GrafTech International Ltd. (EAF) vs Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. (ESP)

GrafTech International Ltd. and Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. are both Electrical Equipment & Parts companies. GrafTech International Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $275.8M against $192.1M — 1.4× the size. GrafTech International Ltd. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. trades at 16.6×. GrafTech International Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.86% against −8.09%. Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. has the higher net margin (25.5% vs −34.6%) and the higher return on invested capital (68.9% vs −7.91%). Both pay a dividend; Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. yields more (2.21% vs 1.67%). Across the 19 metrics below, Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. leads on 12 and GrafTech International Ltd. on 7.

Valuation

Metric EAF ESP Electrical Equipment & Parts median
P/E n/m 16.62 36.10
P/S 0.57 4.33 2.73
P/B n/m 3.24 3.57
Price to free cash flow n/m 41.41 33.31
EV/EBITDA n/m 12.11 18.07
EV/Sales 2.62 3.23 2.75
Earnings yield (61.32%) 6.02% (5.84%)
Free cash flow yield (39.04%) 2.41% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric EAF ESP Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Gross margin (5.74%) 36.52% 25.38%
Operating margin (17.46%) 25.45% 0.00%
Net margin (34.58%) 25.49% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin (22.16%) 10.45% 0.00%
Return on equity 69.01% 20.97% 0.94%
Return on assets (16.46%) 12.76% (1.50%)
Return on invested capital (7.91%) 68.89% 0.00%

Growth

Metric EAF ESP Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.86% (8.09%) 9.28%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (65.69%) 31.88% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (16.26%) 6.87% 9.80%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 47.57% 0.00%

Health

Metric EAF ESP Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Debt to equity (3.47) 0.00 0.08
Current ratio 4.13 2.28 2.18
Net debt to EBITDA (62.00) (5.08) 0.26

Dividend

Metric EAF ESP Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Dividend yield 1.67% 2.21% 0.84%
Payout ratio 0.08 0.13 0.00

Size

Metric EAF ESP Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Market cap 275.79m 192.08m 177.98m

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