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ESAB Corporation (ESAB) vs Proto Labs, Inc. (PRLB)

ESAB Corporation and Proto Labs, Inc. are both Metal Fabrication companies. ESAB Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $4.2B against $2.2B — 1.9× the size. ESAB Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 25.7× against 75.9×. Proto Labs, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.2% against 9.65%. ESAB Corporation has the higher net margin (5.70% vs 5.44%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.75% vs 4.19%). Across the 22 metrics below, ESAB Corporation leads on 14 and Proto Labs, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric ESAB PRLB Metal Fabrication median
P/E 25.67 75.85 17.15
P/S 1.46 4.12 1.14
P/B 1.82 3.34 1.71
Price to free cash flow 22.10 39.28 22.10
EV/EBITDA 14.06 31.42 17.60
EV/Sales 2.19 3.90 1.96
Earnings yield 3.90% 1.32% 2.28%
Free cash flow yield 4.53% 2.55% 0.92%

Profitability

Metric ESAB PRLB Metal Fabrication median
Gross margin 36.96% 45.42% 21.08%
Operating margin 12.07% 6.57% 5.14%
Net margin 5.70% 5.44% 4.70%
Free cash flow margin 6.62% 10.49% 1.45%
Return on equity 7.56% 4.49% 0.00%
Return on assets 3.11% 3.97% 1.56%
Return on invested capital 4.75% 4.19% 2.19%

Growth

Metric ESAB PRLB Metal Fabrication median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.65% 10.20% 9.93%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (14.85%) 33.33% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.83% 4.18% 6.12%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 7.57% (16.03%) 0.00%

Health

Metric ESAB PRLB Metal Fabrication median
Debt to equity 0.93 0.00 0.30
Current ratio 1.96 3.64 2.08
Net debt to EBITDA 2.11 (2.17) 1.02

Dividend

Metric ESAB PRLB Metal Fabrication median
Dividend yield 0.24% — 1.69%
Payout ratio 0.06 0.00 0.06

Size

Metric ESAB PRLB Metal Fabrication median
Market cap 4.22b 2.22b 896.96m

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