Eastern Company (The) (EML) vs Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK)

Eastern Company (The) and Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. are both Tools & Accessories companies. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $13.6B against $148.0M — 92.0× the size. Eastern Company (The) trades at the lower P/E: 18.3× against 22.2×. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.57% against −11.9%. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has the higher net margin (4.07% vs 3.39%) and the higher return on invested capital (5.44% vs 2.86%). Both pay a dividend; Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. yields more (3.73% vs 1.81%). Across the 23 metrics below, Eastern Company (The) leads on 14 and Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric EML SWK Tools & Accessories median
P/E 18.27 22.24 25.91
P/S 0.62 0.90 1.36
P/B 1.13 1.53 1.98
Price to free cash flow 9.70 10.51 18.96
EV/EBITDA 13.02 10.91 13.02
EV/Sales 0.76 1.17 1.27
Earnings yield 5.47% 4.50% 3.72%
Free cash flow yield 10.31% 9.52% 4.42%

Profitability

Metric EML SWK Tools & Accessories median
Gross margin 21.56% 31.90% 33.41%
Operating margin 3.07% 7.50% 10.31%
Net margin 3.39% 4.07% 5.43%
Free cash flow margin 6.41% 8.57% 8.16%
Return on equity 6.32% 6.89% 7.80%
Return on assets 3.39% 2.91% 3.79%
Return on invested capital 2.86% 5.44% 6.23%

Growth

Metric EML SWK Tools & Accessories median
Revenue growth (TTM) (11.91%) 0.57% 5.45%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 185.40% 35.90% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.73% 3.48% 5.45%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 5.70% (18.68%) 0.27%

Health

Metric EML SWK Tools & Accessories median
Debt to equity 0.34 0.53 0.44
Current ratio 2.80 1.43 2.62
Net debt to EBITDA 1.71 3.99 1.21

Dividend

Metric EML SWK Tools & Accessories median
Dividend yield 1.81% 3.73% 2.20%
Payout ratio 0.41 0.86 0.35

Size

Metric EML SWK Tools & Accessories median
Market cap 148.02m 13.62b 8.25b

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