Nutrien Ltd. (NTR) vs The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG)

Nutrien Ltd. and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company are both Agricultural Inputs companies. Nutrien Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $35.4B against $3.0B — 11.9× the size. Nutrien Ltd. trades at the lower P/E: 14.6× against 40.7×. Nutrien Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.63% against 4.60%. Nutrien Ltd. has the higher net margin (8.44% vs 2.12%) and the lower return on invested capital (6.64% vs 12.7%). Both pay a dividend; The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company yields more (4.76% vs 4.12%). Across the 22 metrics below, Nutrien Ltd. leads on 12 and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company on 10.

Valuation

Metric NTR SMG Agricultural Inputs median
P/E 14.62 40.71 15.82
P/S 1.23 0.85 0.85
P/B 1.34 n/m 0.80
Price to free cash flow 18.68 11.25 13.58
EV/EBITDA 7.20 11.16 6.55
EV/Sales 1.60 1.45 1.07
Earnings yield 6.84% 2.46% 0.00%
Free cash flow yield 5.35% 8.89% 2.54%

Profitability

Metric NTR SMG Agricultural Inputs median
Gross margin 31.02% 31.75% 30.83%
Operating margin 13.70% 10.98% 0.30%
Net margin 8.44% 2.12% (7.81%)
Free cash flow margin 7.40% 7.56% 1.46%
Return on equity 9.32% (38.94%) (2.64%)
Return on assets 4.46% 2.36% (5.16%)
Return on invested capital 6.64% 12.74% 0.00%

Growth

Metric NTR SMG Agricultural Inputs median
Revenue growth (TTM) 8.63% 4.60% 8.74%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 242.65% 504.92% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.16% (3.75%) 3.77%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 37.63% (17.82%) 0.00%

Health

Metric NTR SMG Agricultural Inputs median
Debt to equity 0.44 (10.13) 0.47
Current ratio 1.39 1.21 1.55
Net debt to EBITDA 1.64 4.77 0.16

Dividend

Metric NTR SMG Agricultural Inputs median
Dividend yield 4.12% 4.76% 4.12%
Payout ratio 0.28 0.36 0.05

Size

Metric NTR SMG Agricultural Inputs median
Market cap 35.41b 2.98b 269.62m

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