Compass Minerals International, Inc. (CMP) vs Ferroglobe PLC (GSM)

Compass Minerals International, Inc. and Ferroglobe PLC are both Other Industrial Metals & Mining companies. Compass Minerals International, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $948.4M against $736.2M — 1.3× the size. Ferroglobe PLC has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Compass Minerals International, Inc. trades at 51.8×. Compass Minerals International, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.46% against −8.54%. Compass Minerals International, Inc. has the higher net margin (1.42% vs −2.96%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.77% vs −3.36%). Only Ferroglobe PLC pays a dividend (1.46%). Across the 20 metrics below, Compass Minerals International, Inc. leads on 12 and Ferroglobe PLC on 8.

Valuation

Metric CMP GSM Other Industrial Metals & Mining median
P/E 51.77 n/m 26.65
P/S 0.73 0.55 6.78
P/B 3.57 1.10 1.18
Price to free cash flow 12.07 n/m 15.65
EV/EBITDA 7.09 16.69 7.09
EV/Sales 1.24 0.54 4.64
Earnings yield 1.93% (5.46%) (9.58%)
Free cash flow yield 8.28% (1.70%) (8.41%)

Profitability

Metric CMP GSM Other Industrial Metals & Mining median
Gross margin 17.22% 37.07% 14.52%
Operating margin 8.94% (2.73%) 0.00%
Net margin 1.42% (2.96%) 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 6.03% (0.94%) 0.00%
Return on equity 7.17% 0.00% (7.90%)
Return on assets 1.27% (2.52%) (11.61%)
Return on invested capital 7.77% (3.36%) (3.47%)

Growth

Metric CMP GSM Other Industrial Metals & Mining median
Revenue growth (TTM) 5.46% (8.54%) 27.25%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 61.72% (925.77%) (15.57%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (0.02%) 3.13% 5.26%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CMP GSM Other Industrial Metals & Mining median
Debt to equity 2.74 0.10 0.04
Current ratio 2.01 1.29 2.48
Net debt to EBITDA 5.81 (3.00) 1.07

Dividend

Metric CMP GSM Other Industrial Metals & Mining median
Dividend yield 0.00% 1.46% 1.46%
Payout ratio 0.00 — —

Size

Metric CMP GSM Other Industrial Metals & Mining median
Market cap 948.35m 736.23m 454.02m

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