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 $940.7M against $723.4M — 1.3× the size. Gibraltar Industries, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; NPK International Inc. trades at 17.3×. Gibraltar Industries, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 42.7% against 18.8%. NPK International Inc. has the higher net margin (14.0% vs −10.4%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.41% 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 17.32 n/m 23.33
P/S 2.37 0.65 2.09
P/B 2.00 1.05 2.85
Price to free cash flow 59.03 21.91 18.42
EV/EBITDA 8.83 13.41 13.29
EV/Sales 2.44 1.48 2.28
Earnings yield 5.77% (16.08%) 3.04%
Free cash flow yield 1.69% 4.56% 4.26%

Profitability

Metric NPKI ROCK Building Products & Equipment median
Gross margin 35.57% 24.80% 31.88%
Operating margin 16.95% 7.61% 7.18%
Net margin 14.00% (10.43%) 4.11%
Free cash flow margin 4.02% 2.95% 6.41%
Return on equity 12.32% (15.61%) 5.95%
Return on assets 9.92% (7.06%) 3.90%
Return on invested capital 8.41% 3.28% 5.54%

Growth

Metric NPKI ROCK Building Products & Equipment median
Revenue growth (TTM) 18.80% 42.68% 6.27%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 126.16% (133.18%) (28.29%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (10.87%) 1.92% 4.81%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric NPKI ROCK Building Products & Equipment median
Debt to equity 0.07 1.37 0.55
Current ratio 1.68 1.46 1.83
Net debt to EBITDA 0.16 (0.76) 1.45

Dividend

Metric NPKI ROCK Building Products & Equipment median
Dividend yield — — 1.37%
Payout ratio — — 0.28

Size

Metric NPKI ROCK Building Products & Equipment median
Market cap 723.41m 940.68m 3.22b

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