Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (AXTA) vs Sasol Ltd. (SSL)

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. and Sasol Ltd. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Sasol Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $9.1B against $6.9B — 1.3× the size. Sasol Ltd. trades at the lower P/E: 3.0× against 20.2×. Sasol Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 26.6% against −0.92%. Sasol Ltd. has the higher net margin (8.89% vs 6.78%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 8.49%). Both pay a dividend; Sasol Ltd. yields more (10.7% vs 0.27%). Across the 20 metrics below, Sasol Ltd. leads on 11 and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. on 9.

Valuation

Metric AXTA SSL Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 20.18 3.01 24.83
P/S 1.37 n/m 1.46
P/B 2.74 n/m 1.76
Price to free cash flow 14.22 n/m 19.84
EV/EBITDA 9.57 0.37 13.18
EV/Sales 1.84 0.11 1.84
Earnings yield 4.96% 33.21% 2.11%
Free cash flow yield 7.03% 0.00% 2.29%

Profitability

Metric AXTA SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 34.04% 33.45% 29.23%
Operating margin 13.18% 0.00% 3.63%
Net margin 6.78% 8.89% 2.89%
Free cash flow margin 9.61% 0.00% 3.78%
Return on equity 14.30% 0.00% 3.62%
Return on assets 4.51% 0.00% 0.35%
Return on invested capital 8.49% 0.00% 2.75%

Growth

Metric AXTA SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.92%) 26.64% 4.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (2.25%) 91.38% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.48% 4.12% 6.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 25.46% 4.08% 0.00%

Health

Metric AXTA SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 1.19 0.65 0.54
Current ratio 1.53 1.79 1.94
Net debt to EBITDA 2.45 1.56 2.03

Dividend

Metric AXTA SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 0.27% 10.69% 1.69%
Payout ratio 0.00 1.71 0.25

Size

Metric AXTA SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 6.90b 9.06b 2.43b

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