Crown Crafts, Inc. (CRWS) vs Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (KEQU)

Crown Crafts, Inc. and Kewaunee Scientific Corporation are both Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances companies. Kewaunee Scientific Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $98.8M against $27.6M — 3.6× the size. Crown Crafts, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 5.4× against 11.8×. Kewaunee Scientific Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.33% against −3.42%. Crown Crafts, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.99% vs 2.97%) and the lower return on invested capital (6.42% vs 8.40%). Across the 22 metrics below, Crown Crafts, Inc. leads on 17 and Kewaunee Scientific Corporation on 5.

Valuation

Metric CRWS KEQU Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
P/E 5.43 11.84 15.05
P/S 0.33 0.35 0.57
P/B 0.68 1.26 1.15
Price to free cash flow 3.68 8.96 10.12
EV/EBITDA 5.59 6.04 7.61
EV/Sales 0.44 0.48 0.68
Earnings yield 18.43% 8.45% 3.17%
Free cash flow yield 27.19% 11.16% 7.12%

Profitability

Metric CRWS KEQU Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 29.43% 28.55% 37.63%
Operating margin 6.10% 5.43% 2.99%
Net margin 5.99% 2.97% 2.29%
Free cash flow margin 9.10% 3.92% 4.26%
Return on equity 12.82% 11.27% 7.66%
Return on assets 6.93% 4.46% 2.30%
Return on invested capital 6.42% 8.40% 3.70%

Growth

Metric CRWS KEQU Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Revenue growth (TTM) (3.42%) 5.33% 1.07%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 118.89% (15.93%) (6.04%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 0.77% 13.84% 0.50%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (21.24%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CRWS KEQU Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Debt to equity 0.24 0.58 0.06
Current ratio 3.20 2.20 2.00
Net debt to EBITDA 5.28 1.49 0.21

Dividend

Metric CRWS KEQU Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Dividend yield 10.59% — 2.87%
Payout ratio 0.57 — 0.51

Size

Metric CRWS KEQU Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 27.55m 98.76m 228.02m

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