Evolus, Inc. (EOLS) vs Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (IRWD)

Evolus, Inc. and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. are both Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic companies. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $665.9M against $448.8M — 1.5× the size. Evolus, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. trades at 4.3×. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 18.1% against 13.9%. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has the higher net margin (37.4% vs −9.56%) and the higher return on invested capital (0.00% vs −12.6%). Across the 18 metrics below, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. leads on 11 and Evolus, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric EOLS IRWD Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
P/E n/m 4.34 20.55
P/S 1.39 1.62 2.08
P/B n/m n/m 1.79
Price to free cash flow n/m 3.16 16.29
EV/EBITDA n/m 4.53 12.22
EV/Sales 1.98 2.87 2.87
Earnings yield (6.85%) 23.04% (15.94%)
Free cash flow yield (1.94%) 31.61% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric EOLS IRWD Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Gross margin 66.38% 100.00% 53.51%
Operating margin (4.79%) 62.91% 0.00%
Net margin (9.56%) 37.38% (2.45%)
Free cash flow margin (2.71%) 51.31% 0.00%
Return on equity 93.47% (82.81%) (0.80%)
Return on assets (12.38%) 43.58% (1.67%)
Return on invested capital (12.60%) 0.00% 0.00%

Growth

Metric EOLS IRWD Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Revenue growth (TTM) 13.87% 18.09% 5.22%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 1.23% 2,627.27% 42.91%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 39.36% (5.33%) 7.24%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (25.72%) 0.00%

Health

Metric EOLS IRWD Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Debt to equity (4.15) 0.00 0.04
Current ratio 1.42 6.51 2.41
Net debt to EBITDA (4.08) 3.68 1.01

Dividend

Metric EOLS IRWD Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Dividend yield — — 1.45%
Payout ratio — — 0.27

Size

Metric EOLS IRWD Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Market cap 448.82m 665.91m 315.39m

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