Huntsman Corporation (HUN) vs Olin Corporation (OLN)

Huntsman Corporation and Olin Corporation are both Chemicals companies. Olin Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $1.9B against $1.5B — 1.2× the size. Huntsman Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.65% against 0.60%. Olin Corporation has the higher net margin (−2.94% vs −3.05%) and the lower return on invested capital (−1.44% vs −0.43%). Both pay a dividend; Huntsman Corporation yields more (3.94% vs 1.63%). Across the 20 metrics below, Huntsman Corporation leads on 12 and Olin Corporation on 8.

Valuation

Metric HUN OLN Chemicals median
P/E n/m n/m —
P/S 0.26 0.28 0.44
P/B 0.53 1.09 1.13
Price to free cash flow n/m 18.60 7.30
EV/EBITDA 12.44 12.29 9.48
EV/Sales 0.56 0.72 0.86
Earnings yield (11.69%) (10.53%) (10.53%)
Free cash flow yield (0.58%) 5.38% 4.86%

Profitability

Metric HUN OLN Chemicals median
Gross margin 13.50% 6.87% 16.03%
Operating margin (0.54%) (1.57%) (0.82%)
Net margin (3.05%) (2.94%) (3.05%)
Free cash flow margin (0.15%) 1.50% 1.50%
Return on equity (6.01%) (10.64%) (5.24%)
Return on assets (2.51%) (2.61%) (2.51%)
Return on invested capital (0.43%) (1.44%) (0.75%)

Growth

Metric HUN OLN Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.65% 0.60% 2.53%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (50.00%) (196.95%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 0.95% 3.32% 2.20%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric HUN OLN Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.71 1.77 0.71
Current ratio 1.33 1.42 1.99
Net debt to EBITDA 10.14 5.05 3.49

Dividend

Metric HUN OLN Chemicals median
Dividend yield 3.94% 1.63% 2.33%
Payout ratio 1.80 0.13 0.00

Size

Metric HUN OLN Chemicals median
Market cap 1.54b 1.91b 643.59m

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