Park Aerospace Corp. (PKE) vs Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (SWBI)

Park Aerospace Corp. and Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. are both Aerospace & Defense companies. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $772.0M against $498.3M — 1.5× the size. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 26.4× against 31.4×. Park Aerospace Corp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 27.7% against 17.0%. Park Aerospace Corp. has the higher net margin (18.4% vs 4.44%) and the higher return on invested capital (22.1% vs 5.42%). Both pay a dividend; Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. yields more (3.64% vs 2.21%). Across the 23 metrics below, Park Aerospace Corp. leads on 13 and Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric PKE SWBI Aerospace & Defense median
P/E 31.36 26.43 28.48
P/S 6.09 1.16 2.95
P/B 3.02 1.71 2.68
Price to free cash flow 42.85 7.79 31.70
EV/EBITDA 23.59 11.34 16.85
EV/Sales 5.52 1.38 2.74
Earnings yield 3.19% 3.78% 0.89%
Free cash flow yield 2.33% 12.84% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric PKE SWBI Aerospace & Defense median
Gross margin 32.68% 27.44% 26.41%
Operating margin 21.06% 6.60% 3.69%
Net margin 18.43% 4.44% 2.74%
Free cash flow margin 14.21% 14.92% 0.00%
Return on equity 11.06% 6.63% 4.44%
Return on assets 10.19% 4.54% 1.90%
Return on invested capital 22.12% 5.42% 0.26%

Growth

Metric PKE SWBI Aerospace & Defense median
Revenue growth (TTM) 27.71% 16.96% 18.03%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 93.10% 36.67% 24.80%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.64% (13.13%) 9.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 18.30% (40.70%) 0.00%

Health

Metric PKE SWBI Aerospace & Defense median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.19 0.20
Current ratio 22.75 3.62 2.85
Net debt to EBITDA (5.82) 0.30 1.29

Dividend

Metric PKE SWBI Aerospace & Defense median
Dividend yield 2.21% 3.64% 0.91%
Payout ratio 0.69 0.96 0.30

Size

Metric PKE SWBI Aerospace & Defense median
Market cap 498.34m 771.97m 1.78b

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