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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) vs RPM International Inc. (RPM)

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. and RPM International Inc. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $23.0B against $12.8B — 1.8× the size. RPM International Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 18.4× against 83.2×. RPM International Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.96% against 3.49%. RPM International Inc. has the higher net margin (8.63% vs 2.56%) and the higher return on invested capital (11.2% vs 2.65%). Both pay a dividend; RPM International Inc. yields more (2.17% vs 1.76%). Across the 23 metrics below, RPM International Inc. leads on 19 and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. on 4.

Valuation

Metric IFF RPM Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 83.19 18.38 25.37
P/S 2.14 1.59 1.46
P/B 1.65 3.63 1.84
Price to free cash flow 41.51 16.71 21.16
EV/EBITDA 16.07 12.02 12.82
EV/Sales 2.61 1.85 1.85
Earnings yield 1.20% 5.44% 2.11%
Free cash flow yield 2.41% 5.98% 2.16%

Profitability

Metric IFF RPM Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 36.50% 41.17% 29.23%
Operating margin 7.48% 12.56% 3.63%
Net margin 2.56% 8.63% 2.89%
Free cash flow margin 5.15% 9.50% 3.76%
Return on equity 1.95% 21.04% 3.62%
Return on assets 1.08% 8.50% 0.35%
Return on invested capital 2.65% 11.22% 2.75%

Growth

Metric IFF RPM Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 3.49% 5.96% 4.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (253.68%) (3.36%) (14.40%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 16.46% 5.19% 6.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 5.73% 0.00%

Health

Metric IFF RPM Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.41 0.69 0.54
Current ratio 2.06 1.76 1.94
Net debt to EBITDA 7.16 1.87 2.03

Dividend

Metric IFF RPM Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 1.76% 2.17% 1.73%
Payout ratio 1.47 0.40 0.41

Size

Metric IFF RPM Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 23.04b 12.76b 2.41b

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