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Albemarle Corporation (ALB) vs International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF)

Albemarle Corporation and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $21.9B against $12.9B — 1.7× the size. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 78.6× against 229×. Albemarle Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 18.3% against 3.49%. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has the higher net margin (2.56% vs 0.97%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.65% vs 1.46%). Both pay a dividend; International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. yields more (4.00% vs 1.41%). Across the 22 metrics below, Albemarle Corporation leads on 11 and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric ALB IFF Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 228.60 78.61 24.83
P/S 2.19 2.02 1.46
P/B 1.56 1.56 1.76
Price to free cash flow 9.58 39.23 19.84
EV/EBITDA 12.27 15.35 13.18
EV/Sales 2.23 2.49 1.84
Earnings yield 0.44% 1.27% 2.11%
Free cash flow yield 10.44% 2.55% 2.29%

Profitability

Metric ALB IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 23.81% 36.50% 29.23%
Operating margin 4.27% 7.48% 3.63%
Net margin 0.97% 2.56% 2.89%
Free cash flow margin 22.87% 5.15% 3.78%
Return on equity 0.69% 1.95% 3.62%
Return on assets 0.35% 1.08% 0.35%
Return on invested capital 1.46% 2.65% 2.75%

Growth

Metric ALB IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 18.32% 3.49% 4.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 48.57% (253.68%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 10.45% 16.46% 6.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric ALB IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.18 0.41 0.54
Current ratio 2.09 2.06 1.94
Net debt to EBITDA 3.33 7.16 2.03

Dividend

Metric ALB IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 1.41% 4.00% 1.69%
Payout ratio 0.05 1.24 0.25

Size

Metric ALB IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 12.90b 21.90b 2.43b

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