AMCON Distributing Company (DIT) vs HF FOODS GROUP INC. (HFFG)

AMCON Distributing Company and HF FOODS GROUP INC. are both Food Distribution companies. HF FOODS GROUP INC. is the larger, with a market value of $85.2M against $65.9M — 1.3× the size. HF FOODS GROUP INC. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; AMCON Distributing Company trades at 34.8×. AMCON Distributing Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.48% against 2.78%. AMCON Distributing Company has the higher net margin (0.06% vs −2.77%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.90% vs −5.50%). Across the 21 metrics below, AMCON Distributing Company leads on 13 and HF FOODS GROUP INC. on 8.

Valuation

Metric DIT HFFG Food Distribution median
P/E 34.77 n/m 32.99
P/S 0.02 0.07 0.21
P/B 0.54 0.41 1.70
Price to free cash flow 7.41 99.71 19.69
EV/EBITDA 10.13 7.95 11.13
EV/Sales 0.08 0.21 0.31
Earnings yield 2.88% (40.88%) 2.88%
Free cash flow yield 13.49% 1.00% 3.78%

Profitability

Metric DIT HFFG Food Distribution median
Gross margin 6.28% 16.55% 16.55%
Operating margin 0.44% (2.75%) 1.79%
Net margin 0.06% (2.77%) 0.53%
Free cash flow margin 0.28% 0.07% 1.37%
Return on equity 1.57% (15.42%) 6.48%
Return on assets 0.45% (6.02%) 1.55%
Return on invested capital 2.90% (5.50%) 4.16%

Growth

Metric DIT HFFG Food Distribution median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.48% 2.78% 3.83%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (87.13%) 20.65% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 13.11% 16.73% 10.51%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (36.58%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric DIT HFFG Food Distribution median
Debt to equity 1.50 0.97 0.97
Current ratio 2.75 1.11 1.51
Net debt to EBITDA 6.37 5.22 2.90

Dividend

Metric DIT HFFG Food Distribution median
Dividend yield 0.37% — 2.55%
Payout ratio 0.03 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric DIT HFFG Food Distribution median
Market cap 65.94m 85.17m 1.71b

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