BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) vs Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII)

BWX Technologies, Inc. and Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. are both Aerospace & Defense companies. BWX Technologies, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $12.6B against $10.5B — 1.2× the size. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 16.2× against 35.3×. BWX Technologies, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 22.7% against 14.0%. BWX Technologies, Inc. has the higher net margin (10.1% vs 5.01%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.71% vs 5.45%). Both pay a dividend; Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. yields more (2.03% vs 0.77%). Across the 22 metrics below, BWX Technologies, Inc. leads on 13 and Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric BWXT HII Aerospace & Defense median
P/E 35.31 16.19 31.81
P/S 3.58 0.81 3.55
P/B 9.42 2.02 2.59
Price to free cash flow 39.76 n/m 31.99
EV/EBITDA 22.19 12.55 18.08
EV/Sales 3.98 1.02 3.37
Earnings yield 2.83% 6.18% 1.38%
Free cash flow yield 2.52% (0.79%) 0.21%

Profitability

Metric BWXT HII Aerospace & Defense median
Gross margin 22.08% 12.40% 25.48%
Operating margin 14.57% 5.68% 4.54%
Net margin 10.11% 5.01% 2.22%
Free cash flow margin 9.01% (0.64%) 1.43%
Return on equity 28.21% 12.97% 6.43%
Return on assets 8.75% 5.33% 2.70%
Return on invested capital 9.71% 5.45% 1.56%

Growth

Metric BWXT HII Aerospace & Defense median
Revenue growth (TTM) 22.67% 13.97% 18.43%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 16.61% 10.24% 24.27%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.54% 5.93% 9.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 3.37% (2.76%) 0.00%

Health

Metric BWXT HII Aerospace & Defense median
Debt to equity 1.51 0.51 0.24
Current ratio 2.40 1.23 2.72
Net debt to EBITDA 2.57 1.87 1.12

Dividend

Metric BWXT HII Aerospace & Defense median
Dividend yield 0.77% 2.03% 0.90%
Payout ratio 0.27 0.33 0.32

Size

Metric BWXT HII Aerospace & Defense median
Market cap 12.57b 10.53b 2.19b

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