Gorman-Rupp Company (The) (GRC) vs MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS (MWA)

Gorman-Rupp Company (The) and MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS are both Specialty Industrial Machinery companies. MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS is the larger, with a market value of $3.4B against $2.0B — 1.7× the size. MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS trades at the lower P/E: 15.1× against 31.3×. MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.88% against 4.18%. MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS has the higher net margin (15.0% vs 8.88%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.7% vs 9.68%). Both pay a dividend; Gorman-Rupp Company (The) yields more (1.97% vs 1.78%). Across the 23 metrics below, MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS leads on 18 and Gorman-Rupp Company (The) on 5.

Valuation

Metric GRC MWA Specialty Industrial Machinery median
P/E 31.31 15.13 29.62
P/S 2.79 2.29 2.77
P/B 4.44 3.02 3.04
Price to free cash flow 19.14 20.95 23.81
EV/EBITDA 16.62 9.90 16.05
EV/Sales 3.15 2.26 2.94
Earnings yield 3.19% 6.61% 3.08%
Free cash flow yield 5.23% 4.77% 3.12%

Profitability

Metric GRC MWA Specialty Industrial Machinery median
Gross margin 31.44% 37.86% 35.90%
Operating margin 14.84% 19.42% 11.22%
Net margin 8.88% 15.02% 7.80%
Free cash flow margin 14.59% 12.23% 9.51%
Return on equity 14.86% 21.68% 11.10%
Return on assets 7.22% 12.06% 4.63%
Return on invested capital 9.68% 16.66% 5.37%

Growth

Metric GRC MWA Specialty Industrial Machinery median
Revenue growth (TTM) 4.18% 5.88% 6.45%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 32.03% 64.86% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 14.35% 8.20% 8.31%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 16.05% 21.63% 5.04%

Health

Metric GRC MWA Specialty Industrial Machinery median
Debt to equity 0.62 0.40 0.35
Current ratio 2.81 4.64 2.11
Net debt to EBITDA 2.19 0.07 1.32

Dividend

Metric GRC MWA Specialty Industrial Machinery median
Dividend yield 1.97% 1.78% 1.12%
Payout ratio 0.84 0.50 0.17

Size

Metric GRC MWA Specialty Industrial Machinery median
Market cap 1.97b 3.35b 1.97b

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