Cadre Holdings, Inc. (CDRE) vs National Presto Industries, Inc. (NPK)

Cadre Holdings, Inc. and National Presto Industries, Inc. are both Aerospace & Defense companies. Cadre Holdings, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.4B against $1.0B — 1.4× the size. National Presto Industries, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 23.7× against 33.1×. National Presto Industries, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 20.9% against 18.4%. National Presto Industries, Inc. has the higher net margin (7.86% vs 5.61%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.31% vs 7.36%). Both pay a dividend; Cadre Holdings, Inc. yields more (1.25% vs 0.71%). Across the 23 metrics below, National Presto Industries, Inc. leads on 12 and Cadre Holdings, Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric CDRE NPK Aerospace & Defense median
P/E 33.09 23.67 28.48
P/S 1.88 1.86 2.95
P/B 3.75 2.47 2.68
Price to free cash flow 17.50 34.13 31.70
EV/EBITDA 17.14 17.16 16.85
EV/Sales 2.29 1.83 2.74
Earnings yield 3.02% 4.22% 0.89%
Free cash flow yield 5.72% 2.93% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric CDRE NPK Aerospace & Defense median
Gross margin 42.04% 16.47% 26.41%
Operating margin 10.75% 9.64% 3.69%
Net margin 5.61% 7.86% 2.74%
Free cash flow margin 12.13% 5.68% 0.00%
Return on equity 11.63% 10.90% 4.44%
Return on assets 4.79% 8.82% 1.90%
Return on invested capital 7.36% 8.31% 0.26%

Growth

Metric CDRE NPK Aerospace & Defense median
Revenue growth (TTM) 18.35% 20.88% 18.03%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 13.33% (20.45%) 24.80%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.57% 7.38% 9.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 2.80% (6.76%) 0.00%

Health

Metric CDRE NPK Aerospace & Defense median
Debt to equity 1.01 0.00 0.20
Current ratio 2.35 5.22 2.85
Net debt to EBITDA 2.05 (0.08) 1.29

Dividend

Metric CDRE NPK Aerospace & Defense median
Dividend yield 1.25% 0.71% 0.91%
Payout ratio 0.42 0.17 0.30

Size

Metric CDRE NPK Aerospace & Defense median
Market cap 1.38b 1.00b 1.78b

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