Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (PLOW) vs Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP)

Douglas Dynamics, Inc. and Standard Motor Products, Inc. are both Auto Parts companies. Standard Motor Products, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.0B against $849.9M — 1.2× the size. Douglas Dynamics, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 13.2× against 14.6×. Douglas Dynamics, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 22.8% against 5.50%. Douglas Dynamics, Inc. has the higher net margin (8.53% vs 3.77%) and the higher return on invested capital (13.4% vs 9.13%). Both pay a dividend; Douglas Dynamics, Inc. yields more (3.19% vs 2.86%). Across the 23 metrics below, Douglas Dynamics, Inc. leads on 13 and Standard Motor Products, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric PLOW SMP Auto Parts median
P/E 13.19 14.55 14.81
P/S 1.13 0.55 0.55
P/B 2.70 1.37 1.16
Price to free cash flow 25.03 6.95 10.18
EV/EBITDA 8.82 6.60 7.39
EV/Sales 1.31 0.73 0.67
Earnings yield 7.58% 6.87% 3.46%
Free cash flow yield 3.99% 14.40% 2.74%

Profitability

Metric PLOW SMP Auto Parts median
Gross margin 28.15% 32.04% 22.13%
Operating margin 12.71% 8.49% 3.50%
Net margin 8.53% 3.77% 1.89%
Free cash flow margin 4.52% 7.91% 1.43%
Return on equity 21.76% 9.70% 0.96%
Return on assets 8.65% 3.45% 1.20%
Return on invested capital 13.37% 9.13% 4.41%

Growth

Metric PLOW SMP Auto Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 22.75% 5.50% 4.32%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (16.95%) 48.39% 5.72%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.44% 9.68% 7.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (6.35%) 0.00%

Health

Metric PLOW SMP Auto Parts median
Debt to equity 0.43 0.59 0.43
Current ratio 1.97 1.81 1.73
Net debt to EBITDA 1.50 2.85 1.26

Dividend

Metric PLOW SMP Auto Parts median
Dividend yield 3.19% 2.86% 1.97%
Payout ratio 0.43 0.43 0.27

Size

Metric PLOW SMP Auto Parts median
Market cap 849.93m 1.02b 1.03b

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