Greif, Inc. (GEF) vs Greif Inc. (GEF.B)

Greif, Inc. and Greif Inc. are both Packaging & Containers companies. Greif, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.4B against $3.7B — 1.2× the size. Greif, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 13.6× against 14.3×. Both pay a dividend; Greif, Inc. yields more (3.32% vs 3.22%). Across the 9 metrics below, Greif, Inc. leads on 9 and Greif Inc. on 0.

Valuation

Metric GEF GEF.B Packaging & Containers median
P/E 13.56 14.26 15.79
P/S 0.87 1.14 0.88
P/B 1.26 1.64 1.60
Price to free cash flow 5.65 7.40 13.41
EV/EBITDA 5.42 6.81 9.04
EV/Sales 1.05 1.32 1.31
Earnings yield 7.37% 7.01% 5.04%
Free cash flow yield 17.69% 13.52% 6.34%

Profitability

Metric GEF GEF.B Packaging & Containers median
Gross margin 22.42% 22.42% 20.03%
Operating margin 10.83% 10.83% 8.36%
Net margin 6.81% 6.81% 4.53%
Free cash flow margin 15.46% 15.46% 5.14%
Return on equity 11.28% 11.28% 11.28%
Return on assets 4.78% 4.78% 4.29%
Return on invested capital 7.77% 7.77% 6.43%

Growth

Metric GEF GEF.B Packaging & Containers median
Revenue growth (TTM) (10.05%) (10.05%) 9.10%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (21.72%) (21.72%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.46% 3.46% 5.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 17.14% 17.14% 0.00%

Health

Metric GEF GEF.B Packaging & Containers median
Debt to equity 0.35 0.35 0.78
Current ratio 1.29 1.29 1.29
Net debt to EBITDA 3.55 3.55 2.65

Dividend

Metric GEF GEF.B Packaging & Containers median
Dividend yield 3.32% 3.22% 2.79%
Payout ratio 0.30 0.30 0.28

Size

Metric GEF GEF.B Packaging & Containers median
Market cap 4.35b 3.71b 3.71b

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