Greif Inc. (GEF.B) vs Myers Industries, Inc. (MYE)

Greif Inc. and Myers Industries, Inc. are both Packaging & Containers companies. Greif Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.7B against $1.0B — 3.7× the size. Greif Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 13.0× against 35.7×. Myers Industries, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.1% against −10.1%. Greif Inc. has the higher net margin (6.81% vs 3.34%) and the lower return on invested capital (7.77% vs 10.4%). Across the 22 metrics below, Greif Inc. leads on 15 and Myers Industries, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric GEF.B MYE Packaging & Containers median
P/E 13.03 35.72 20.50
P/S 1.09 1.19 0.84
P/B 1.56 3.34 1.81
Price to free cash flow 7.03 12.21 13.39
EV/EBITDA 7.71 9.53 9.53
EV/Sales 1.26 1.47 1.39
Earnings yield 7.67% 2.80% 2.89%
Free cash flow yield 14.22% 8.19% 5.42%

Profitability

Metric GEF.B MYE Packaging & Containers median
Gross margin 22.42% 33.86% 20.09%
Operating margin 10.83% 10.69% 6.42%
Net margin 6.81% 3.34% 3.43%
Free cash flow margin 15.46% 9.72% 4.78%
Return on equity 11.28% 9.71% 2.28%
Return on assets 4.78% 3.46% 1.04%
Return on invested capital 7.77% 10.43% 4.57%

Growth

Metric GEF.B MYE Packaging & Containers median
Revenue growth (TTM) (10.05%) 10.12% 4.05%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (25.11%) 389.47% 0.69%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.46% 10.10% 5.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 17.14% (1.02%) 0.00%

Health

Metric GEF.B MYE Packaging & Containers median
Debt to equity 0.35 0.98 0.79
Current ratio 1.29 1.89 1.29
Net debt to EBITDA 3.55 2.65 2.59

Dividend

Metric GEF.B MYE Packaging & Containers median
Dividend yield — 2.00% 3.38%
Payout ratio — 0.71 0.60

Size

Metric GEF.B MYE Packaging & Containers median
Market cap 3.71b 1.01b 3.71b

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