NPK International Inc. (NPKI) vs Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (ROCK)

NPK International Inc. and Gibraltar Industries, Inc. are both Building Products & Equipment companies. Gibraltar Industries, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.2B against $906.0M — 1.3× the size. Gibraltar Industries, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; NPK International Inc. trades at 21.6×. Gibraltar Industries, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 42.7% against 28.1%. NPK International Inc. has the higher net margin (14.2% vs −10.4%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.72% vs 3.28%). Across the 20 metrics below, NPK International Inc. leads on 12 and Gibraltar Industries, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric NPKI ROCK Building Products & Equipment median
P/E 21.58 n/m 23.15
P/S 3.03 0.78 2.02
P/B 2.46 1.27 2.81
Price to free cash flow 31.15 26.43 16.84
EV/EBITDA 11.07 14.62 12.85
EV/Sales 3.04 1.61 2.04
Earnings yield 4.63% (13.33%) 2.76%
Free cash flow yield 3.21% 3.78% 4.23%

Profitability

Metric NPKI ROCK Building Products & Equipment median
Gross margin 35.81% 24.80% 29.19%
Operating margin 17.34% 7.61% 6.99%
Net margin 14.20% (10.43%) 4.05%
Free cash flow margin 9.74% 2.95% 7.60%
Return on equity 12.19% (15.61%) 9.28%
Return on assets 10.12% (7.06%) 2.88%
Return on invested capital 8.72% 3.28% 5.16%

Growth

Metric NPKI ROCK Building Products & Equipment median
Revenue growth (TTM) 28.09% 42.68% 3.11%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 126.16% (133.18%) (34.13%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (10.87%) 1.92% 5.37%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric NPKI ROCK Building Products & Equipment median
Debt to equity 0.03 1.37 0.43
Current ratio 1.61 1.46 1.82
Net debt to EBITDA 0.16 (0.76) 0.98

Dividend

Metric NPKI ROCK Building Products & Equipment median
Dividend yield — — 1.43%
Payout ratio — — 0.29

Size

Metric NPKI ROCK Building Products & Equipment median
Market cap 905.98m 1.17b 1.17b

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