,509 gross producing wells. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. On June 14, 2020, Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

About Nostrum Oil & Gas

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.