Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL) vs RadNet, Inc. (RDNT)

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. and RadNet, Inc. are both Diagnostics & Research companies. Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $14.9B against $6.1B — 2.4× the size. RadNet, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. trades at 322×. RadNet, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 18.9% against −1.16%. Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. has the higher net margin (1.01% vs −0.93%) and the lower return on invested capital (1.81% vs 2.24%). Across the 20 metrics below, Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. leads on 10 and RadNet, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric CRL RDNT Diagnostics & Research median
P/E 321.94 n/m 35.23
P/S 4.05 2.59 4.08
P/B 4.98 4.22 3.45
Price to free cash flow 40.29 182.16 33.72
EV/EBITDA 30.13 21.09 25.01
EV/Sales 4.61 2.86 5.20
Earnings yield 0.31% (0.36%) (1.47%)
Free cash flow yield 2.48% 0.55% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric CRL RDNT Diagnostics & Research median
Gross margin 33.33% 11.53% 48.32%
Operating margin 4.00% 3.12% (5.68%)
Net margin 1.01% (0.93%) (4.10%)
Free cash flow margin 10.05% 3.28% 0.00%
Return on equity 1.21% (1.64%) 0.00%
Return on assets 0.54% (0.55%) (6.05%)
Return on invested capital 1.81% 2.24% 0.00%

Growth

Metric CRL RDNT Diagnostics & Research median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.16%) 18.92% 9.15%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (1,555.00%) (725.00%) 20.36%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.55% 13.74% 7.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CRL RDNT Diagnostics & Research median
Debt to equity 0.76 0.94 0.04
Current ratio 1.41 1.48 2.27
Net debt to EBITDA 3.24 1.16 0.68

Dividend

Metric CRL RDNT Diagnostics & Research median
Dividend yield — — 0.66%
Payout ratio — — 0.20

Size

Metric CRL RDNT Diagnostics & Research median
Market cap 14.94b 6.14b 1.93b

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