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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 $17.5B against $1.0B — 17.1× the size. Charles River Associates trades at the lower P/E: 21.4× against 25.8×. Charles River Associates grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.5% against 10.4%. Equifax, Inc. has the higher net margin (10.7% vs 6.19%) and the lower return on invested capital (8.68% vs 13.1%). Both pay a dividend; Charles River Associates yields more (1.38% vs 0.64%). Across the 22 metrics below, Charles River Associates leads on 14 and Equifax, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric CRAI EFX Consulting Services median
P/E 21.35 25.85 17.19
P/S 1.29 2.72 1.14
P/B 5.66 3.99 2.36
Price to free cash flow n/m 15.87 13.31
EV/EBITDA 12.20 11.29 10.61
EV/Sales 1.66 3.32 1.44
Earnings yield 4.68% 3.87% 4.50%
Free cash flow yield (2.70%) 6.30% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric CRAI EFX Consulting Services median
Gross margin 29.01% 55.54% 45.25%
Operating margin 9.99% 17.85% 9.60%
Net margin 6.19% 10.73% 6.29%
Free cash flow margin (3.49%) 17.15% 0.00%
Return on equity 25.99% 14.53% 0.00%
Return on assets 7.66% 5.79% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 13.08% 8.68% 0.00%

Growth

Metric CRAI EFX Consulting Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 11.46% 10.35% (0.96%)
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 20.77% 9.92% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.13% 8.04% 7.37%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 17.50% 4.89% 4.89%

Health

Metric CRAI EFX Consulting Services median
Debt to equity 1.20 0.92 0.00
Current ratio 0.82 0.60 1.72
Net debt to EBITDA 0.14 2.13 0.23

Dividend

Metric CRAI EFX Consulting Services median
Dividend yield 1.38% 0.64% 1.07%
Payout ratio 0.26 0.37 0.16

Size

Metric CRAI EFX Consulting Services median
Market cap 1.02b 17.48b 151.24m

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