Avnet, Inc. (AVT) vs Climb Global Solutions, Inc. (CLMB)

Avnet, Inc. and Climb Global Solutions, Inc. are both Electronics & Computer Distribution companies. Avnet, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $7.6B against $614.7M — 12.4× the size. Avnet, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 22.1× against 28.6×. Avnet, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 24.5% against 23.1%. Climb Global Solutions, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.85% vs 1.21%) and the higher return on invested capital (25.3% vs 6.17%). Both pay a dividend; Avnet, Inc. yields more (1.58% vs 0.13%). Across the 22 metrics below, Climb Global Solutions, Inc. leads on 12 and Avnet, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric AVT CLMB Electronics & Computer Distribution median
P/E 22.11 28.57 16.80
P/S 0.27 0.82 0.48
P/B 1.47 4.66 1.83
Price to free cash flow n/m 14.22 13.78
EV/EBITDA 11.31 14.48 10.55
EV/Sales 0.35 0.74 0.40
Earnings yield 4.52% 3.50% 5.24%
Free cash flow yield (4.79%) 7.03% 3.11%

Profitability

Metric AVT CLMB Electronics & Computer Distribution median
Gross margin 10.43% 15.77% 14.67%
Operating margin 2.62% 3.90% 2.89%
Net margin 1.21% 2.85% 2.35%
Free cash flow margin (1.28%) 5.76% 1.72%
Return on equity 6.67% 17.62% 9.56%
Return on assets 2.43% 4.59% 3.10%
Return on invested capital 6.17% 25.32% 7.54%

Growth

Metric AVT CLMB Electronics & Computer Distribution median
Revenue growth (TTM) 24.47% 23.05% 6.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 45.82% 14.29% 17.81%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.18% 21.00% 1.79%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 11.61% 37.05% 4.24%

Health

Metric AVT CLMB Electronics & Computer Distribution median
Debt to equity 0.49 0.00 0.24
Current ratio 1.78 1.13 1.40
Net debt to EBITDA 2.70 (0.97) 1.23

Dividend

Metric AVT CLMB Electronics & Computer Distribution median
Dividend yield 1.58% 0.13% 0.96%
Payout ratio 0.36 0.04 0.20

Size

Metric AVT CLMB Electronics & Computer Distribution median
Market cap 7.64b 614.68m 1.76b

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