Ampol (CTXAF) and The Competition Financial Review

Institutional and Insider Ownership

10.2% of Ampol shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Ampol and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ampol	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ampol Competitors	-470.98%	7.01%	6.05%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ampol and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ampol	N/A	N/A	16.67
Ampol Competitors	$10.63 billion	$5.52 billion	2.28

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

Dividends

Ampol pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Ampol pays out 9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.9% and pay out -110.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Ampol lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

Ampol peers beat Ampol on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

Ampol Company Profile

Ampol Limited purchases, refines, distributes, and markets petroleum products in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United States. The company operates through Convenience Retail, Z Energy, and Fuels and Infrastructure segments. The Convenience Retail segment sells fuels through Ampol’s network of stores. The Fuels and Infrastructure segment wholesales fuels and lubricant supplies. The Z Energy segment distributes fuel in the New Zealand market. It distributes its products through depots, terminals, pipelines, and service station sites. The company sells fuels to various customers in defense, mining, transport, marine, agriculture, aviation, and other commercial and industrial sectors. The company was formerly known as Caltex Australia Limited and changed its name to Ampol Limited in May 2020. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Alexandria, Australia.