MillerKnoll, Inc. (MLKN) vs Whirlpool Corporation (WHR)

MillerKnoll, Inc. and Whirlpool Corporation are both Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances companies. Whirlpool Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $2.1B against $1.5B — 1.4× the size. Whirlpool Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; MillerKnoll, Inc. trades at 15.5×. MillerKnoll, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.20% against −6.41%. MillerKnoll, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.57% vs −1.03%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.96% vs 2.83%). Both pay a dividend; Whirlpool Corporation yields more (5.72% vs 3.42%). Across the 22 metrics below, MillerKnoll, Inc. leads on 16 and Whirlpool Corporation on 6.

Valuation

Metric MLKN WHR Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
P/E 15.53 n/m 15.05
P/S 0.40 0.14 0.57
P/B 1.12 0.56 1.15
Price to free cash flow 13.68 5.73 10.12
EV/EBITDA 7.61 8.03 7.61
EV/Sales 0.69 0.55 0.68
Earnings yield 6.44% (6.33%) 3.17%
Free cash flow yield 7.31% 17.46% 7.12%

Profitability

Metric MLKN WHR Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 39.53% 13.07% 37.63%
Operating margin 5.16% 2.94% 2.99%
Net margin 2.57% (1.03%) 2.29%
Free cash flow margin 3.04% 2.47% 4.26%
Return on equity 7.37% (4.72%) 7.66%
Return on assets 2.46% (0.89%) 2.30%
Return on invested capital 4.96% 2.83% 3.70%

Growth

Metric MLKN WHR Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Revenue growth (TTM) 1.20% (6.41%) 1.07%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 344.44% 196.42% (6.04%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.28% (4.41%) 0.50%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (12.12%) (21.62%) 0.00%

Health

Metric MLKN WHR Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Debt to equity 0.96 1.84 0.06
Current ratio 1.65 1.15 2.00
Net debt to EBITDA 3.20 4.17 0.21

Dividend

Metric MLKN WHR Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Dividend yield 3.42% 5.72% 2.87%
Payout ratio 0.53 0.62 0.51

Size

Metric MLKN WHR Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 1.51b 2.07b 228.02m

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