Evercore Inc (EVR) vs Virtu Financial, Inc. (VIRT)

Evercore Inc and Virtu Financial, Inc. are both Capital Markets companies. Evercore Inc is the larger, with a market value of $9.9B against $8.2B — 1.2× the size. Virtu Financial, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 8.9× against 13.7×. Evercore Inc grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 45.7% against 20.8%. Evercore Inc has the higher net margin (15.7% vs 12.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (45.8% vs 0.00%). Both pay a dividend; Virtu Financial, Inc. yields more (5.78% vs 1.79%). Across the 22 metrics below, Evercore Inc leads on 13 and Virtu Financial, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric EVR VIRT Capital Markets median
P/E 13.69 8.87 15.78
P/S 2.14 1.15 2.32
P/B 4.66 2.01 1.89
Price to free cash flow 6.25 9.78 6.25
EV/EBITDA 8.65 n/m 8.87
EV/Sales 2.00 (0.01) 2.28
Earnings yield 7.30% 11.27% (3.77%)
Free cash flow yield 16.01% 10.23% (1.49%)

Profitability

Metric EVR VIRT Capital Markets median
Gross margin 99.74% 81.77% 62.80%
Operating margin 22.57% 49.26% 0.00%
Net margin 15.71% 12.70% (0.55%)
Free cash flow margin 34.29% 11.73% 0.00%
Return on equity 36.37% 26.18% 0.00%
Return on assets 17.76% 2.22% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 45.75% 0.00% 0.00%

Growth

Metric EVR VIRT Capital Markets median
Revenue growth (TTM) 45.68% 20.76% 21.02%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 54.74% 72.73% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 11.17% 2.32% 18.16%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 11.04% (7.58%) 0.00%

Health

Metric EVR VIRT Capital Markets median
Debt to equity 0.25 0.87 0.08
Current ratio 2.47 0.45 1.51
Net debt to EBITDA (1.00) (1.76) (0.24)

Dividend

Metric EVR VIRT Capital Markets median
Dividend yield 1.79% 5.78% 2.20%
Payout ratio 0.34 0.69 0.00

Size

Metric EVR VIRT Capital Markets median
Market cap 9.88b 8.17b 724.58m

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