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The Andersons, Inc. (ANDE) vs United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI)

The Andersons, Inc. and United Natural Foods, Inc. are both Food Distribution companies. United Natural Foods, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.8B against $1.9B — 1.5× the size. The Andersons, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 9.4× against 33.2×. United Natural Foods, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −1.99% against −4.32%. The Andersons, Inc. has the higher net margin (1.84% vs 0.27%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.65% vs 4.17%). Across the 21 metrics below, The Andersons, Inc. leads on 12 and United Natural Foods, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric ANDE UNFI Food Distribution median
P/E 9.39 33.21 31.34
P/S 0.17 0.09 0.25
P/B 1.39 1.73 1.58
Price to free cash flow n/m 7.39 15.54
EV/EBITDA 10.40 8.45 10.40
EV/Sales 0.26 0.14 0.35
Earnings yield 10.65% 3.01% 3.01%
Free cash flow yield (15.61%) 13.53% 4.48%

Profitability

Metric ANDE UNFI Food Distribution median
Gross margin 7.19% 13.47% 16.55%
Operating margin 1.62% 0.68% 1.79%
Net margin 1.84% 0.27% 0.57%
Free cash flow margin (2.65%) 1.22% 1.43%
Return on equity 15.58% 5.29% 6.75%
Return on assets 5.75% 1.14% 1.63%
Return on invested capital 4.65% 4.17% 4.41%

Growth

Metric ANDE UNFI Food Distribution median
Revenue growth (TTM) (4.32%) (1.99%) 3.14%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (15.96%) 168.72% 12.85%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.42% 2.94% 10.51%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 65.49% (10.83%) 0.00%

Health

Metric ANDE UNFI Food Distribution median
Debt to equity 0.78 0.97 0.97
Current ratio 1.43 1.29 1.54
Net debt to EBITDA 3.18 2.99 2.90

Dividend

Metric ANDE UNFI Food Distribution median
Dividend yield 1.44% — —
Payout ratio 0.14 — —

Size

Metric ANDE UNFI Food Distribution median
Market cap 1.87b 2.76b 1.46b

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