Eastern Company (The) (EML) vs Snap-On Incorporated (SNA)

Eastern Company (The) and Snap-On Incorporated are both Tools & Accessories companies. Snap-On Incorporated is the larger, with a market value of $19.0B against $148.0M — 128.5× the size. Eastern Company (The) trades at the lower P/E: 18.3× against 18.5×. Snap-On Incorporated grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 4.26% against −11.9%. Snap-On Incorporated has the higher net margin (21.3% vs 3.39%) and the higher return on invested capital (15.8% vs 2.86%). Both pay a dividend; Snap-On Incorporated yields more (2.59% vs 1.81%). Across the 23 metrics below, Snap-On Incorporated leads on 15 and Eastern Company (The) on 8.

Valuation

Metric EML SNA Tools & Accessories median
P/E 18.27 18.54 25.91
P/S 0.62 3.92 1.36
P/B 1.13 3.15 1.98
Price to free cash flow 9.70 16.91 18.96
EV/EBITDA 13.02 12.71 13.02
EV/Sales 0.76 3.77 1.27
Earnings yield 5.47% 5.39% 3.72%
Free cash flow yield 10.31% 5.92% 4.42%

Profitability

Metric EML SNA Tools & Accessories median
Gross margin 21.56% 50.46% 33.41%
Operating margin 3.07% 27.59% 10.31%
Net margin 3.39% 21.25% 5.43%
Free cash flow margin 6.41% 23.21% 8.16%
Return on equity 6.32% 17.51% 7.80%
Return on assets 3.39% 12.27% 3.79%
Return on invested capital 2.86% 15.80% 6.23%

Growth

Metric EML SNA Tools & Accessories median
Revenue growth (TTM) (11.91%) 4.26% 5.45%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 185.40% (1.64%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.73% 5.71% 5.45%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 5.70% 10.15% 0.27%

Health

Metric EML SNA Tools & Accessories median
Debt to equity 0.34 0.15 0.44
Current ratio 2.80 3.43 2.62
Net debt to EBITDA 1.71 (0.31) 1.21

Dividend

Metric EML SNA Tools & Accessories median
Dividend yield 1.81% 2.59% 2.20%
Payout ratio 0.41 0.35 0.35

Size

Metric EML SNA Tools & Accessories median
Market cap 148.02m 19.02b 8.25b

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