Greif Inc. (GEF.B) vs Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT)

Greif Inc. and Karat Packaging Inc. are both Packaging & Containers companies. Greif Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.7B against $1.1B — 3.4× the size. Greif Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 14.3× against 21.2×. Karat Packaging Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.6% against −10.1%. Karat Packaging Inc. has the higher net margin (10.2% vs 6.81%) and the higher return on invested capital (25.5% vs 7.77%). Both pay a dividend; Greif Inc. yields more (3.22% vs 1.15%). Across the 23 metrics below, Karat Packaging Inc. leads on 12 and Greif Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric GEF.B KRT Packaging & Containers median
P/E 14.26 21.18 15.79
P/S 1.14 2.15 0.88
P/B 1.64 6.09 1.60
Price to free cash flow 7.40 20.32 13.41
EV/EBITDA 6.81 12.23 9.04
EV/Sales 1.32 2.11 1.31
Earnings yield 7.01% 4.72% 5.04%
Free cash flow yield 13.52% 4.92% 6.34%

Profitability

Metric GEF.B KRT Packaging & Containers median
Gross margin 22.42% 40.73% 20.03%
Operating margin 10.83% 12.79% 8.36%
Net margin 6.81% 10.18% 4.53%
Free cash flow margin 15.46% 10.58% 5.14%
Return on equity 11.28% 29.80% 11.28%
Return on assets 4.78% 15.74% 4.29%
Return on invested capital 7.77% 25.49% 6.43%

Growth

Metric GEF.B KRT Packaging & Containers median
Revenue growth (TTM) (10.05%) 11.62% 9.10%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (21.72%) 4.70% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.46% 9.62% 5.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 17.14% 12.44% 0.00%

Health

Metric GEF.B KRT Packaging & Containers median
Debt to equity 0.35 0.20 0.78
Current ratio 1.29 2.25 1.29
Net debt to EBITDA 3.55 (0.03) 2.65

Dividend

Metric GEF.B KRT Packaging & Containers median
Dividend yield 3.22% 1.15% 2.79%
Payout ratio 0.30 0.00 0.28

Size

Metric GEF.B KRT Packaging & Containers median
Market cap 3.71b 1.09b 3.71b

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