Deluxe Corporation (DLX) vs Pampa Energia S.A. (PAM)

Deluxe Corporation and Pampa Energia S.A. are both Conglomerates companies. Pampa Energia S.A. is the larger, with a market value of $4.2B against $1.1B — 3.8× the size. Pampa Energia S.A. trades at the lower P/E: 7.4× against 10.8×. Pampa Energia S.A. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 28.9% against 0.28%. Pampa Energia S.A. has the higher net margin (23.6% vs 4.76%) and the lower return on invested capital (5.90% vs 7.47%). Both pay a dividend; Deluxe Corporation yields more (5.88% vs 0.02%). Across the 22 metrics below, Pampa Energia S.A. leads on 13 and Deluxe Corporation on 9.

Valuation

Metric DLX PAM Conglomerates median
P/E 10.81 7.40 17.47
P/S 0.53 1.71 0.88
P/B 1.57 1.02 1.40
Price to free cash flow 5.33 n/m 12.58
EV/EBITDA 5.79 5.43 11.36
EV/Sales 1.19 2.25 1.37
Earnings yield 9.25% 13.51% 0.65%
Free cash flow yield 18.76% (10.89%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric DLX PAM Conglomerates median
Gross margin 52.51% 33.55% 33.55%
Operating margin 11.88% 20.94% 3.36%
Net margin 4.76% 23.58% 0.97%
Free cash flow margin 9.90% (18.82%) (0.94%)
Return on equity 14.94% 15.13% 0.75%
Return on assets 3.95% 8.22% 0.10%
Return on invested capital 7.47% 5.90% 0.73%

Growth

Metric DLX PAM Conglomerates median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.28% 28.91% 8.17%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 58.47% (39.21%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.56% 13.24% 6.01%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 73.71% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric DLX PAM Conglomerates median
Debt to equity 2.02 0.64 0.48
Current ratio 1.20 3.64 1.79
Net debt to EBITDA 3.33 0.96 1.36

Dividend

Metric DLX PAM Conglomerates median
Dividend yield 5.88% 0.02% 2.53%
Payout ratio 0.98 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric DLX PAM Conglomerates median
Market cap 1.12b 4.21b 519.65m

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