Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) vs Medline Inc. (MDLN)

Becton, Dickinson and Company and Medline Inc. are both Medical Instruments & Supplies companies. Becton, Dickinson and Company and Medline Inc. are of similar size ($48.8B and $45.5B). Becton, Dickinson and Company has the higher net margin (4.20% vs 2.37%) and the lower return on invested capital (3.89% vs 19.9%). Across the 16 metrics below, Medline Inc. leads on 11 and Becton, Dickinson and Company on 5.

Valuation

Metric BDX MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
P/E 55.37 — 34.17
P/S 2.25 1.00 2.83
P/B 2.07 1.56 2.82
Price to free cash flow 15.77 12.91 25.69
EV/EBITDA 13.27 3.95 16.08
EV/Sales 2.82 1.33 3.06
Earnings yield 1.81% — (1.84%)
Free cash flow yield 6.34% 7.75% 0.17%

Profitability

Metric BDX MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Gross margin 46.73% 46.27% 54.62%
Operating margin 10.30% 31.12% 1.64%
Net margin 4.20% 2.37% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 14.29% 7.75% 1.61%
Return on equity 3.77% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on assets 1.78% 3.58% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 3.89% 19.94% 0.00%

Growth

Metric BDX MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Revenue growth (TTM) 13.14% — 9.20%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (1.85%) — —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.32% — 9.48%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 16.95% — 0.00%

Health

Metric BDX MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Debt to equity 0.55 0.66 0.08
Current ratio 0.87 4.33 2.49
Net debt to EBITDA 3.33 3.24 0.83

Dividend

Metric BDX MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Dividend yield 1.56% — 0.99%
Payout ratio 0.65 — 0.00

Size

Metric BDX MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Market cap 48.82b 45.52b 938.39m

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