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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) vs Sasol Ltd. (SSL)

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. and Sasol Ltd. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $21.6B against $9.6B — 2.2× the size. Sasol Ltd. trades at the lower P/E: 3.3× against 121×. Sasol Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 26.6% against 6.33%. Sasol Ltd. has the higher net margin (8.89% vs 1.67%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 2.52%). Only International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. pays a dividend (1.85%). Across the 20 metrics below, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. leads on 11 and Sasol Ltd. on 9.

Valuation

Metric IFF SSL Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 121.48 3.27 24.46
P/S 2.01 n/m 1.64
P/B 1.65 n/m 1.88
Price to free cash flow 42.28 n/m 19.15
EV/EBITDA 17.12 0.37 12.87
EV/Sales 2.56 0.11 1.88
Earnings yield 0.82% 30.61% 2.42%
Free cash flow yield 2.37% 0.00% 2.25%

Profitability

Metric IFF SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 36.49% 33.45% 27.84%
Operating margin 7.15% 0.00% 5.64%
Net margin 1.67% 8.89% 4.19%
Free cash flow margin 4.75% 0.00% 3.49%
Return on equity 1.32% 0.00% 2.34%
Return on assets 0.72% 0.00% 0.45%
Return on invested capital 2.52% 0.00% 3.21%

Growth

Metric IFF SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.33% 26.64% 6.39%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (240.38%) 91.38% (9.77%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 16.46% 4.12% 6.33%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 4.08% 0.00%

Health

Metric IFF SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.47 0.65 0.59
Current ratio 1.87 1.79 2.28
Net debt to EBITDA 7.16 1.56 2.03

Dividend

Metric IFF SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 1.85% 0.00% 1.80%
Payout ratio 2.25 — 0.40

Size

Metric IFF SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 21.62b 9.63b 2.08b

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