The Clorox Company (CLX) vs Interparfums, Inc. (IPAR)

The Clorox Company and Interparfums, Inc. are both Household & Personal Products companies. The Clorox Company is the larger, with a market value of $12.1B against $4.3B — 2.8× the size. The Clorox Company trades at the lower P/E: 17.8× against 25.5×. The Clorox Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.28% against 2.58%. Interparfums, Inc. has the higher net margin (11.3% vs 9.41%) and the lower return on invested capital (16.6% vs 16.7%). Both pay a dividend; The Clorox Company yields more (5.01% vs 2.37%). Across the 23 metrics below, Interparfums, Inc. leads on 14 and The Clorox Company on 9.

Valuation

Metric CLX IPAR Household & Personal Products median
P/E 17.79 25.45 25.45
P/S 1.68 2.88 1.17
P/B 100.01 3.93 2.43
Price to free cash flow 26.71 18.07 20.67
EV/EBITDA 12.10 14.64 13.40
EV/Sales 2.21 2.85 1.24
Earnings yield 5.62% 3.93% 1.13%
Free cash flow yield 3.74% 5.54% 3.81%

Profitability

Metric CLX IPAR Household & Personal Products median
Gross margin 41.94% 64.84% 46.90%
Operating margin 14.58% 17.88% 1.31%
Net margin 9.41% 11.33% 2.32%
Free cash flow margin 6.30% 15.96% 4.87%
Return on equity 522.78% 15.42% 4.67%
Return on assets 10.13% 10.83% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 16.73% 16.62% 0.57%

Growth

Metric CLX IPAR Household & Personal Products median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.28% 2.58% 2.91%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (26.23%) 2.34% (5.01%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (1.75%) 22.53% 1.39%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (3.73%) 34.53% 0.00%

Health

Metric CLX IPAR Household & Personal Products median
Debt to equity 32.92 0.13 0.44
Current ratio 0.65 3.33 1.75
Net debt to EBITDA 3.31 (0.37) 1.37

Dividend

Metric CLX IPAR Household & Personal Products median
Dividend yield 5.01% 2.37% 2.48%
Payout ratio 0.89 0.60 0.74

Size

Metric CLX IPAR Household & Personal Products median
Market cap 12.08b 4.33b 671.37m

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