Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries (OTCMKTS:MOHCY) and World Kinect (NYSE:WKC) Critical Review

Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries (OTCMKTS:MOHCY) and World Kinect (NYSE:WKC) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Dividends

Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. World Kinect pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries pays out -576.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. World Kinect pays out 73.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Profitability

This table compares Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries and World Kinect’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries	N/A	N/A	N/A
World Kinect	0.29%	6.26%	1.70%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries and World Kinect, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries	0	0	0	0	N/A
World Kinect	2	1	2	0	2.00

World Kinect has a consensus target price of $30.40, indicating a potential downside of 2.00%. Given World Kinect’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe World Kinect is more favorable than Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.1% of World Kinect shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of World Kinect shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries and World Kinect”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.02)	-500.73
World Kinect	$46.16 billion	0.04	$52.90 million	$0.93	33.35

World Kinect has higher revenue and earnings than Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries. Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than World Kinect, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

World Kinect beats Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries

Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A. engages in oil refining and oil products trading in Greece and internationally. It operates through four segments: Refining Activity, Fuels' Marketing Activity, Power & Gas, and Other. The company produces and sells liquid fuels, lubricants, and asphalt for transportation, industrial, and household use. It also markets and distributes a range of oil products, including gasoline, fuel oil, diesel, and lubricants through its retail network; and operates gas stations. In addition, the company engages in the collection and trading of used lubricants; research, exploration, and trading of crude oil; and marketing and distribution of liquefied petroleum gas; and operates aircraft fuel supply system and the storage facilities at the Athens International Airport at Spata of Attica. Further, it is involved in the purchase, sale, exploitation, and development of real estate properties; and provision of facilities management, waste management, and financial services. Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A. was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Marousi, Greece.

About World Kinect

World Kinect Corporation operates as an energy management company in the United States, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. This segment also offers fuel management, price risk management, ground handling, dispatch services, and trip planning services, such as flight planning and scheduling, weather reports and overflight permits; payment and processing services; and operates a web-based marketplace platform. The Land segment offers fuel, lubricants, heating oil, and related products and services to retail petroleum operators, as well as industrial, commercial, residential and government customers. This segment also provides sustainability solutions, such as renewable fuel products, carbon management, and renewable energy solutions; distributes fuel under long-term contracts to branded and unbranded distributors, convenience stores, and retail fuel outlets operated by third parties; distributes heating oil and unbranded fuel; and transportation logistics. The Marine segment markets fuel, lubricants, and related products and services to international container, dry bulk and tanker fleets, commercial cruise lines, yachts and time charter operators, offshore rig owners and operators, the U.S. and foreign governments, and other fuel suppliers. This segment also offers marine fuel-related services include management services to procurement of fuel, price risk management, cost control, quality control, and claims management services; and engages in the fueling of vessels, and transportation and delivery of fuel and fuel-related products. The company was formerly known as World Fuel Services Corporation and changed its name to World Kinect Corporation in June 2023. World Kinect Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.