Johnson Controls International plc (JCI) vs Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (WMS)

Johnson Controls International plc and Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. are both Building Products & Equipment companies. Johnson Controls International plc is the larger, with a market value of $89.4B against $9.7B — 9.2× the size. Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 21.9× against 25.2×. Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.4% against 6.81%. Johnson Controls International plc has the higher net margin (14.3% vs 14.0%) and the lower return on invested capital (8.35% vs 12.3%). Both pay a dividend; Johnson Controls International plc yields more (1.10% vs 0.59%). Across the 23 metrics below, Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. leads on 18 and Johnson Controls International plc on 5.

Valuation

Metric JCI WMS Building Products & Equipment median
P/E 25.21 21.93 23.15
P/S 3.54 3.04 2.02
P/B 6.54 5.38 2.81
Price to free cash flow 27.60 17.76 16.84
EV/EBITDA 25.86 12.63 12.85
EV/Sales 3.89 3.52 2.04
Earnings yield 3.97% 4.56% 2.76%
Free cash flow yield 3.62% 5.63% 4.23%

Profitability

Metric JCI WMS Building Products & Equipment median
Gross margin 36.65% 38.65% 29.19%
Operating margin 11.95% 20.74% 6.99%
Net margin 14.32% 14.00% 4.05%
Free cash flow margin 12.82% 17.10% 7.60%
Return on equity 23.42% 25.71% 9.28%
Return on assets 8.71% 10.71% 2.88%
Return on invested capital 8.35% 12.34% 5.16%

Growth

Metric JCI WMS Building Products & Equipment median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.81% 10.37% 3.11%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 99.60% (5.56%) (34.13%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 1.12% 9.00% 5.37%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 39.14% 18.13% 0.00%

Health

Metric JCI WMS Building Products & Equipment median
Debt to equity 0.70 0.95 0.43
Current ratio 1.00 2.12 1.82
Net debt to EBITDA 3.02 1.80 0.98

Dividend

Metric JCI WMS Building Products & Equipment median
Dividend yield 1.10% 0.59% 1.43%
Payout ratio 0.28 0.13 0.29

Size

Metric JCI WMS Building Products & Equipment median
Market cap 89.43b 9.69b 1.17b

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