Hershey Company (The) (HSY) vs Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (TR)

Hershey Company (The) and Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. are both Confectioners companies. Hershey Company (The) is the larger, with a market value of $35.7B against $2.9B — 12.2× the size. Hershey Company (The) trades at the lower P/E: 15.2× against 30.3×. Hershey Company (The) grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.69% against 1.65%. Hershey Company (The) has the higher net margin (14.6% vs 13.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (17.1% vs 6.74%). Both pay a dividend; Hershey Company (The) yields more (3.24% vs 0.91%). Across the 23 metrics below, Hershey Company (The) leads on 16 and Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric HSY TR Confectioners median
P/E 15.22 30.32 —
P/S 2.11 3.98 2.13
P/B 5.31 3.07 —
Price to free cash flow 12.21 36.45 —
EV/EBITDA 9.84 27.99 —
EV/Sales 2.48 3.78 2.55
Earnings yield 6.57% 3.30% 3.30%
Free cash flow yield 8.19% 2.74% 2.74%

Profitability

Metric HSY TR Confectioners median
Gross margin 41.95% 34.49% 34.26%
Operating margin 20.77% 11.89% 11.89%
Net margin 14.63% 12.99% 10.22%
Free cash flow margin 17.31% 10.91% 9.18%
Return on equity 38.00% 10.35% 10.35%
Return on assets 13.06% 7.79% 5.70%
Return on invested capital 17.06% 6.74% 6.74%

Growth

Metric HSY TR Confectioners median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.69% 1.65% 1.65%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (60.26%) 15.66% (44.74%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.49% 9.23% 7.71%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (7.13%) 11.14% 0.00%

Health

Metric HSY TR Confectioners median
Debt to equity 1.05 0.00 0.04
Current ratio 1.24 2.89 0.62
Net debt to EBITDA 2.30 (1.54) 0.21

Dividend

Metric HSY TR Confectioners median
Dividend yield 3.24% 0.91% —
Payout ratio 0.65 0.28 —

Size

Metric HSY TR Confectioners median
Market cap 35.66b 2.93b 2.97b

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