Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. (AMBP) vs Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK)

Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. and Graphic Packaging Holding Company are both Packaging & Containers companies. Graphic Packaging Holding Company is the larger, with a market value of $3.4B against $2.9B — 1.2× the size. Graphic Packaging Holding Company trades at the lower P/E: 45.4× against 52.8×. Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 17.0% against 0.35%. Graphic Packaging Holding Company has the higher net margin (0.86% vs 0.77%) and the lower return on invested capital (2.77% vs 5.96%). Both pay a dividend; Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. yields more (6.32% vs 3.82%). Across the 22 metrics below, Graphic Packaging Holding Company leads on 13 and Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. on 9.

Valuation

Metric AMBP GPK Packaging & Containers median
P/E 52.78 45.38 20.50
P/S 0.45 0.40 0.84
P/B n/m 1.07 1.81
Price to free cash flow 10.92 8.24 13.39
EV/EBITDA 8.95 8.91 9.53
EV/Sales 1.11 0.99 1.39
Earnings yield 1.89% 2.20% 2.89%
Free cash flow yield 9.16% 12.13% 5.42%

Profitability

Metric AMBP GPK Packaging & Containers median
Gross margin 12.21% 13.98% 20.09%
Operating margin 5.10% 4.29% 6.42%
Net margin 0.77% 0.86% 3.43%
Free cash flow margin 5.00% 4.80% 4.78%
Return on equity (8.78%) 2.28% 2.28%
Return on assets 0.88% 0.63% 1.04%
Return on invested capital 5.96% 2.77% 4.57%

Growth

Metric AMBP GPK Packaging & Containers median
Revenue growth (TTM) 17.04% 0.35% 4.05%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 60.00% (31.48%) 0.69%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.76% 5.61% 5.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 21.60% 0.00%

Health

Metric AMBP GPK Packaging & Containers median
Debt to equity (5.68) 1.71 0.79
Current ratio 1.07 1.19 1.29
Net debt to EBITDA 5.51 3.95 2.59

Dividend

Metric AMBP GPK Packaging & Containers median
Dividend yield 6.32% 3.82% 3.38%
Payout ratio 3.33 1.73 0.60

Size

Metric AMBP GPK Packaging & Containers median
Market cap 2.85b 3.42b 3.71b

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