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NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. (NWPX) vs Worthington Steel, Inc. (WS)

NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. and Worthington Steel, Inc. are both Steel companies. Worthington Steel, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.0B against $945.9M — 2.1× the size. Worthington Steel, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. trades at 19.3×. Worthington Steel, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 69.1% against 15.1%. NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. has the higher net margin (8.49% vs −0.72%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.1% vs 0.11%). Across the 19 metrics below, NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. leads on 15 and Worthington Steel, Inc. on 4.

Valuation

Metric NWPX WS Steel median
P/E 19.29 n/m 20.82
P/S 1.64 0.37 0.73
P/B 2.25 1.21 1.24
Price to free cash flow 11.81 24.18 25.52
EV/EBITDA 10.78 40.26 9.90
EV/Sales 1.62 0.74 0.91
Earnings yield 5.18% (1.49%) 4.44%
Free cash flow yield 8.47% 4.14% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric NWPX WS Steel median
Gross margin 20.88% 10.37% 13.91%
Operating margin 11.47% 0.12% 4.77%
Net margin 8.49% (0.72%) 3.40%
Free cash flow margin 13.87% 1.55% 0.00%
Return on equity 12.22% (2.67%) 2.21%
Return on assets 7.83% (0.93%) 1.83%
Return on invested capital 10.06% 0.11% 2.52%

Growth

Metric NWPX WS Steel median
Revenue growth (TTM) 15.09% 69.13% 15.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 4.71% (84.47%) (18.80%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 12.97% — 6.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 13.20% — 0.00%

Health

Metric NWPX WS Steel median
Debt to equity 0.02 1.35 0.25
Current ratio 2.71 1.81 2.58
Net debt to EBITDA 0.13 2.15 0.10

Dividend

Metric NWPX WS Steel median
Dividend yield — 1.61% 1.30%
Payout ratio — 1.81 0.48

Size

Metric NWPX WS Steel median
Market cap 945.89m 2.01b 1.53b

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