FST Corp. (KBSX) vs Xponential Fitness, Inc. (XPOF)

FST Corp. and Xponential Fitness, Inc. are both Leisure companies. Xponential Fitness, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $217.7M against $61.6M — 3.5× the size. Xponential Fitness, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; FST Corp. trades at 9.8×. Xponential Fitness, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −8.95% against −11.0%. FST Corp. has the higher net margin (11.4% vs −19.1%) and the lower return on invested capital (4.11% vs 9.84%). Across the 17 metrics below, Xponential Fitness, Inc. leads on 9 and FST Corp. on 8.

Valuation

Metric KBSX XPOF Leisure median
P/E 9.83 n/m 17.39
P/S 1.16 0.64 1.08
P/B 3.74 n/m 1.75
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 11.20
EV/EBITDA 32.50 13.03 10.96
EV/Sales 1.59 2.34 1.87
Earnings yield 10.17% (33.41%) 3.10%
Free cash flow yield (1.54%) (1.55%) 5.07%

Profitability

Metric KBSX XPOF Leisure median
Gross margin 47.55% 82.36% 47.50%
Operating margin 4.91% 6.21% 4.91%
Net margin 11.40% (19.08%) 7.35%
Free cash flow margin (1.79%) (1.00%) 6.81%
Return on equity 44.58% 15.97% 1.21%
Return on assets 9.76% (15.51%) 2.20%
Return on invested capital 4.11% 9.84% 5.26%

Growth

Metric KBSX XPOF Leisure median
Revenue growth (TTM) (11.01%) (8.95%) 2.89%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 60.56% 32.07% (4.35%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 24.19% 5.32%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric KBSX XPOF Leisure median
Debt to equity 1.81 (1.37) 0.00
Current ratio 0.92 0.75 1.76
Net debt to EBITDA 10.17 6.34 1.53

Dividend

Metric KBSX XPOF Leisure median
Dividend yield — — 1.77%
Payout ratio — — 0.27

Size

Metric KBSX XPOF Leisure median
Market cap 61.58m 217.68m 555.10m

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