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The Chemours Company (CC) vs Stepan Company (SCL)

The Chemours Company and Stepan Company are both Specialty Chemicals companies. The Chemours Company is the larger, with a market value of $1.9B against $1.5B — 1.2× the size. The Chemours Company has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Stepan Company trades at 361×. Stepan Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.0% against 0.10%. Stepan Company has the higher net margin (0.17% vs −2.64%) and the higher return on invested capital (0.96% vs 0.44%). Both pay a dividend; The Chemours Company yields more (2.73% vs 2.33%). Across the 22 metrics below, Stepan Company leads on 14 and The Chemours Company on 8.

Valuation

Metric CC SCL Specialty Chemicals median
P/E n/m 360.74 24.46
P/S 0.33 0.61 1.64
P/B 12.44 1.28 1.88
Price to free cash flow 9.51 23.35 19.15
EV/EBITDA 23.20 14.62 12.87
EV/Sales 0.86 0.86 1.88
Earnings yield (7.93%) 0.28% 2.42%
Free cash flow yield 10.52% 4.28% 2.25%

Profitability

Metric CC SCL Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 15.13% 11.99% 27.84%
Operating margin 0.39% 0.95% 5.64%
Net margin (2.64%) 0.17% 4.19%
Free cash flow margin 3.49% 0.00% 3.49%
Return on equity (67.54%) 0.00% 2.34%
Return on assets (2.07%) 0.18% 0.45%
Return on invested capital 0.44% 0.96% 3.21%

Growth

Metric CC SCL Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.10% 10.02% 6.39%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (656.52%) (6.82%) (9.77%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.17% 4.52% 6.33%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (18.04%) 0.00%

Health

Metric CC SCL Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 24.57 0.28 0.59
Current ratio 1.81 1.32 2.28
Net debt to EBITDA 12.09 2.41 2.03

Dividend

Metric CC SCL Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 2.73% 2.33% 1.80%
Payout ratio — 8.53 0.40

Size

Metric CC SCL Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 1.92b 1.54b 2.08b

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