MOLECULAR DATA (MKD) vs Valhi, Inc. (VHI)

MOLECULAR DATA and Valhi, Inc. are both Chemicals companies. Valhi, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $454.6M against $74.9M — 6.1× the size. MOLECULAR DATA has the higher net margin (−2.29% vs −2.30%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 0.95%). Across the 14 metrics below, MOLECULAR DATA leads on 8 and Valhi, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric MKD VHI Chemicals median
P/E n/m n/m —
P/S n/m 0.21 0.44
P/B n/m 0.33 1.13
Price to free cash flow n/m 6.77 7.30
EV/EBITDA n/m 8.63 9.48
EV/Sales (0.03) 0.37 0.86
Earnings yield 0.00% (11.19%) (10.53%)
Free cash flow yield 0.00% 14.77% 4.86%

Profitability

Metric MKD VHI Chemicals median
Gross margin 33.02% 16.72% 16.03%
Operating margin 0.00% 1.22% (0.82%)
Net margin (2.29%) (2.30%) (3.05%)
Free cash flow margin (3.62%) 3.13% 1.50%
Return on equity 0.00% (3.61%) (5.24%)
Return on assets 0.00% (1.91%) (2.51%)
Return on invested capital 0.00% 0.95% (0.75%)

Growth

Metric MKD VHI Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) — 2.10% 2.53%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (45.25%) (153.30%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 2.61% 2.20%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric MKD VHI Chemicals median
Debt to equity 1.15 0.42 0.71
Current ratio 1.10 3.37 1.99
Net debt to EBITDA 0.84 4.82 3.49

Dividend

Metric MKD VHI Chemicals median
Dividend yield — 2.33% 2.33%
Payout ratio 0.00 1.33 0.00

Size

Metric MKD VHI Chemicals median
Market cap 74.92m 454.56m 643.59m

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