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DNOW Inc. (DNOW) vs Global Industrial Company (GIC)

DNOW Inc. and Global Industrial Company are both Industrial Distribution companies. DNOW Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.5B against $1.8B — 1.4× the size. DNOW Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Global Industrial Company trades at 19.6×. DNOW Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 96.8% against 10.2%. Global Industrial Company has the higher net margin (6.31% vs 0.00%) and the higher return on invested capital (31.9% vs 0.00%). Across the 20 metrics below, Global Industrial Company leads on 12 and DNOW Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric DNOW GIC Industrial Distribution median
P/E n/m 19.55 25.87
P/S 0.52 1.22 1.08
P/B 1.17 5.01 3.44
Price to free cash flow 12.71 16.53 18.74
EV/EBITDA n/m 12.90 13.98
EV/Sales 0.58 1.14 1.26
Earnings yield (8.47%) 5.11% 3.49%
Free cash flow yield 7.87% 6.05% 4.52%

Profitability

Metric DNOW GIC Industrial Distribution median
Gross margin 0.00% 36.36% 29.98%
Operating margin 0.00% 8.30% 7.44%
Net margin 0.00% 6.31% 4.55%
Free cash flow margin 4.24% 7.38% 4.24%
Return on equity 0.00% 27.55% 13.19%
Return on assets 0.00% 15.02% 5.00%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 31.94% 7.52%

Growth

Metric DNOW GIC Industrial Distribution median
Revenue growth (TTM) 96.79% 10.20% 7.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (202.70%) 17.09% (3.98%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 11.74% 6.03% 9.06%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 1.97% 0.52%

Health

Metric DNOW GIC Industrial Distribution median
Debt to equity 0.18 0.00 0.40
Current ratio 2.08 2.37 2.41
Net debt to EBITDA (8.52) (0.64) 1.17

Dividend

Metric DNOW GIC Industrial Distribution median
Dividend yield — 2.34% 1.11%
Payout ratio — 0.46 0.38

Size

Metric DNOW GIC Industrial Distribution median
Market cap 2.48b 1.80b 5.10b

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