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H. B. Fuller Company (FUL) vs Innospec Inc. (IOSP)

H. B. Fuller Company and Innospec Inc. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. H. B. Fuller Company is the larger, with a market value of $2.8B against $2.4B — 1.2× the size. H. B. Fuller Company trades at the lower P/E: 14.1× against 19.7×. Innospec Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.87% against 1.48%. Innospec Inc. has the higher net margin (6.60% vs 5.56%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.32% vs 5.77%). Both pay a dividend; H. B. Fuller Company yields more (1.89% vs 1.85%). Across the 23 metrics below, H. B. Fuller Company leads on 12 and Innospec Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric FUL IOSP Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 14.09 19.72 25.37
P/S 0.78 1.30 1.46
P/B 1.28 1.77 1.84
Price to free cash flow 25.55 46.42 21.16
EV/EBITDA 8.49 12.66 12.82
EV/Sales 1.35 1.17 1.85
Earnings yield 7.10% 5.07% 2.11%
Free cash flow yield 3.91% 2.15% 2.16%

Profitability

Metric FUL IOSP Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 32.34% 27.46% 29.23%
Operating margin 10.71% 7.00% 3.63%
Net margin 5.56% 6.60% 2.89%
Free cash flow margin 3.06% 2.79% 3.76%
Return on equity 9.58% 9.16% 3.62%
Return on assets 3.73% 6.65% 0.35%
Return on invested capital 5.77% 7.32% 2.75%

Growth

Metric FUL IOSP Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 1.48% 2.87% 4.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 19.57% 228.87% (14.40%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.48% 8.31% 6.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 4.20% 32.36% 0.00%

Health

Metric FUL IOSP Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.95 0.00 0.54
Current ratio 1.82 2.78 1.94
Net debt to EBITDA 3.58 (1.69) 2.03

Dividend

Metric FUL IOSP Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 1.89% 1.85% 1.73%
Payout ratio 0.27 0.37 0.41

Size

Metric FUL IOSP Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 2.78b 2.38b 2.41b

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