Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: SWX stock price vs HLX: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at HLX's multiple
Needs HLX P/E.
Implied fair value · at SWX's multiple
Needs SWX P/E.
Snapshot Sep 3, 8:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: SWX FY 2023 (ended Dec 31, 2023) · HLX FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Seven fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 58% equity / 42% debt · EV / Revenue 2.01x · EV / EBITDA 13.76x
Capital structure 81% equity / 19% debt · EV / Revenue 0.95x · EV / EBITDA 16.29x
SWX carries the larger enterprise value at $10.93B against $1.23B; HLX trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.95x vs 2.01x); SWX on the lower EV / EBITDA (13.76x vs 16.29x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
1.41x
0.20x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
5.72x
-1.69x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$106.54M
$445.20M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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