Arxis, Inc. (ARXS) vs Woodward, Inc. (WWD)

Arxis, Inc. and Woodward, Inc. are both Aerospace & Defense companies. Arxis, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $23.7B against $18.6B — 1.3× the size. Woodward, Inc. has the higher net margin (13.2% vs 0.85%) and the higher return on invested capital (12.3% vs 3.14%). Across the 16 metrics below, Woodward, Inc. leads on 10 and Arxis, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric ARXS WWD Aerospace & Defense median
P/E — 32.92 32.30
P/S 11.73 4.32 3.38
P/B 4.57 7.32 2.87
Price to free cash flow 50.94 48.07 31.68
EV/EBITDA 42.14 24.44 18.91
EV/Sales 12.43 4.52 3.33
Earnings yield — 3.04% 0.95%
Free cash flow yield 1.96% 2.08% (0.02%)

Profitability

Metric ARXS WWD Aerospace & Defense median
Gross margin 49.31% 29.47% 25.48%
Operating margin 16.45% 15.64% 2.45%
Net margin 0.85% 13.17% 1.96%
Free cash flow margin 23.02% 8.98% 0.00%
Return on equity 0.00% 22.34% 4.20%
Return on assets 0.42% 11.14% 1.29%
Return on invested capital 3.14% 12.27% 0.25%

Growth

Metric ARXS WWD Aerospace & Defense median
Revenue growth (TTM) — 22.35% 18.08%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) — 19.63% 24.80%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 7.41% 9.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — 12.96% 0.00%

Health

Metric ARXS WWD Aerospace & Defense median
Debt to equity 0.38 0.54 0.20
Current ratio 5.21 1.65 2.85
Net debt to EBITDA 4.76 0.63 1.32

Dividend

Metric ARXS WWD Aerospace & Defense median
Dividend yield — 0.41% 1.00%
Payout ratio — 0.14 0.32

Size

Metric ARXS WWD Aerospace & Defense median
Market cap 23.66b 18.59b 2.17b

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