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 $10.4B against $3.7B — 2.8× the size. The Clorox Company trades at the lower P/E: 18.1× against 22.1×. Interparfums, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.93% against −5.41%. Interparfums, Inc. has the higher net margin (11.2% vs 8.74%) and the higher return on invested capital (15.8% vs 14.0%). Both pay a dividend; The Clorox Company yields more (7.13% vs 2.77%). Across the 23 metrics below, Interparfums, Inc. leads on 16 and The Clorox Company on 7.

Valuation

Metric CLX IPAR Household & Personal Products median
P/E 18.10 22.12 23.53
P/S 1.58 2.47 1.58
P/B 42.16 3.40 3.36
Price to free cash flow 26.23 15.24 19.95
EV/EBITDA 12.47 12.83 13.02
EV/Sales 2.15 2.42 1.42
Earnings yield 5.52% 4.52% 0.25%
Free cash flow yield 3.81% 6.56% 3.66%

Profitability

Metric CLX IPAR Household & Personal Products median
Gross margin 42.32% 63.82% 47.14%
Operating margin 13.59% 17.26% 1.31%
Net margin 8.74% 11.17% 0.61%
Free cash flow margin 6.03% 16.20% 2.89%
Return on equity 159.95% 15.62% 2.12%
Return on assets 8.79% 10.99% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 13.95% 15.80% 0.24%

Growth

Metric CLX IPAR Household & Personal Products median
Revenue growth (TTM) (5.41%) 2.93% 2.93%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (26.23%) 2.34% (12.73%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (1.75%) 22.53% 2.03%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (3.73%) 34.53% 0.00%

Health

Metric CLX IPAR Household & Personal Products median
Debt to equity 15.80 0.13 0.46
Current ratio 0.66 3.31 1.59
Net debt to EBITDA 3.31 (0.37) 1.37

Dividend

Metric CLX IPAR Household & Personal Products median
Dividend yield 7.13% 2.77% 2.79%
Payout ratio 1.29 0.61 0.87

Size

Metric CLX IPAR Household & Personal Products median
Market cap 10.42b 3.69b 620.01m

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