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 $192.0M against $171.0M — 1.1× the size. GrafTech International Ltd. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. trades at 13.8×. Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 4.95% against 0.86%. Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. has the higher net margin (24.2% vs −34.6%) and the higher return on invested capital (47.9% vs −7.91%). Across the 17 metrics below, Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. leads on 12 and GrafTech International Ltd. on 5.

Valuation

Metric EAF ESP Electrical Equipment & Parts median
P/E n/m 13.79 31.20
P/S 0.36 3.34 2.28
P/B n/m 2.54 3.19
Price to free cash flow n/m 59.52 27.15
EV/EBITDA n/m 8.96 15.80
EV/Sales 2.42 2.35 2.38
Earnings yield (95.77%) 7.25% (5.87%)
Free cash flow yield (60.98%) 1.68% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric EAF ESP Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Gross margin (5.74%) 35.30% 25.38%
Operating margin (17.46%) 25.14% 0.00%
Net margin (34.58%) 24.24% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin (22.16%) 5.61% 0.00%
Return on equity 69.01% 20.07% 0.14%
Return on assets (16.46%) 12.68% (1.50%)
Return on invested capital (7.91%) 47.90% 0.00%

Growth

Metric EAF ESP Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.86% 4.95% 7.92%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (65.69%) 28.81% 27.37%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (16.26%) 10.71% 9.92%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric EAF ESP Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Debt to equity (3.47) 0.00 0.16
Current ratio 4.13 2.50 2.31
Net debt to EBITDA (62.00) (3.75) 0.26

Dividend

Metric EAF ESP Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Dividend yield — 1.80% 0.48%
Payout ratio — 0.26 0.10

Size

Metric EAF ESP Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Market cap 192.04m 171.04m 157.22m

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