Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) vs Sasol Ltd. (SSL)

Eastman Chemical Company and Sasol Ltd. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Sasol Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $9.6B against $7.5B — 1.3× the size. Sasol Ltd. trades at the lower P/E: 3.2× against 11.3×. Sasol Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 26.6% against 0.27%. Sasol Ltd. has the higher net margin (8.89% vs 7.15%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 5.39%). Only Eastman Chemical Company pays a dividend (5.23%). Across the 20 metrics below, Sasol Ltd. leads on 13 and Eastman Chemical Company on 7.

Valuation

Metric EMN SSL Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 11.33 3.19 26.45
P/S 0.81 n/m 1.64
P/B 1.16 n/m 1.84
Price to free cash flow 15.66 n/m 21.25
EV/EBITDA 7.92 0.37 12.93
EV/Sales 1.22 0.11 1.90
Earnings yield 8.83% 31.39% 2.47%
Free cash flow yield 6.39% 0.00% 2.20%

Profitability

Metric EMN SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 20.57% 33.45% 27.84%
Operating margin 9.56% 0.00% 5.64%
Net margin 7.15% 8.89% 4.26%
Free cash flow margin 5.18% 0.00% 4.75%
Return on equity 10.63% 0.00% 3.73%
Return on assets 4.25% 0.00% 1.16%
Return on invested capital 5.39% 0.00% 3.21%

Growth

Metric EMN SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.27% 26.64% 7.03%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (46.54%) 91.38% (8.48%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 0.65% 4.12% 6.27%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (0.17%) 4.08% 0.00%

Health

Metric EMN SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.70 0.65 0.59
Current ratio 1.57 1.79 2.16
Net debt to EBITDA 2.82 1.56 2.03

Dividend

Metric EMN SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 5.23% 0.00% 1.84%
Payout ratio 0.60 — 0.40

Size

Metric EMN SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 7.52b 9.63b 1.95b

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