Dow Inc. (DOW) vs REX American Resources Corporation (REX)

Dow Inc. and REX American Resources Corporation are both Chemicals companies. Dow Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $20.7B against $1.5B — 13.9× the size. Dow Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; REX American Resources Corporation trades at 11.5×. REX American Resources Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.31% against −1.20%. REX American Resources Corporation has the higher net margin (17.6% vs −3.13%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.1% vs −0.12%). Across the 21 metrics below, REX American Resources Corporation leads on 16 and Dow Inc. on 5.

Valuation

Metric DOW REX Chemicals median
P/E n/m 11.48 —
P/S 0.50 2.03 0.41
P/B 1.18 1.80 1.08
Price to free cash flow 12.27 20.14 7.14
EV/EBITDA 12.70 8.08 9.56
EV/Sales 0.83 1.50 0.82
Earnings yield (6.40%) 8.71% (11.64%)
Free cash flow yield 8.15% 4.96% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric DOW REX Chemicals median
Gross margin 9.89% 21.54% 16.03%
Operating margin (0.15%) 14.84% (0.82%)
Net margin (3.13%) 17.61% (3.05%)
Free cash flow margin 4.06% 10.06% (0.15%)
Return on equity (7.19%) 17.19% (5.24%)
Return on assets (2.14%) 15.49% (2.51%)
Return on invested capital (0.12%) 16.09% (0.75%)

Growth

Metric DOW REX Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.20%) 5.31% 2.53%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (335.67%) 51.52% (39.53%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 0.73% 11.79% 2.20%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 94.23% 0.00%

Health

Metric DOW REX Chemicals median
Debt to equity 1.03 0.00 0.71
Current ratio 1.75 6.88 1.99
Net debt to EBITDA 12.55 (4.43) 3.49

Dividend

Metric DOW REX Chemicals median
Dividend yield 4.93% — 4.62%
Payout ratio — — —

Size

Metric DOW REX Chemicals median
Market cap 20.65b 1.49b 603.67m

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