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Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) vs NewMarket Corporation (NEU)

Eastman Chemical Company and NewMarket Corporation are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Eastman Chemical Company is the larger, with a market value of $7.5B against $6.4B — 1.2× the size. Eastman Chemical Company trades at the lower P/E: 12.0× against 14.0×. NewMarket Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.89% against 0.27%. NewMarket Corporation has the higher net margin (16.5% vs 6.91%) and the higher return on invested capital (13.0% vs 5.41%). Both pay a dividend; Eastman Chemical Company yields more (5.12% vs 1.74%). Across the 23 metrics below, NewMarket Corporation leads on 14 and Eastman Chemical Company on 9.

Valuation

Metric EMN NEU Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 11.99 14.01 24.46
P/S 0.83 2.29 1.64
P/B 1.18 3.28 1.88
Price to free cash flow 15.99 16.50 19.15
EV/EBITDA 8.01 10.82 12.87
EV/Sales 1.24 2.68 1.88
Earnings yield 8.34% 7.14% 2.42%
Free cash flow yield 6.25% 6.06% 2.25%

Profitability

Metric EMN NEU Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 20.57% 31.66% 27.84%
Operating margin 9.59% 20.22% 5.64%
Net margin 6.91% 16.45% 4.19%
Free cash flow margin 5.18% 13.85% 3.49%
Return on equity 10.26% 25.16% 2.34%
Return on assets 4.11% 13.23% 0.45%
Return on invested capital 5.41% 13.04% 3.21%

Growth

Metric EMN NEU Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.27% 0.89% 6.39%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (46.54%) (7.84%) (9.77%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 0.65% 6.27% 6.33%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (0.17%) 9.08% 0.00%

Health

Metric EMN NEU Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.70 0.43 0.59
Current ratio 1.57 2.46 2.28
Net debt to EBITDA 2.82 1.21 2.03

Dividend

Metric EMN NEU Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 5.12% 1.74% 1.80%
Payout ratio 0.62 0.24 0.40

Size

Metric EMN NEU Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 7.52b 6.37b 2.08b

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