Acadian Asset Management Inc. (AAMI) vs GCM Grosvenor Inc. (GCMG)

Acadian Asset Management Inc. and GCM Grosvenor Inc. are both Asset Management companies. Acadian Asset Management Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.2B against $2.6B — 1.2× the size. GCM Grosvenor Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 16.2× against 31.3×. Acadian Asset Management Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 24.2% against −22.4%. Acadian Asset Management Inc. has the higher net margin (15.2% vs 0.00%) and the higher return on invested capital (40.0% vs 28.1%). Both pay a dividend; GCM Grosvenor Inc. yields more (3.80% vs 0.35%). Across the 20 metrics below, GCM Grosvenor Inc. leads on 11 and Acadian Asset Management Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric AAMI GCMG Asset Management median
P/E 31.31 16.21 14.64
P/S 4.74 1.83 2.90
P/B 23.77 6.31 0.89
Price to free cash flow n/m 4.14 8.54
EV/EBITDA — — —
EV/Sales — — —
Earnings yield 3.19% 6.17% 4.69%
Free cash flow yield (1.58%) 24.14% 4.89%

Profitability

Metric AAMI GCMG Asset Management median
Gross margin 100.00% 0.00% 100.00%
Operating margin 23.68% 0.00% 32.97%
Net margin 15.17% 0.00% 13.53%
Free cash flow margin (7.49%) 0.00% 11.71%
Return on equity 92.14% 87.47% 4.80%
Return on assets 13.26% 6.77% 1.47%
Return on invested capital 39.99% 28.07% 2.96%

Growth

Metric AAMI GCMG Asset Management median
Revenue growth (TTM) 24.21% (22.39%) 5.70%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (0.45%) 1,300.00% (6.67%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.45% 3.69% 11.84%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (22.53%) 62.14% 0.00%

Health

Metric AAMI GCMG Asset Management median
Debt to equity 1.50 2.96 0.43
Current ratio 0.82 1.89 1.30
Net debt to EBITDA 0.51 1.42 1.06

Dividend

Metric AAMI GCMG Asset Management median
Dividend yield 0.35% 3.80% 7.25%
Payout ratio 0.11 0.92 0.96

Size

Metric AAMI GCMG Asset Management median
Market cap 3.16b 2.56b 688.57m

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