As of January 2015, the average net profit margin for the oil and gas drilling industry is 6.1%. The industry takes into account the profit margins of a number of companies, including Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc (NYSE: DO) with a net profit margin of 7.23, Helmerich & Payne, Inc (NYSE: HP) with a net profit margin of 17.12 and PostRock Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: PSTR) with a net profit margin of 28.16. The net profit margin of a company is one of the most closely tracked metrics in profit analysis and investors utilize this information to determine whether an investment is suitable.
