Grifols, S.A. (GRFS) vs Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO)

Grifols, S.A. and Novo Nordisk A/S are both Drug Manufacturers General companies. Novo Nordisk A/S is the larger, with a market value of $134.8B against $2.2B — 61.9× the size. Novo Nordisk A/S trades at the lower P/E: 10.1× against 18.2×. Novo Nordisk A/S grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.1% against 10.9%. Novo Nordisk A/S has the higher net margin (34.1% vs 6.02%) and the higher return on invested capital (29.6% vs 4.76%). Both pay a dividend; Novo Nordisk A/S yields more (4.46% vs 1.12%). Across the 23 metrics below, Novo Nordisk A/S leads on 16 and Grifols, S.A. on 7.

Valuation

Metric GRFS NVO Drug Manufacturers General median
P/E 18.23 10.12 26.51
P/S 0.65 3.41 3.49
P/B 0.60 5.28 5.28
Price to free cash flow 7.65 25.76 21.67
EV/EBITDA 8.40 6.99 14.73
EV/Sales 1.77 3.67 4.15
Earnings yield 5.49% 9.88% 2.41%
Free cash flow yield 13.08% 3.88% 4.07%

Profitability

Metric GRFS NVO Drug Manufacturers General median
Gross margin 37.55% 80.89% 73.01%
Operating margin 16.69% 42.66% 18.34%
Net margin 6.02% 34.09% 7.31%
Free cash flow margin 8.51% 13.25% 18.56%
Return on equity 5.80% 58.84% 5.80%
Return on assets 2.28% 20.52% 2.28%
Return on invested capital 4.76% 29.63% 6.26%

Growth

Metric GRFS NVO Drug Manufacturers General median
Revenue growth (TTM) 10.87% 11.14% 6.72%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 168.00% 6.40% 21.81%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.89% 19.20% 4.75%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (8.43%) 19.16% 0.00%

Health

Metric GRFS NVO Drug Manufacturers General median
Debt to equity 1.12 0.62 0.62
Current ratio 2.33 0.84 1.39
Net debt to EBITDA 5.19 0.65 1.15

Dividend

Metric GRFS NVO Drug Manufacturers General median
Dividend yield 1.12% 4.46% 2.32%
Payout ratio 0.20 0.45 0.59

Size

Metric GRFS NVO Drug Manufacturers General median
Market cap 2.18b 134.84b 129.04b

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