BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) vs StandardAero, Inc. (SARO)

BWX Technologies, Inc. and StandardAero, Inc. are both Aerospace & Defense companies. BWX Technologies, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $12.1B against $8.4B — 1.4× the size. StandardAero, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 25.5× against 32.3×. BWX Technologies, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 17.7% against 12.6%. BWX Technologies, Inc. has the higher net margin (10.4% vs 5.12%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.69% vs 7.63%). Across the 20 metrics below, StandardAero, Inc. leads on 11 and BWX Technologies, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric BWXT SARO Aerospace & Defense median
P/E 32.26 25.53 31.60
P/S 3.36 1.30 3.36
P/B 8.53 2.99 2.99
Price to free cash flow 32.57 40.17 33.23
EV/EBITDA 20.59 12.95 19.00
EV/Sales 3.77 1.64 3.37
Earnings yield 3.10% 3.92% 0.90%
Free cash flow yield 3.07% 2.49% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric BWXT SARO Aerospace & Defense median
Gross margin 0.00% 15.05% 25.95%
Operating margin 14.87% 9.46% 1.21%
Net margin 10.41% 5.12% 2.11%
Free cash flow margin 10.34% 3.24% 0.00%
Return on equity 28.18% 12.30% 2.67%
Return on assets 8.78% 4.86% 1.90%
Return on invested capital 9.69% 7.63% 0.25%

Growth

Metric BWXT SARO Aerospace & Defense median
Revenue growth (TTM) 17.71% 12.56% 18.25%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 16.61% 1,975.00% 24.80%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.54% — 9.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 3.37% — 0.00%

Health

Metric BWXT SARO Aerospace & Defense median
Debt to equity 1.43 0.84 0.18
Current ratio 1.88 2.13 2.85
Net debt to EBITDA 2.57 2.53 1.29

Dividend

Metric BWXT SARO Aerospace & Defense median
Dividend yield 0.80% — 0.87%
Payout ratio 0.26 — 0.30

Size

Metric BWXT SARO Aerospace & Defense median
Market cap 12.08b 8.35b 1.94b

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