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BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (BXC) vs DXP Enterprises, Inc. (DXPE)

BlueLinx Holdings Inc. and DXP Enterprises, Inc. are both Industrial Distribution companies. DXP Enterprises, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.1B against $522.5M — 3.9× the size. BlueLinx Holdings Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; DXP Enterprises, Inc. trades at 21.5×. DXP Enterprises, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.9% against 4.23%. DXP Enterprises, Inc. has the higher net margin (4.44% vs −0.14%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.6% vs 2.65%). Across the 21 metrics below, DXP Enterprises, Inc. leads on 13 and BlueLinx Holdings Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric BXC DXPE Industrial Distribution median
P/E n/m 21.46 25.87
P/S 0.17 0.95 1.08
P/B 0.84 3.69 3.44
Price to free cash flow 11.59 19.93 18.74
EV/EBITDA 9.07 11.47 13.98
EV/Sales 0.25 1.23 1.26
Earnings yield (0.78%) 4.66% 3.49%
Free cash flow yield 8.63% 5.02% 4.52%

Profitability

Metric BXC DXPE Industrial Distribution median
Gross margin 16.26% 31.58% 29.98%
Operating margin 1.19% 8.91% 7.44%
Net margin (0.14%) 4.44% 4.55%
Free cash flow margin 1.47% 4.77% 4.24%
Return on equity (0.68%) 18.57% 13.19%
Return on assets (0.26%) 6.03% 5.00%
Return on invested capital 2.65% 10.56% 7.52%

Growth

Metric BXC DXPE Industrial Distribution median
Revenue growth (TTM) 4.23% 12.90% 7.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (99.56%) 27.25% (3.98%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (0.94%) 14.94% 9.06%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (69.34%) 0.00% 0.52%

Health

Metric BXC DXPE Industrial Distribution median
Debt to equity 0.94 1.43 0.40
Current ratio 3.84 2.96 2.41
Net debt to EBITDA 2.84 2.45 1.17

Dividend

Metric BXC DXPE Industrial Distribution median
Dividend yield — — 1.11%
Payout ratio — — 0.38

Size

Metric BXC DXPE Industrial Distribution median
Market cap 522.52m 2.06b 5.10b

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