Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (BAH) vs Equifax, Inc. (EFX)

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation and Equifax, Inc. are both Consulting Services companies. Equifax, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $17.5B against $8.9B — 2.0× the size. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 11.4× against 25.8×. Equifax, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.4% against −7.26%. Equifax, Inc. has the higher net margin (10.7% vs 7.01%) and the lower return on invested capital (8.68% vs 14.3%). Both pay a dividend; Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation yields more (1.33% vs 0.64%). Across the 23 metrics below, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation leads on 13 and Equifax, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric BAH EFX Consulting Services median
P/E 11.43 25.85 17.19
P/S 0.79 2.72 1.14
P/B 7.28 3.99 2.36
Price to free cash flow 7.84 15.87 13.31
EV/EBITDA 9.93 11.29 10.61
EV/Sales 1.10 3.32 1.44
Earnings yield 8.75% 3.87% 4.50%
Free cash flow yield 12.75% 6.30% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric BAH EFX Consulting Services median
Gross margin 52.96% 55.54% 45.25%
Operating margin 9.51% 17.85% 9.60%
Net margin 7.01% 10.73% 6.29%
Free cash flow margin 10.06% 17.15% 0.00%
Return on equity 68.64% 14.53% 0.00%
Return on assets 10.53% 5.79% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 14.34% 8.68% 0.00%

Growth

Metric BAH EFX Consulting Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) (7.26%) 10.35% (0.96%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (4.83%) 9.92% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.37% 8.04% 7.37%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 6.92% 4.89% 4.89%

Health

Metric BAH EFX Consulting Services median
Debt to equity 3.27 0.92 0.00
Current ratio 1.60 0.60 1.72
Net debt to EBITDA 2.69 2.13 0.23

Dividend

Metric BAH EFX Consulting Services median
Dividend yield 1.33% 0.64% 1.07%
Payout ratio 0.81 0.37 0.16

Size

Metric BAH EFX Consulting Services median
Market cap 8.91b 17.48b 151.24m

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