Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (AWI) vs Griffon Corporation (GFF)

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. and Griffon Corporation are both Building Products & Equipment companies. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $6.9B against $4.4B — 1.6× the size. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 22.3× against 24.5×. Griffon Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 18.2% against 8.57%. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. has the higher net margin (18.6% vs 6.98%) and the lower return on invested capital (20.6% vs 22.1%). Both pay a dividend; Armstrong World Industries, Inc. yields more (0.99% vs 0.89%). Across the 23 metrics below, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. leads on 13 and Griffon Corporation on 10.

Valuation

Metric AWI GFF Building Products & Equipment median
P/E 22.30 24.54 24.54
P/S 4.08 1.69 2.00
P/B 7.82 33.50 3.02
Price to free cash flow 27.93 13.73 18.49
EV/EBITDA 13.20 10.54 12.63
EV/Sales 4.34 2.14 2.14
Earnings yield 4.48% 4.08% 2.74%
Free cash flow yield 3.58% 7.29% 3.58%

Profitability

Metric AWI GFF Building Products & Equipment median
Gross margin 40.30% 41.40% 29.19%
Operating margin 25.79% 17.61% 6.84%
Net margin 18.60% 6.98% 4.05%
Free cash flow margin 14.61% 12.30% 8.72%
Return on equity 36.62% 185.41% 9.28%
Return on assets 16.30% 9.12% 2.88%
Return on invested capital 20.58% 22.08% 5.16%

Growth

Metric AWI GFF Building Products & Equipment median
Revenue growth (TTM) 8.57% 18.22% 3.11%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 17.61% (74.23%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 11.59% 4.05% 5.37%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (0.88%) 0.00%

Health

Metric AWI GFF Building Products & Equipment median
Debt to equity 0.59 9.75 0.43
Current ratio 1.52 2.41 1.82
Net debt to EBITDA 0.59 2.52 0.98

Dividend

Metric AWI GFF Building Products & Equipment median
Dividend yield 0.99% 0.89% 1.20%
Payout ratio 0.20 0.13 0.04

Size

Metric AWI GFF Building Products & Equipment median
Market cap 6.85b 4.37b 1.18b

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