Cimpress plc (CMPR) vs Maximus, Inc. (MMS)

Cimpress plc and Maximus, Inc. are both Specialty Business Services companies. Maximus, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.8B against $1.9B — 1.4× the size. Maximus, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 7.7× against 20.4×. Cimpress plc grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.80% against −3.32%. Maximus, Inc. has the higher net margin (7.07% vs 2.57%) and the lower return on invested capital (10.9% vs 19.6%). Both pay a dividend; Cimpress plc yields more (1.89% vs 1.45%). Across the 22 metrics below, Maximus, Inc. leads on 15 and Cimpress plc on 7.

Valuation

Metric CMPR MMS Specialty Business Services median
P/E 20.36 7.71 23.86
P/S 0.52 0.53 1.06
P/B n/m 1.60 2.37
Price to free cash flow 14.95 6.63 16.54
EV/EBITDA 8.04 6.08 11.51
EV/Sales 0.87 0.83 1.51
Earnings yield 4.91% 12.96% 2.14%
Free cash flow yield 6.69% 15.07% 1.55%

Profitability

Metric CMPR MMS Specialty Business Services median
Gross margin 46.29% 25.59% 35.31%
Operating margin 6.72% 11.03% 3.43%
Net margin 2.57% 7.07% 1.67%
Free cash flow margin 3.28% 8.25% 3.28%
Return on equity (18.15%) 21.11% 0.58%
Return on assets 4.60% 8.40% 0.33%
Return on invested capital 19.59% 10.90% 0.65%

Growth

Metric CMPR MMS Specialty Business Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.80% (3.32%) 6.04%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 553.45% 10.42% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.72% 9.43% 7.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 8.26% 0.00%

Health

Metric CMPR MMS Specialty Business Services median
Debt to equity (3.37) 0.94 0.21
Current ratio 0.73 2.42 1.62
Net debt to EBITDA 3.16 1.67 1.16

Dividend

Metric CMPR MMS Specialty Business Services median
Dividend yield 1.89% 1.45% 1.61%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.40 0.00

Size

Metric CMPR MMS Specialty Business Services median
Market cap 1.91b 2.76b 879.14m

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