The Chemours Company (CC) vs Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT)

The Chemours Company and Ecovyst Inc. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. The Chemours Company is the larger, with a market value of $2.1B against $1.1B — 1.9× the size. Ecovyst Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 51.4% against −0.89%. The Chemours Company has the higher net margin (−5.24% vs −7.06%) and the lower return on invested capital (−2.22% vs 5.16%). Across the 19 metrics below, Ecovyst Inc. leads on 12 and The Chemours Company on 7.

Valuation

Metric CC ECVT Specialty Chemicals median
P/E n/m n/m 24.83
P/S 0.38 1.28 1.46
P/B n/m 1.89 1.76
Price to free cash flow 10.03 15.37 19.84
EV/EBITDA 24.83 9.22 13.18
EV/Sales 0.93 1.74 1.84
Earnings yield (13.21%) (5.33%) 2.11%
Free cash flow yield 9.97% 6.51% 2.29%

Profitability

Metric CC ECVT Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 15.28% 21.29% 29.23%
Operating margin (1.93%) 9.43% 3.63%
Net margin (5.24%) (7.06%) 2.89%
Free cash flow margin 3.76% 8.31% 3.78%
Return on equity (318.32%) (9.59%) 3.62%
Return on assets (4.15%) (3.81%) 0.35%
Return on invested capital (2.22%) 5.16% 2.75%

Growth

Metric CC ECVT Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.89%) 51.41% 4.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (549.12%) (916.67%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.17% 7.85% 6.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CC ECVT Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity (80.67) 0.84 0.54
Current ratio 1.66 1.70 1.94
Net debt to EBITDA 12.09 1.35 2.03

Dividend

Metric CC ECVT Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 3.32% — 1.69%
Payout ratio 0.18 0.00 0.25

Size

Metric CC ECVT Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 2.14b 1.11b 2.43b

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