Greif, Inc. (GEF) vs TriMas Corporation (TRS)

Greif, Inc. and TriMas Corporation are both Packaging & Containers companies. Greif, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.3B against $1.4B — 3.1× the size. TriMas Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 1.6× against 13.5×. TriMas Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 57.5% against −10.1%. TriMas Corporation has the higher net margin (117.9% vs 6.81%) and the lower return on invested capital (−0.77% vs 7.77%). Both pay a dividend; Greif, Inc. yields more (2.87% vs 0.41%). Across the 22 metrics below, Greif, Inc. leads on 11 and TriMas Corporation on 11.

Valuation

Metric GEF TRS Packaging & Containers median
P/E 13.48 1.61 17.11
P/S 0.87 1.81 0.87
P/B 1.25 0.96 1.66
Price to free cash flow 5.62 n/m 13.16
EV/EBITDA 5.39 11.61 9.21
EV/Sales 1.04 0.71 1.35
Earnings yield 7.42% 62.09% 4.96%
Free cash flow yield 17.80% (0.82%) 6.15%

Profitability

Metric GEF TRS Packaging & Containers median
Gross margin 22.42% 22.28% 20.03%
Operating margin 10.83% (0.95%) 8.36%
Net margin 6.81% 117.92% 4.53%
Free cash flow margin 15.46% (1.48%) 5.14%
Return on equity 11.28% 83.90% 11.28%
Return on assets 4.78% 49.05% 4.29%
Return on invested capital 7.77% (0.77%) 6.43%

Growth

Metric GEF TRS Packaging & Containers median
Revenue growth (TTM) (10.05%) 57.49% 9.10%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (21.72%) 400.00% 0.69%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.46% (3.46%) 5.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 17.14% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric GEF TRS Packaging & Containers median
Debt to equity 0.35 0.28 0.78
Current ratio 1.29 5.44 1.29
Net debt to EBITDA 3.55 4.42 2.65

Dividend

Metric GEF TRS Packaging & Containers median
Dividend yield 2.87% 0.41% 3.14%
Payout ratio 0.39 0.01 0.56

Size

Metric GEF TRS Packaging & Containers median
Market cap 4.34b 1.40b 3.71b

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