Worley (OTCMKTS:WYGPY) versus Black Diamond Group (OTCMKTS:BDIMF) Critical Analysis

Black Diamond Group (OTCMKTS:BDIMF) and Worley (OTCMKTS:WYGPY) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Black Diamond Group and Worley’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Black Diamond Group	8.23%	10.76%	4.79%
Worley	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Black Diamond Group and Worley”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Black Diamond Group	$294.14 million	2.72	$18.72 million	$0.41	28.56
Worley	$7.28 billion	0.61	$264.87 million	N/A	N/A

Worley has higher revenue and earnings than Black Diamond Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Black Diamond Group and Worley, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Black Diamond Group	0	0	1	0	3.00
Worley	0	0	1	0	3.00

Dividends

Black Diamond Group pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Worley pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Black Diamond Group pays out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk and Volatility

Black Diamond Group has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Worley has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Worley beats Black Diamond Group on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Black Diamond Group

Black Diamond Group Limited rents and sells modular space and workforce accommodation solutions. It operates through two segments, Modular Space Solutions and Workforce Solutions. The Modular Space Solutions segment provides modular space rentals to customers in the construction, real estate development, education, manufacturing, health care, financial, government, and defense industries in North America. Its products include office units, lavatories, storage units, large multi-unit office complexes, classroom facilities, banking and health care facilities, high security modular buildings, custom manufactured modular facilities, blast resistant structures, SmartSpace interchangeable paneled units, and storage containers. This segment also sells new and used space rentals units; and provides delivery, installation, project management, and ancillary rental items, products, and services. The Workforce Solutions segment provides workforce housing solutions, including rental of accommodations and surface equipment, and provision of turnkey lodging and travel management logistics services in Canada, the United States, and Australia. This segment also provides associated services, such as installation, transportation, dismantlement, and sale of used fleet assets. This segment primarily serves the resource, infrastructure, construction, disaster recovery, and education sectors. It also provides specialized field rentals to oil and gas industries. The company markets its rental assets, custom sales, and ancillary products and services through in-house sales personnel, its website, social media, web campaigns, and its digital marketplace. Black Diamond Group Limited was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

About Worley

Worley Limited provides professional project and asset services to energy, chemicals, and resources sectors worldwide. The company offers digital, consulting, engineering and design, construction management, construction and fabrication, supply chain management, project management, and operation and maintenance services, as well as maintenance, modification, and operation services. It serves new energy, power, upstream and midstream, refining and chemicals, and infrastructure markets, as well as mining, minerals, and metals markets. The company was formerly known as WorleyParsons Limited and changed its name to Worley Limited in October 2019. The company was founded in 1893 and is based in Sydney, Australia.