Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. (CX) vs Knife River Corporation (KNF)

Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. and Knife River Corporation are both Building Materials companies. Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. is the larger, with a market value of $16.2B against $3.3B — 5.0× the size. Knife River Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 23.8× against 24.2×. Knife River Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.1% against 11.0%. Knife River Corporation has the higher net margin (4.23% vs 3.60%) and the lower return on invested capital (5.51% vs 5.73%). Across the 22 metrics below, Knife River Corporation leads on 12 and Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. on 10.

Valuation

Metric CX KNF Building Materials median
P/E 24.16 23.79 18.86
P/S 0.92 1.01 1.65
P/B 1.21 2.08 2.36
Price to free cash flow 18.24 52.20 29.97
EV/EBITDA 14.40 9.85 10.18
EV/Sales 1.33 1.47 1.91
Earnings yield 4.14% 4.20% 4.68%
Free cash flow yield 5.48% 1.92% 2.82%

Profitability

Metric CX KNF Building Materials median
Gross margin 34.11% 17.83% 27.25%
Operating margin 9.21% 8.32% 14.50%
Net margin 3.60% 4.23% 9.60%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% 1.93% 7.91%
Return on equity 4.62% 9.12% 11.23%
Return on assets 2.20% 3.58% 5.93%
Return on invested capital 5.73% 5.51% 6.51%

Growth

Metric CX KNF Building Materials median
Revenue growth (TTM) 10.99% 12.13% 6.29%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 1.56% (22.25%) 0.64%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.71% 7.63% 7.63%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 1.29% 7.04%

Health

Metric CX KNF Building Materials median
Debt to equity 0.37 1.01 0.52
Current ratio 0.95 2.66 1.46
Net debt to EBITDA 2.78 2.16 1.62

Dividend

Metric CX KNF Building Materials median
Dividend yield 0.98% — 0.94%
Payout ratio 0.24 — 0.19

Size

Metric CX KNF Building Materials median
Market cap 16.18b 3.26b 3.20b

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