GSK PLC Sponsored ADR (GSK) vs Sanofi (SNY)

GSK PLC Sponsored ADR and Sanofi are both Drug Manufacturers General companies. Sanofi is the larger, with a market value of $111.8B against $101.0B — 1.1× the size. GSK PLC Sponsored ADR trades at the lower P/E: 16.7× against 23.2×. Sanofi grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 26.3% against 6.90%. GSK PLC Sponsored ADR has the higher net margin (13.0% vs 8.27%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.61% vs 7.05%). Both pay a dividend; Sanofi yields more (5.18% vs 3.60%). Across the 23 metrics below, Sanofi leads on 14 and GSK PLC Sponsored ADR on 9.

Valuation

Metric GSK SNY Drug Manufacturers General median
P/E 16.73 23.17 26.57
P/S 2.25 1.90 3.49
P/B 4.09 1.39 5.20
Price to free cash flow 11.44 6.71 21.34
EV/EBITDA 10.56 11.40 14.80
EV/Sales 2.87 2.13 4.09
Earnings yield 5.98% 4.32% 2.40%
Free cash flow yield 8.74% 14.90% 4.43%

Profitability

Metric GSK SNY Drug Manufacturers General median
Gross margin 72.64% 73.44% 73.01%
Operating margin 17.95% 18.73% 18.34%
Net margin 13.02% 8.27% 7.31%
Free cash flow margin 19.65% 40.26% 18.52%
Return on equity 25.48% 0.00% 5.80%
Return on assets 6.53% 3.24% 2.28%
Return on invested capital 9.61% 7.05% 6.26%

Growth

Metric GSK SNY Drug Manufacturers General median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.90% 26.32% 6.72%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 133.96% 45.97% 21.81%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (0.32%) 4.37% 4.75%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.42% (8.87%) 0.00%

Health

Metric GSK SNY Drug Manufacturers General median
Debt to equity 1.29 0.25 0.63
Current ratio 0.86 1.12 1.39
Net debt to EBITDA 1.39 0.76 1.15

Dividend

Metric GSK SNY Drug Manufacturers General median
Dividend yield 3.60% 5.18% 2.31%
Payout ratio 0.61 1.20 0.59

Size

Metric GSK SNY Drug Manufacturers General median
Market cap 101.04b 111.81b 131.21b

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