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Charles River Associates (CRAI) vs Equifax, Inc. (EFX)

Charles River Associates and Equifax, Inc. are both Consulting Services companies. Equifax, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $22.7B against $1.3B — 17.9× the size. Charles River Associates trades at the lower P/E: 24.9× against 31.3×. Charles River Associates grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.7% against 10.9%. Equifax, Inc. has the higher net margin (11.3% vs 6.27%) and the lower return on invested capital (8.30% vs 21.8%). Both pay a dividend; Charles River Associates yields more (1.13% vs 1.12%). Across the 23 metrics below, Charles River Associates leads on 15 and Equifax, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric CRAI EFX Consulting Services median
P/E 24.92 31.34 24.13
P/S 1.53 3.47 1.40
P/B 6.53 5.10 2.54
Price to free cash flow 131.56 20.75 18.24
EV/EBITDA 12.14 13.88 12.35
EV/Sales 1.60 4.21 1.58
Earnings yield 4.01% 3.19% 3.89%
Free cash flow yield 0.76% 4.82% 0.38%

Profitability

Metric CRAI EFX Consulting Services median
Gross margin 28.97% 55.18% 37.29%
Operating margin 10.45% 18.83% 9.21%
Net margin 6.27% 11.27% 5.86%
Free cash flow margin 1.16% 16.75% 0.00%
Return on equity 26.20% 15.72% 0.00%
Return on assets 7.89% 6.25% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 21.76% 8.30% 0.00%

Growth

Metric CRAI EFX Consulting Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 12.67% 10.92% (0.15%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 20.77% 9.92% (6.86%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.13% 8.04% 7.14%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 17.50% 4.89% 0.00%

Health

Metric CRAI EFX Consulting Services median
Debt to equity 0.39 1.12 0.00
Current ratio 1.05 1.09 1.72
Net debt to EBITDA 0.14 2.13 0.22

Dividend

Metric CRAI EFX Consulting Services median
Dividend yield 1.13% 1.12% 1.13%
Payout ratio 0.29 0.35 0.30

Size

Metric CRAI EFX Consulting Services median
Market cap 1.27b 22.68b 164.16m

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