AZZ Inc. (AZZ) vs Cimpress plc (CMPR)

AZZ Inc. and Cimpress plc are both Specialty Business Services companies. AZZ Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.7B against $1.5B — 2.4× the size. Cimpress plc trades at the lower P/E: 17.6× against 21.9×. Cimpress plc grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.0% against 9.50%. AZZ Inc. has the higher net margin (9.59% vs 2.25%) and the lower return on invested capital (9.55% vs 14.3%). Across the 21 metrics below, Cimpress plc leads on 12 and AZZ Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric AZZ CMPR Specialty Business Services median
P/E 21.93 17.59 24.48
P/S 2.11 0.40 1.09
P/B 2.60 n/m 2.23
Price to free cash flow 16.99 10.85 16.92
EV/EBITDA 10.54 7.73 10.82
EV/Sales 2.38 0.79 1.47
Earnings yield 4.56% 5.69% 1.88%
Free cash flow yield 5.89% 9.22% 1.36%

Profitability

Metric AZZ CMPR Specialty Business Services median
Gross margin 24.27% 45.57% 31.71%
Operating margin 16.46% 5.99% 3.53%
Net margin 9.59% 2.25% 1.88%
Free cash flow margin 12.40% 3.44% 3.18%
Return on equity 12.32% (16.30%) 0.00%
Return on assets 7.34% 4.06% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 9.55% 14.32% 0.00%

Growth

Metric AZZ CMPR Specialty Business Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.50% 10.00% 6.04%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 486.59% 553.45% 3.41%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 27.98% 7.72% 7.60%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 51.60% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric AZZ CMPR Specialty Business Services median
Debt to equity 0.33 (3.33) 0.24
Current ratio 1.79 0.63 1.79
Net debt to EBITDA 1.30 3.16 0.69

Dividend

Metric AZZ CMPR Specialty Business Services median
Dividend yield 0.72% — 2.19%
Payout ratio 0.16 — 0.37

Size

Metric AZZ CMPR Specialty Business Services median
Market cap 3.66b 1.52b 704.72m

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