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 $17.4B against $163.7M — 106.3× the size. Eastern Company (The) trades at the lower P/E: 20.3× against 20.6×. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.38% against −11.9%. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.53% vs 3.39%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.05% vs 2.86%). Both pay a dividend; Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. yields more (2.88% vs 1.62%). Across the 23 metrics below, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. leads on 12 and Eastern Company (The) on 11.

Valuation

Metric EML SWK Tools & Accessories median
P/E 20.26 20.56 23.82
P/S 0.69 1.12 1.27
P/B 1.26 1.90 3.60
Price to free cash flow 10.76 9.82 15.76
EV/EBITDA 14.18 12.84 12.84
EV/Sales 0.83 1.38 1.66
Earnings yield 4.94% 4.86% 4.03%
Free cash flow yield 9.30% 10.19% 5.82%

Profitability

Metric EML SWK Tools & Accessories median
Gross margin 21.56% 33.75% 34.62%
Operating margin 3.07% 9.48% 10.65%
Net margin 3.39% 5.53% 6.76%
Free cash flow margin 6.41% 11.40% 9.30%
Return on equity 6.32% 9.44% 10.51%
Return on assets 3.39% 4.03% 4.19%
Return on invested capital 2.86% 7.05% 7.05%

Growth

Metric EML SWK Tools & Accessories median
Revenue growth (TTM) (11.91%) 0.38% 6.18%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 185.40% 35.90% 35.90%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.73% 3.48% 5.26%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 5.70% (18.68%) 2.99%

Health

Metric EML SWK Tools & Accessories median
Debt to equity 0.34 0.53 0.53
Current ratio 2.80 1.42 2.60
Net debt to EBITDA 1.71 3.99 1.21

Dividend

Metric EML SWK Tools & Accessories median
Dividend yield 1.62% 2.88% 1.55%
Payout ratio 0.33 0.60 0.34

Size

Metric EML SWK Tools & Accessories median
Market cap 163.74m 17.41b 7.39b

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