Greif Inc. (GEF.B) vs Ranpak Holdings Corp (PACK)

Greif Inc. and Ranpak Holdings Corp are both Packaging & Containers companies. Greif Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.7B against $298.4M — 12.4× the size. Ranpak Holdings Corp has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Greif Inc. trades at 14.6×. Ranpak Holdings Corp grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.77% against −10.1%. Greif Inc. has the higher net margin (6.81% vs −9.09%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.77% vs −0.91%). Across the 21 metrics below, Greif Inc. leads on 15 and Ranpak Holdings Corp on 6.

Valuation

Metric GEF.B PACK Packaging & Containers median
P/E 14.59 n/m 17.11
P/S 1.17 0.71 0.87
P/B 1.68 0.57 1.66
Price to free cash flow 7.57 23.52 13.16
EV/EBITDA 6.95 11.71 9.21
EV/Sales 1.35 1.57 1.35
Earnings yield 6.85% (12.72%) 4.96%
Free cash flow yield 13.21% 4.25% 6.15%

Profitability

Metric GEF.B PACK Packaging & Containers median
Gross margin 22.42% 33.57% 20.03%
Operating margin 10.83% (3.06%) 8.36%
Net margin 6.81% (9.09%) 4.53%
Free cash flow margin 15.46% 1.72% 5.14%
Return on equity 11.28% (7.18%) 11.28%
Return on assets 4.78% (3.40%) 4.29%
Return on invested capital 7.77% (0.91%) 6.43%

Growth

Metric GEF.B PACK Packaging & Containers median
Revenue growth (TTM) (10.05%) 9.77% 9.10%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (21.72%) (95.65%) 0.69%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.46% 5.78% 5.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 17.14% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric GEF.B PACK Packaging & Containers median
Debt to equity 0.35 0.77 0.78
Current ratio 1.29 1.79 1.29
Net debt to EBITDA 3.55 7.76 2.65

Dividend

Metric GEF.B PACK Packaging & Containers median
Dividend yield — — 3.14%
Payout ratio — — 0.56

Size

Metric GEF.B PACK Packaging & Containers median
Market cap 3.71b 298.44m 3.71b

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