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BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) vs Woodward, Inc. (WWD)

BWX Technologies, Inc. and Woodward, Inc. are both Aerospace & Defense companies. Woodward, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $19.6B against $12.1B — 1.6× the size. BWX Technologies, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 32.3× against 35.9×. Woodward, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 22.4% against 17.7%. Woodward, Inc. has the higher net margin (13.2% vs 10.4%) and the higher return on invested capital (12.3% vs 9.69%). Both pay a dividend; BWX Technologies, Inc. yields more (0.80% vs 0.47%). Across the 23 metrics below, BWX Technologies, Inc. leads on 12 and Woodward, Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric BWXT WWD Aerospace & Defense median
P/E 32.26 35.89 31.60
P/S 3.36 4.71 3.36
P/B 8.53 7.98 2.99
Price to free cash flow 32.57 52.41 33.23
EV/EBITDA 20.59 26.55 19.00
EV/Sales 3.77 4.91 3.37
Earnings yield 3.10% 2.79% 0.90%
Free cash flow yield 3.07% 1.91% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric BWXT WWD Aerospace & Defense median
Gross margin 0.00% 29.47% 25.95%
Operating margin 14.87% 15.64% 1.21%
Net margin 10.41% 13.17% 2.11%
Free cash flow margin 10.34% 8.98% 0.00%
Return on equity 28.18% 22.34% 2.67%
Return on assets 8.78% 11.14% 1.90%
Return on invested capital 9.69% 12.27% 0.25%

Growth

Metric BWXT WWD Aerospace & Defense median
Revenue growth (TTM) 17.71% 22.35% 18.25%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 16.61% 19.63% 24.80%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.54% 7.41% 9.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 3.37% 12.96% 0.00%

Health

Metric BWXT WWD Aerospace & Defense median
Debt to equity 1.43 0.54 0.18
Current ratio 1.88 1.65 2.85
Net debt to EBITDA 2.57 0.63 1.29

Dividend

Metric BWXT WWD Aerospace & Defense median
Dividend yield 0.80% 0.47% 0.87%
Payout ratio 0.26 0.17 0.30

Size

Metric BWXT WWD Aerospace & Defense median
Market cap 12.08b 19.64b 1.94b

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