Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK) vs Myers Industries, Inc. (MYE)

Graphic Packaging Holding Company and Myers Industries, Inc. are both Packaging & Containers companies. Graphic Packaging Holding Company is the larger, with a market value of $3.4B against $1.0B — 3.4× the size. Myers Industries, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 35.7× against 45.4×. Myers Industries, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.1% against 0.35%. Myers Industries, Inc. has the higher net margin (3.34% vs 0.86%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.4% vs 2.77%). Both pay a dividend; Graphic Packaging Holding Company yields more (3.82% vs 2.00%). Across the 23 metrics below, Myers Industries, Inc. leads on 15 and Graphic Packaging Holding Company on 8.

Valuation

Metric GPK MYE Packaging & Containers median
P/E 45.38 35.72 20.50
P/S 0.40 1.19 0.84
P/B 1.07 3.34 1.81
Price to free cash flow 8.24 12.21 13.39
EV/EBITDA 8.91 9.53 9.53
EV/Sales 0.99 1.47 1.39
Earnings yield 2.20% 2.80% 2.89%
Free cash flow yield 12.13% 8.19% 5.42%

Profitability

Metric GPK MYE Packaging & Containers median
Gross margin 13.98% 33.86% 20.09%
Operating margin 4.29% 10.69% 6.42%
Net margin 0.86% 3.34% 3.43%
Free cash flow margin 4.80% 9.72% 4.78%
Return on equity 2.28% 9.71% 2.28%
Return on assets 0.63% 3.46% 1.04%
Return on invested capital 2.77% 10.43% 4.57%

Growth

Metric GPK MYE Packaging & Containers median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.35% 10.12% 4.05%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (31.48%) 389.47% 0.69%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.61% 10.10% 5.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 21.60% (1.02%) 0.00%

Health

Metric GPK MYE Packaging & Containers median
Debt to equity 1.71 0.98 0.79
Current ratio 1.19 1.89 1.29
Net debt to EBITDA 3.95 2.65 2.59

Dividend

Metric GPK MYE Packaging & Containers median
Dividend yield 3.82% 2.00% 3.38%
Payout ratio 1.73 0.71 0.60

Size

Metric GPK MYE Packaging & Containers median
Market cap 3.42b 1.01b 3.71b

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