Adecoagro S.A. (AGRO) vs Dole PLC (DOLE)

Adecoagro S.A. and Dole PLC are both Farm Products companies. Adecoagro S.A. is the larger, with a market value of $1.5B against $1.3B — 1.1× the size. Dole PLC trades at the lower P/E: 21.5× against 30.4×. Dole PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.32% against 6.22%. Adecoagro S.A. has the higher net margin (3.00% vs 0.63%) and the lower return on invested capital (3.50% vs 4.77%). Only Dole PLC pays a dividend (2.56%). Across the 23 metrics below, Dole PLC leads on 15 and Adecoagro S.A. on 8.

Valuation

Metric AGRO DOLE Farm Products median
P/E 30.39 21.45 22.63
P/S 0.89 0.13 0.48
P/B 0.78 0.88 1.11
Price to free cash flow 24.32 13.40 16.04
EV/EBITDA 5.96 7.06 10.06
EV/Sales 1.91 0.20 0.61
Earnings yield 3.29% 4.66% 0.59%
Free cash flow yield 4.11% 7.46% (5.27%)

Profitability

Metric AGRO DOLE Farm Products median
Gross margin 30.06% 7.32% 6.87%
Operating margin 12.09% 1.70% 0.11%
Net margin 3.00% 0.63% 0.63%
Free cash flow margin 3.64% 0.99% 0.00%
Return on equity 3.01% 4.09% 1.52%
Return on assets 1.16% 1.30% 0.02%
Return on invested capital 3.50% 4.77% 0.00%

Growth

Metric AGRO DOLE Farm Products median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.22% 8.32% 7.27%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (108.93%) (59.85%) (38.73%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 11.79% 16.11% 8.40%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (0.45%) 0.00%

Health

Metric AGRO DOLE Farm Products median
Debt to equity 1.07 0.68 0.24
Current ratio 1.73 1.28 1.43
Net debt to EBITDA 3.06 1.57 (0.04)

Dividend

Metric AGRO DOLE Farm Products median
Dividend yield 0.00% 2.56% 3.86%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.55 0.91

Size

Metric AGRO DOLE Farm Products median
Market cap 1.45b 1.27b 299.85m

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