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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 ($52.8B and $48.1B). 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 57.76 — 33.75
P/S 2.35 1.04 2.52
P/B 2.16 1.62 2.48
Price to free cash flow 16.45 13.38 25.19
EV/EBITDA 13.72 4.05 14.62
EV/Sales 2.91 1.37 2.88
Earnings yield 1.73% — (2.67%)
Free cash flow yield 6.08% 7.48% 0.09%

Profitability

Metric BDX MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Gross margin 46.73% 46.27% 54.29%
Operating margin 10.30% 31.12% 1.07%
Net margin 4.20% 2.37% (1.61%)
Free cash flow margin 14.29% 7.75% 1.08%
Return on equity 3.77% 0.00% (1.32%)
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% — 8.85%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (1.85%) — 8.65%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.32% — 9.17%
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 0.10
Current ratio 0.87 4.33 2.48
Net debt to EBITDA 3.33 3.24 0.89

Dividend

Metric BDX MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Dividend yield 2.07% — 1.11%
Payout ratio 1.20 — 0.27

Size

Metric BDX MDLN Medical Instruments & Supplies median
Market cap 52.78b 48.08b 619.84m

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