Mission Produce, Inc. (AVO) vs HF FOODS GROUP INC. (HFFG)

Mission Produce, Inc. and HF FOODS GROUP INC. are both Food Distribution companies. Mission Produce, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.0B against $77.6M — 13.0× the size. HF FOODS GROUP INC. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Mission Produce, Inc. trades at 289×. HF FOODS GROUP INC. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.78% against −6.18%. Mission Produce, Inc. has the higher net margin (0.12% vs −2.77%) and the higher return on invested capital (1.27% vs −5.50%). Across the 20 metrics below, Mission Produce, Inc. leads on 10 and HF FOODS GROUP INC. on 10.

Valuation

Metric AVO HFFG Food Distribution median
P/E 288.75 n/m 31.34
P/S 0.71 0.06 0.25
P/B 1.20 0.37 1.58
Price to free cash flow n/m 90.30 15.54
EV/EBITDA 20.33 7.71 10.40
EV/Sales 1.00 0.21 0.35
Earnings yield 0.35% (45.14%) 3.01%
Free cash flow yield (0.21%) 1.11% 4.48%

Profitability

Metric AVO HFFG Food Distribution median
Gross margin 11.39% 16.55% 16.55%
Operating margin 1.79% (2.75%) 1.79%
Net margin 0.12% (2.77%) 0.57%
Free cash flow margin (0.15%) 0.07% 1.43%
Return on equity 0.23% (15.42%) 6.75%
Return on assets 0.12% (6.02%) 1.63%
Return on invested capital 1.27% (5.50%) 4.41%

Growth

Metric AVO HFFG Food Distribution median
Revenue growth (TTM) (6.18%) 2.78% 3.14%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 1.92% 20.65% 12.85%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 10.04% 16.73% 10.51%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 5.53% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric AVO HFFG Food Distribution median
Debt to equity 0.53 0.97 0.97
Current ratio 1.92 1.11 1.54
Net debt to EBITDA 0.57 5.22 2.90

Dividend

Metric AVO HFFG Food Distribution median
Dividend yield — — —
Payout ratio — — —

Size

Metric AVO HFFG Food Distribution median
Market cap 1.01b 77.62m 1.46b

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