The Clorox Company (CLX) vs Newell Brands Inc. (NWL)

The Clorox Company and Newell Brands Inc. are both Household & Personal Products companies. The Clorox Company is the larger, with a market value of $10.4B against $2.5B — 4.2× the size. Newell Brands Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; The Clorox Company trades at 18.1×. Newell Brands Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −2.04% against −5.41%. The Clorox Company has the higher net margin (8.74% vs −3.05%) and the higher return on invested capital (14.0% vs 1.41%). Both pay a dividend; The Clorox Company yields more (7.13% vs 4.95%). Across the 22 metrics below, The Clorox Company leads on 12 and Newell Brands Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric CLX NWL Household & Personal Products median
P/E 18.10 n/m 23.53
P/S 1.58 0.33 1.58
P/B 42.16 0.98 3.36
Price to free cash flow 26.23 20.40 19.95
EV/EBITDA 12.47 8.74 13.02
EV/Sales 2.15 0.99 1.42
Earnings yield 5.52% (9.36%) 0.25%
Free cash flow yield 3.81% 4.90% 3.66%

Profitability

Metric CLX NWL Household & Personal Products median
Gross margin 42.32% 35.45% 47.14%
Operating margin 13.59% 2.26% 1.31%
Net margin 8.74% (3.05%) 0.61%
Free cash flow margin 6.03% 1.63% 2.89%
Return on equity 159.95% (8.59%) 2.12%
Return on assets 8.79% (1.96%) 0.00%
Return on invested capital 13.95% 1.41% 0.24%

Growth

Metric CLX NWL Household & Personal Products median
Revenue growth (TTM) (5.41%) (2.04%) 2.93%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (26.23%) (30.77%) (12.73%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (1.75%) (5.15%) 2.03%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (3.73%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CLX NWL Household & Personal Products median
Debt to equity 15.80 2.04 0.46
Current ratio 0.66 1.11 1.59
Net debt to EBITDA 3.31 6.42 1.37

Dividend

Metric CLX NWL Household & Personal Products median
Dividend yield 7.13% 4.95% 2.79%
Payout ratio 1.29 — 0.87

Size

Metric CLX NWL Household & Personal Products median
Market cap 10.42b 2.46b 620.01m

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