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ESAB Corporation (ESAB) vs Insteel Industries, Inc. (IIIN)

ESAB Corporation and Insteel Industries, Inc. are both Metal Fabrication companies. ESAB Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $4.9B against $521.4M — 9.4× the size. Insteel Industries, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 17.9× against 31.1×. Insteel Industries, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.2% against 11.0%. ESAB Corporation has the higher net margin (4.92% vs 4.00%) and the lower return on invested capital (4.58% vs 6.86%). Both pay a dividend; ESAB Corporation yields more (0.56% vs 0.44%). Across the 23 metrics below, Insteel Industries, Inc. leads on 15 and ESAB Corporation on 8.

Valuation

Metric ESAB IIIN Metal Fabrication median
P/E 31.08 17.88 18.21
P/S 1.58 0.71 1.14
P/B 2.02 1.39 1.75
Price to free cash flow 26.77 22.61 24.69
EV/EBITDA 15.07 8.97 14.24
EV/Sales 2.27 0.67 1.83
Earnings yield 3.22% 5.59% 2.37%
Free cash flow yield 3.74% 4.42% 2.06%

Profitability

Metric ESAB IIIN Metal Fabrication median
Gross margin 37.56% 10.23% 21.63%
Operating margin 11.22% 5.08% 4.86%
Net margin 4.92% 4.00% 4.13%
Free cash flow margin 5.91% 3.36% 3.13%
Return on equity 6.63% 7.87% 0.67%
Return on assets 2.68% 6.27% 1.56%
Return on invested capital 4.58% 6.86% 2.90%

Growth

Metric ESAB IIIN Metal Fabrication median
Revenue growth (TTM) 10.97% 14.17% 11.38%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (14.85%) (28.10%) 31.26%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.83% 4.60% 5.71%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 7.57% (15.00%) 0.00%

Health

Metric ESAB IIIN Metal Fabrication median
Debt to equity 0.89 0.00 0.30
Current ratio 1.92 3.72 2.05
Net debt to EBITDA 2.11 (0.68) 1.67

Dividend

Metric ESAB IIIN Metal Fabrication median
Dividend yield 0.56% 0.44% 1.24%
Payout ratio 0.17 0.08 0.15

Size

Metric ESAB IIIN Metal Fabrication median
Market cap 4.92b 521.38m 1.07b

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