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Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. (CX) vs United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (USLM)

Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. and United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. are both Building Materials companies. Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. is the larger, with a market value of $16.2B against $3.2B — 5.1× the size. Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. trades at the lower P/E: 24.2× against 25.5×. Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.0% against 7.00%. United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. has the higher net margin (35.7% vs 3.60%) and the higher return on invested capital (33.9% vs 5.73%). Both pay a dividend; Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. yields more (0.98% vs 0.20%). Across the 23 metrics below, United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. leads on 13 and Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. on 10.

Valuation

Metric CX USLM Building Materials median
P/E 24.16 25.50 18.86
P/S 0.92 9.10 1.65
P/B 1.21 4.93 2.36
Price to free cash flow 18.24 37.25 29.97
EV/EBITDA 14.40 16.55 10.18
EV/Sales 1.33 8.11 1.91
Earnings yield 4.14% 3.92% 4.68%
Free cash flow yield 5.48% 2.68% 2.82%

Profitability

Metric CX USLM Building Materials median
Gross margin 34.11% 48.51% 27.25%
Operating margin 9.21% 42.11% 14.50%
Net margin 3.60% 35.66% 9.60%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% 24.44% 7.91%
Return on equity 4.62% 21.35% 11.23%
Return on assets 2.20% 19.84% 5.93%
Return on invested capital 5.73% 33.85% 6.51%

Growth

Metric CX USLM Building Materials median
Revenue growth (TTM) 10.99% 7.00% 6.29%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 1.56% 23.22% 0.64%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.71% 18.32% 7.63%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 36.61% 7.04%

Health

Metric CX USLM Building Materials median
Debt to equity 0.37 0.00 0.52
Current ratio 0.95 27.54 1.46
Net debt to EBITDA 2.78 (2.03) 1.62

Dividend

Metric CX USLM Building Materials median
Dividend yield 0.98% 0.20% 0.94%
Payout ratio 0.24 0.05 0.19

Size

Metric CX USLM Building Materials median
Market cap 16.18b 3.20b 3.20b

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