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 $1.2B — 3.1× the size. Greif Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 14.3× against 32.3×. Myers Industries, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 15.1% against −10.1%. Greif Inc. has the higher net margin (6.81% vs 4.34%) and the lower return on invested capital (7.77% vs 10.1%). Both pay a dividend; Greif Inc. yields more (3.22% vs 2.94%). Across the 23 metrics below, Greif Inc. leads on 14 and Myers Industries, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric GEF.B MYE Packaging & Containers median
P/E 14.26 32.33 15.79
P/S 1.14 1.39 0.88
P/B 1.64 3.84 1.60
Price to free cash flow 7.40 12.55 13.41
EV/EBITDA 6.81 10.73 9.04
EV/Sales 1.32 1.72 1.31
Earnings yield 7.01% 3.09% 5.04%
Free cash flow yield 13.52% 7.97% 6.34%

Profitability

Metric GEF.B MYE Packaging & Containers median
Gross margin 22.42% 34.67% 20.03%
Operating margin 10.83% 11.07% 8.36%
Net margin 6.81% 4.34% 4.53%
Free cash flow margin 15.46% 11.11% 5.14%
Return on equity 11.28% 12.39% 11.28%
Return on assets 4.78% 4.29% 4.29%
Return on invested capital 7.77% 10.12% 6.43%

Growth

Metric GEF.B MYE Packaging & Containers median
Revenue growth (TTM) (10.05%) 15.10% 9.10%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (21.72%) 389.47% —
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 1.04 0.78
Current ratio 1.29 1.61 1.29
Net debt to EBITDA 3.55 2.65 2.65

Dividend

Metric GEF.B MYE Packaging & Containers median
Dividend yield 3.22% 2.94% 2.79%
Payout ratio 0.30 0.39 0.28

Size

Metric GEF.B MYE Packaging & Containers median
Market cap 3.71b 1.19b 3.71b

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