First Majestic Silver Corp. (AG) vs Element Solutions Inc. (ESI)

First Majestic Silver Corp. and Element Solutions Inc. are both in the Basic Materials sector (Silver and Specialty Chemicals). First Majestic Silver Corp. is the larger, with a market value of $9.3B against $8.4B — 1.1× the size. First Majestic Silver Corp. trades at the lower P/E: 26.8× against 48.3×. First Majestic Silver Corp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 98.5% against 26.6%. First Majestic Silver Corp. has the higher net margin (21.2% vs 5.67%) and the higher return on invested capital (19.4% vs 5.20%). Both pay a dividend; Element Solutions Inc. yields more (1.15% vs 0.65%). Across the 23 metrics below, First Majestic Silver Corp. leads on 19 and Element Solutions Inc. on 4.

Valuation

Metric AG ESI
P/E 26.77 48.26
P/S 5.71 2.76
P/B 2.78 3.08
Price to free cash flow 15.27 62.81
EV/EBITDA 8.53 19.03
EV/Sales 5.15 3.37
Earnings yield 3.73% 2.07%
Free cash flow yield 6.55% 1.59%

Profitability

Metric AG ESI
Gross margin 64.52% 38.42%
Operating margin 46.10% 12.56%
Net margin 21.18% 5.67%
Free cash flow margin 37.42% 4.40%
Return on equity 11.08% 6.53%
Return on assets 7.70% 3.31%
Return on invested capital 19.36% 5.20%

Growth

Metric AG ESI
Revenue growth (TTM) 98.54% 26.61%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 200.00% (21.78%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 28.14% 6.60%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 48.18% 20.31%

Health

Metric AG ESI
Debt to equity 0.09 0.75
Current ratio 2.57 2.91
Net debt to EBITDA (1.02) 2.03

Dividend

Metric AG ESI
Dividend yield 0.65% 1.15%
Payout ratio 0.07 1.52

Size

Metric AG ESI
Market cap 9.27b 8.41b

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