Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO) vs ZJK Industrial Co., Ltd. (ZJK)

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. and ZJK Industrial Co., Ltd. are both Tools & Accessories companies. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $15.0B against $88.8M — 169.0× the size. Across the 9 metrics below, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. leads on 5 and ZJK Industrial Co., Ltd. on 4.

Valuation

Metric LECO ZJK Tools & Accessories median
P/E 27.23 — 27.23
P/S 3.36 — 1.35
P/B 10.03 n/m 2.07
Price to free cash flow 30.07 n/m 18.75
EV/EBITDA 18.34 n/m 12.96
EV/Sales 3.58 n/m 1.73
Earnings yield 3.67% — 3.56%
Free cash flow yield 3.33% 0.00% 3.70%

Profitability

Metric LECO ZJK Tools & Accessories median
Gross margin 35.49% — 34.45%
Operating margin 17.29% — 10.43%
Net margin 12.40% — 6.54%
Free cash flow margin 11.17% 0.00% 8.16%
Return on equity 38.75% 0.00% 7.80%
Return on assets 14.93% 0.00% 3.79%
Return on invested capital 20.71% 0.00% 6.23%

Growth

Metric LECO ZJK Tools & Accessories median
Revenue growth (TTM) 11.13% — 5.96%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 14.36% 166.67% 35.90%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.78% — 5.26%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 20.36% — 2.99%

Health

Metric LECO ZJK Tools & Accessories median
Debt to equity 0.74 0.00 0.44
Current ratio 1.91 2.19 2.71
Net debt to EBITDA 1.21 (1.72) 1.21

Dividend

Metric LECO ZJK Tools & Accessories median
Dividend yield 1.10% — 1.49%
Payout ratio 0.30 — 0.38

Size

Metric LECO ZJK Tools & Accessories median
Market cap 15.00b 88.76m 7.69b

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