The Andersons, Inc. (ANDE) vs The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF)

The Andersons, Inc. and The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. are both Food Distribution companies. The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.5B against $2.3B — 2.0× the size. The Andersons, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 12.9× against 45.8×. The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.2% against −5.20%. The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.09% vs 1.62%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.78% vs 4.14%). Across the 22 metrics below, The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. leads on 13 and The Andersons, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric ANDE CHEF Food Distribution median
P/E 12.85 45.76 32.99
P/S 0.21 0.98 0.21
P/B 1.68 6.62 1.70
Price to free cash flow 40.08 34.13 19.69
EV/EBITDA 11.13 19.07 11.13
EV/Sales 0.28 1.11 0.31
Earnings yield 7.78% 2.19% 2.88%
Free cash flow yield 2.50% 2.93% 3.78%

Profitability

Metric ANDE CHEF Food Distribution median
Gross margin 7.19% 24.46% 16.55%
Operating margin 1.33% 3.96% 1.79%
Net margin 1.62% 2.09% 0.53%
Free cash flow margin 0.52% 2.86% 1.37%
Return on equity 11.95% 15.25% 6.48%
Return on assets 5.12% 4.68% 1.55%
Return on invested capital 4.14% 8.78% 4.16%

Growth

Metric ANDE CHEF Food Distribution median
Revenue growth (TTM) (5.20%) 11.16% 3.83%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (15.96%) 27.27% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.42% 30.14% 10.51%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 65.49% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric ANDE CHEF Food Distribution median
Debt to equity 0.66 1.12 0.97
Current ratio 1.51 2.15 1.51
Net debt to EBITDA 3.18 2.81 2.90

Dividend

Metric ANDE CHEF Food Distribution median
Dividend yield 1.42% — 2.55%
Payout ratio 0.35 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric ANDE CHEF Food Distribution median
Market cap 2.27b 4.50b 1.71b

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