Critical Survey: Royale Energy (ROYL) and Its Competitors

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Royale Energy and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Royale Energy	$2.16 million	-$1.83 million	-1.34
Royale Energy Competitors	$10.89 billion	$1.07 billion	-591.22

Royale Energy’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Royale Energy. Royale Energy is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

53.3% of shares of all “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies are owned by institutional investors. 61.8% of Royale Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of shares of all “Crude petroleum & natural gas” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Royale Energy has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royale Energy’s rivals have a beta of -14.23, suggesting that their average share price is 1,523% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Royale Energy and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royale Energy	-117.54%	N/A	N/A
Royale Energy Competitors	-3.12%	2.67%	6.55%

Summary

Royale Energy rivals beat Royale Energy on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

Royale Energy Company Profile

Royale Energy, Inc. acquires, explores for, develops, produces, and sells oil and natural gas properties in the United States. Its principal operations are located in the Sacramento Basin and San Joaquin Basin in California, as well as in Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Colorado. Royale Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is based in El Cajon, California.