BGC Group, Inc. (BGC) vs Virtu Financial, Inc. (VIRT)

BGC Group, Inc. and Virtu Financial, Inc. are both Capital Markets companies. Virtu Financial, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $8.2B against $5.8B — 1.4× the size. Virtu Financial, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 8.9× against 28.9×. BGC Group, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 27.6% against 20.8%. Virtu Financial, Inc. has the higher net margin (12.7% vs 6.04%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 10.2%). Both pay a dividend; Virtu Financial, Inc. yields more (5.78% vs 0.55%). Across the 22 metrics below, Virtu Financial, Inc. leads on 14 and BGC Group, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric BGC VIRT Capital Markets median
P/E 28.88 8.87 15.78
P/S 1.71 1.15 2.32
P/B 4.42 2.01 1.89
Price to free cash flow 14.81 9.78 6.25
EV/EBITDA 10.65 n/m 8.87
EV/Sales 1.99 (0.01) 2.28
Earnings yield 3.46% 11.27% (3.77%)
Free cash flow yield 6.75% 10.23% (1.49%)

Profitability

Metric BGC VIRT Capital Markets median
Gross margin 97.63% 81.77% 62.80%
Operating margin 10.73% 49.26% 0.00%
Net margin 6.04% 12.70% (0.55%)
Free cash flow margin 13.38% 11.73% 0.00%
Return on equity 16.70% 26.18% 0.00%
Return on assets 3.74% 2.22% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 10.20% 0.00% 0.00%

Growth

Metric BGC VIRT Capital Markets median
Revenue growth (TTM) 27.60% 20.76% 21.02%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 24.00% 72.73% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.42% 2.32% 18.16%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 28.02% (7.58%) 0.00%

Health

Metric BGC VIRT Capital Markets median
Debt to equity 1.39 0.87 0.08
Current ratio 1.37 0.45 1.51
Net debt to EBITDA 1.60 (1.76) (0.24)

Dividend

Metric BGC VIRT Capital Markets median
Dividend yield 0.55% 5.78% 2.20%
Payout ratio 0.13 0.69 0.00

Size

Metric BGC VIRT Capital Markets median
Market cap 5.77b 8.17b 724.58m

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