VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC) and Inpex (OTCMKTS:IPXHY) Financial Survey

Inpex (OTCMKTS:IPXHY) and VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Inpex shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Inpex and VOC Energy Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inpex	21.93%	8.53%	5.51%
VOC Energy Trust	91.51%	68.92%	68.92%

Dividends

Inpex pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. VOC Energy Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 32.7%. Inpex pays out 17.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. VOC Energy Trust pays out 273.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Risk and Volatility

Inpex has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VOC Energy Trust has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Inpex and VOC Energy Trust”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inpex	$13.45 billion	2.03	$2.52 billion	$2.38	9.68
VOC Energy Trust	$8.62 million	6.74	$7.39 million	$0.41	8.34

Inpex has higher revenue and earnings than VOC Energy Trust. VOC Energy Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inpex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Inpex and VOC Energy Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inpex	0	3	0	0	2.00
VOC Energy Trust	1	0	0	0	1.00

Summary

Inpex beats VOC Energy Trust on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Inpex

Inpex Corporation engages in the research, exploration, development, production, and sale of oil, natural gas, and other mineral resources in Japan, rest of Asia and Oceania, Europe and NIS countries, the Middle East and Africa, and the Americas. The company is involved in the investment and lending to the companies engaged in mineral resources business, etc. It also transports natural gas, as well as operates, manages, and maintains gas pipelines. In addition, the company engages in storage of carbon capture related business. Further, it is involved in hydrogen and ammonia, renewable energy, forest conservation, and carbon recycling related businesses. Inpex Corporation was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About VOC Energy Trust

VOC Energy Trust acquires and holds a term net profits interest of the net proceeds from production and sale of the interests in oil and natural gas properties in the states of Kansas and Texas. The company has an 80% term net profits interest of the net proceeds on the underlying properties. As of December 31, 2021, its underlying properties had interests in 452.5 net producing wells and 51,147.2 net acres. VOC Energy Trust was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Houston, Texas.