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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 $21.6B against $11.6B — 1.9× the size. Albemarle Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 22.6× against 121×. Albemarle Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 24.4% against 6.33%. Albemarle Corporation has the higher net margin (8.37% vs 1.67%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.55% vs 2.52%). Both pay a dividend; International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. yields more (1.85% vs 1.65%). Across the 22 metrics below, Albemarle Corporation leads on 18 and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. on 4.

Valuation

Metric ALB IFF Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 22.58 121.48 24.46
P/S 1.89 2.01 1.64
P/B 1.35 1.65 1.88
Price to free cash flow 8.60 42.28 19.15
EV/EBITDA 9.23 17.12 12.87
EV/Sales 1.89 2.56 1.88
Earnings yield 4.43% 0.82% 2.42%
Free cash flow yield 11.63% 2.37% 2.25%

Profitability

Metric ALB IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 25.84% 36.49% 27.84%
Operating margin 10.03% 7.15% 5.64%
Net margin 8.37% 1.67% 4.19%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% 4.75% 3.49%
Return on equity 6.20% 1.32% 2.34%
Return on assets 3.10% 0.72% 0.45%
Return on invested capital 3.55% 2.52% 3.21%

Growth

Metric ALB IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 24.40% 6.33% 6.39%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 48.57% (240.38%) (9.77%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 10.45% 16.46% 6.33%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric ALB IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.17 0.47 0.59
Current ratio 2.34 1.87 2.28
Net debt to EBITDA 3.33 7.16 2.03

Dividend

Metric ALB IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 1.65% 1.85% 1.80%
Payout ratio 0.39 2.25 0.40

Size

Metric ALB IFF Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 11.61b 21.62b 2.08b

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