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 $3.4B against $1.3B — 2.7× the size. Pampa Energia S.A. trades at the lower P/E: 5.1× against 16.1×. Pampa Energia S.A. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 35.8% against 0.37%. Pampa Energia S.A. has the higher net margin (25.8% vs 3.76%) and the lower return on invested capital (5.36% vs 20.3%). Across the 21 metrics below, Pampa Energia S.A. leads on 12 and Deluxe Corporation on 9.

Valuation

Metric DLX PAM Conglomerates median
P/E 16.09 5.07 10.31
P/S 0.60 1.26 0.61
P/B 1.77 0.80 1.14
Price to free cash flow 5.94 n/m 14.01
EV/EBITDA 6.16 4.95 10.13
EV/Sales 1.26 1.92 1.29
Earnings yield 6.22% 19.72% 2.65%
Free cash flow yield 16.84% (26.00%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric DLX PAM Conglomerates median
Gross margin 52.01% 32.68% 30.27%
Operating margin 10.72% 19.23% 3.46%
Net margin 3.76% 25.84% 1.95%
Free cash flow margin 10.07% (33.03%) 0.00%
Return on equity 11.56% 17.86% 0.94%
Return on assets 2.72% 9.42% 0.06%
Return on invested capital 20.29% 5.36% 0.73%

Growth

Metric DLX PAM Conglomerates median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.37% 35.83% 6.98%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 58.47% (39.21%) 12.05%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.56% 13.24% 6.85%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 73.71% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric DLX PAM Conglomerates median
Debt to equity 0.08 0.67 0.43
Current ratio 1.07 2.79 1.47
Net debt to EBITDA 3.33 0.96 1.17

Dividend

Metric DLX PAM Conglomerates median
Dividend yield 4.32% — 2.77%
Payout ratio 0.70 — 0.35

Size

Metric DLX PAM Conglomerates median
Market cap 1.27b 3.43b 422.37m

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