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J & J Snack Foods Corp. (JJSF) vs The Marzetti Company (MZTI)

J & J Snack Foods Corp. and The Marzetti Company are both Packaged Foods companies. The Marzetti Company is the larger, with a market value of $3.0B against $1.7B — 1.7× the size. The Marzetti Company trades at the lower P/E: 17.2× against 34.7×. The Marzetti Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −0.94% against −4.69%. The Marzetti Company has the higher net margin (9.04% vs 3.23%) and the higher return on invested capital (11.2% vs 4.38%). Both pay a dividend; The Marzetti Company yields more (3.68% vs 3.52%). Across the 23 metrics below, The Marzetti Company leads on 14 and J & J Snack Foods Corp. on 9.

Valuation

Metric JJSF MZTI Packaged Foods median
P/E 34.71 17.17 12.84
P/S 1.12 1.54 0.67
P/B 1.91 2.82 1.58
Price to free cash flow 18.42 14.40 8.97
EV/EBITDA 12.50 10.61 8.34
EV/Sales 1.11 1.64 0.97
Earnings yield 2.88% 5.82% 2.16%
Free cash flow yield 5.43% 6.94% 5.54%

Profitability

Metric JJSF MZTI Packaged Foods median
Gross margin 31.25% 24.47% 28.37%
Operating margin 3.95% 11.52% 2.53%
Net margin 3.23% 9.04% 0.53%
Free cash flow margin 6.06% 10.73% 2.31%
Return on equity 5.29% 16.75% 0.00%
Return on assets 3.56% 11.71% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 4.38% 11.22% 0.00%

Growth

Metric JJSF MZTI Packaged Foods median
Revenue growth (TTM) (4.69%) (0.94%) 3.59%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (24.49%) 14.99% 4.57%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.15% 5.64% 3.81%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 29.08% 6.13% 0.00%

Health

Metric JJSF MZTI Packaged Foods median
Debt to equity 0.03 0.19 0.18
Current ratio 2.34 1.53 1.84
Net debt to EBITDA (0.66) 0.56 0.73

Dividend

Metric JJSF MZTI Packaged Foods median
Dividend yield 3.52% 3.68% 3.68%
Payout ratio 1.23 0.63 0.62

Size

Metric JJSF MZTI Packaged Foods median
Market cap 1.70b 2.96b 268.23m

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