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Hornbeck Offshore Services vs Tidewater

Hornbeck Offshore Services and Tidewater are similar in size: $1.29bn and $1.35bn of revenue in their latest fiscal years. Tidewater grew faster (0.5% against -4.9%). Tidewater kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 24.7% against 2.4%. Hornbeck Offshore Services carries less debt relative to equity (19.9% against 49.1%).

Latest fiscal yearHornbeck Offshore ServicesHOS, 2025TidewaterTDW, 2025
Revenue $1.29bn $1.35bn
Revenue growth -4.9% 0.5%
Net income $30.8m $335m
Operating margin 5.0% 20.9%
Net margin 2.4% 24.7%
Return on equity 2.0% 27.0%
Free cash flow $120m $353m
Cash $418m $579m
Total debt $315m $670m
Debt to equity 19.9% 49.1%
Dividend per share — —
Dividend yield — —
Share buybacks — $90.1m
Employees 2,212 —
Market value $937m $3.89bn
Price vs our value range Below our value range Below our value range
Moat score 32 (Weak) 28 (Weak)
Insider trades, 12 months 0 buys, 1 sales 0 buys, 12 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.