AdvanSix (ASIX) vs MOLECULAR DATA (MKD)

AdvanSix and MOLECULAR DATA are both Chemicals companies. AdvanSix is the larger, with a market value of $425.3M against $74.9M — 5.7× the size. AdvanSix has the higher net margin (−1.14% vs −2.29%) and the lower return on invested capital (−0.75% vs 0.00%). Across the 14 metrics below, MOLECULAR DATA leads on 9 and AdvanSix on 5.

Valuation

Metric ASIX MKD Chemicals median
P/E n/m n/m —
P/S 0.27 n/m 0.44
P/B 0.54 n/m 1.13
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 7.30
EV/EBITDA 10.33 n/m 9.48
EV/Sales 0.47 (0.03) 0.86
Earnings yield (4.18%) 0.00% (10.53%)
Free cash flow yield (6.03%) 0.00% 4.86%

Profitability

Metric ASIX MKD Chemicals median
Gross margin 5.62% 33.02% 16.03%
Operating margin (0.82%) 0.00% (0.82%)
Net margin (1.14%) (2.29%) (3.05%)
Free cash flow margin (1.65%) (3.62%) 1.50%
Return on equity (2.19%) 0.00% (5.24%)
Return on assets (1.07%) 0.00% (2.51%)
Return on invested capital (0.75%) 0.00% (0.75%)

Growth

Metric ASIX MKD Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 2.96% — 2.53%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 11.11% (45.25%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.62% — 2.20%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 1.36% — 0.00%

Health

Metric ASIX MKD Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.35 1.15 0.71
Current ratio 1.28 1.10 1.99
Net debt to EBITDA 1.39 0.84 3.49

Dividend

Metric ASIX MKD Chemicals median
Dividend yield 0.33% — 2.33%
Payout ratio 0.15 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric ASIX MKD Chemicals median
Market cap 425.27m 74.92m 643.59m

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