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Covista Inc. (CVSA) vs Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO)

Covista Inc. and Perdoceo Education Corporation are both Education & Training Services companies. Covista Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.8B against $1.7B — 2.3× the size. Perdoceo Education Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 9.2× against 15.2×. Covista Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.28% against 6.38%. Perdoceo Education Corporation has the higher net margin (21.1% vs 12.8%) and the higher return on invested capital (49.9% vs 14.6%). Across the 22 metrics below, Perdoceo Education Corporation leads on 15 and Covista Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric CVSA PRDO Education & Training Services median
P/E 15.16 9.23 12.09
P/S 1.91 1.93 0.80
P/B 2.70 1.59 1.39
Price to free cash flow 10.81 6.51 7.31
EV/EBITDA 8.47 3.54 6.36
EV/Sales 2.05 1.04 0.58
Earnings yield 6.60% 10.83% 3.29%
Free cash flow yield 9.25% 15.36% 3.03%

Profitability

Metric CVSA PRDO Education & Training Services median
Gross margin 57.39% 0.00% 55.03%
Operating margin 19.76% 24.93% 0.00%
Net margin 12.84% 21.06% 1.77%
Free cash flow margin 17.70% 29.70% 0.00%
Return on equity 17.86% 17.77% 0.00%
Return on assets 8.87% 13.68% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 14.58% 49.85% 0.00%

Growth

Metric CVSA PRDO Education & Training Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.28% 6.38% 5.84%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 13.92% 10.50% 14.71%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 16.79% 4.24% 4.24%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 29.14% 5.17% 0.00%

Health

Metric CVSA PRDO Education & Training Services median
Debt to equity 0.35 0.00 0.05
Current ratio 0.81 4.54 1.37
Net debt to EBITDA 0.54 (2.52) (0.04)

Dividend

Metric CVSA PRDO Education & Training Services median
Dividend yield — 2.32% 2.64%
Payout ratio — 0.22 0.26

Size

Metric CVSA PRDO Education & Training Services median
Market cap 3.76b 1.66b 59.54m

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