Addus HomeCare Corporation (ADUS) vs Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. (GRDN)

Addus HomeCare Corporation and Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. are both Medical Care Facilities companies. Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.7B against $2.1B — 1.2× the size. Addus HomeCare Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 19.9× against 39.2×. Addus HomeCare Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 15.9% against 10.3%. Addus HomeCare Corporation has the higher net margin (7.13% vs 4.50%) and the lower return on invested capital (8.34% vs 31.8%). Across the 20 metrics below, Addus HomeCare Corporation leads on 14 and Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric ADUS GRDN Medical Care Facilities median
P/E 19.86 39.25 19.16
P/S 1.40 1.78 0.90
P/B 1.80 10.13 2.91
Price to free cash flow 13.39 32.71 12.62
EV/EBITDA 12.29 23.52 10.06
EV/Sales 1.38 1.75 1.35
Earnings yield 5.04% 2.55% 2.30%
Free cash flow yield 7.47% 3.06% 4.14%

Profitability

Metric ADUS GRDN Medical Care Facilities median
Gross margin 32.36% 21.63% 30.78%
Operating margin 10.04% 5.84% 5.74%
Net margin 7.13% 4.50% 2.32%
Free cash flow margin 10.49% 5.45% 5.46%
Return on equity 9.71% 30.14% 8.76%
Return on assets 7.35% 16.48% 2.18%
Return on invested capital 8.34% 31.82% 5.40%

Growth

Metric ADUS GRDN Medical Care Facilities median
Revenue growth (TTM) 15.88% 10.31% 7.12%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 23.40% 144.07% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 13.22% — 9.58%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 23.69% — 0.00%

Health

Metric ADUS GRDN Medical Care Facilities median
Debt to equity 0.05 0.00 0.30
Current ratio 1.69 1.65 1.22
Net debt to EBITDA 0.25 (0.69) 1.32

Dividend

Metric ADUS GRDN Medical Care Facilities median
Dividend yield — — 0.85%
Payout ratio 0.00 — 0.00

Size

Metric ADUS GRDN Medical Care Facilities median
Market cap 2.14b 2.65b 1.34b

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