H. B. Fuller Company (FUL) vs Perimeter Solutions, SA (PRM)

H. B. Fuller Company and Perimeter Solutions, SA are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Perimeter Solutions, SA is the larger, with a market value of $4.5B against $2.8B — 1.6× the size. Perimeter Solutions, SA has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; H. B. Fuller Company trades at 14.1×. Perimeter Solutions, SA grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 24.3% against 1.48%. H. B. Fuller Company has the higher net margin (5.56% vs −44.9%) and the higher return on invested capital (5.77% vs −11.1%). Across the 20 metrics below, H. B. Fuller Company leads on 15 and Perimeter Solutions, SA on 5.

Valuation

Metric FUL PRM Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 14.09 n/m 25.37
P/S 0.78 5.73 1.46
P/B 1.28 4.25 1.84
Price to free cash flow 25.55 52.97 21.16
EV/EBITDA 8.49 n/m 12.82
EV/Sales 1.35 7.23 1.85
Earnings yield 7.10% (8.29%) 2.11%
Free cash flow yield 3.91% 1.89% 2.16%

Profitability

Metric FUL PRM Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 32.34% 54.70% 29.23%
Operating margin 10.71% (50.60%) 3.63%
Net margin 5.56% (44.86%) 2.89%
Free cash flow margin 3.06% 10.81% 3.76%
Return on equity 9.58% (30.87%) 3.62%
Return on assets 3.73% (11.85%) 0.35%
Return on invested capital 5.77% (11.11%) 2.75%

Growth

Metric FUL PRM Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 1.48% 24.25% 4.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 19.57% (3,325.00%) (14.40%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.48% 13.97% 6.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 4.20% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric FUL PRM Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.95 1.19 0.54
Current ratio 1.82 1.57 1.94
Net debt to EBITDA 3.58 (2.79) 2.03

Dividend

Metric FUL PRM Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 1.89% — 1.73%
Payout ratio 0.27 — 0.41

Size

Metric FUL PRM Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 2.78b 4.47b 2.41b

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