Acme United Corporation. (ACU) vs Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NUS)

Acme United Corporation. and Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. are both Household & Personal Products companies. Acme United Corporation. is the larger, with a market value of $263.9M against $220.5M — 1.2× the size. Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Acme United Corporation. trades at 26.9×. Acme United Corporation. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.04% against −15.4%. Acme United Corporation. has the higher net margin (4.64% vs −15.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.09% vs −1.15%). Both pay a dividend; Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. yields more (5.25% vs 0.92%). Across the 22 metrics below, Acme United Corporation. leads on 14 and Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric ACU NUS Household & Personal Products median
P/E 26.93 n/m 25.45
P/S 1.25 0.16 1.17
P/B 2.18 0.41 2.43
Price to free cash flow 17.77 20.60 20.67
EV/EBITDA 13.40 6.17 13.40
EV/Sales 1.38 0.18 1.24
Earnings yield 3.71% (97.37%) 1.13%
Free cash flow yield 5.63% 4.85% 3.81%

Profitability

Metric ACU NUS Household & Personal Products median
Gross margin 40.08% 69.19% 46.90%
Operating margin 6.85% (0.76%) 1.31%
Net margin 4.64% (15.73%) 2.32%
Free cash flow margin 7.32% 0.78% 4.87%
Return on equity 8.35% (32.53%) 4.67%
Return on assets 5.28% (16.87%) 0.00%
Return on invested capital 6.09% (1.15%) 0.57%

Growth

Metric ACU NUS Household & Personal Products median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.04% (15.44%) 2.91%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 1.63% 207.80% (5.01%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.69% (10.47%) 1.39%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 4.69% (3.49%) 0.00%

Health

Metric ACU NUS Household & Personal Products median
Debt to equity 0.27 0.39 0.44
Current ratio 3.23 1.98 1.75
Net debt to EBITDA 0.86 (0.13) 1.37

Dividend

Metric ACU NUS Household & Personal Products median
Dividend yield 0.92% 5.25% 2.48%
Payout ratio 0.27 — 0.74

Size

Metric ACU NUS Household & Personal Products median
Market cap 263.92m 220.51m 671.37m

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