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Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (PLOW) vs XPEL, Inc. (XPEL)

Douglas Dynamics, Inc. and XPEL, Inc. are both Auto Parts companies. XPEL, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.1B against $849.9M — 1.3× the size. Douglas Dynamics, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 13.2× against 18.9×. Douglas Dynamics, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 22.8% against 12.8%. XPEL, Inc. has the higher net margin (11.2% vs 8.53%) and the lower return on invested capital (13.1% vs 13.4%). Across the 21 metrics below, Douglas Dynamics, Inc. leads on 11 and XPEL, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric PLOW XPEL Auto Parts median
P/E 13.19 18.89 14.81
P/S 1.13 2.12 0.55
P/B 2.70 3.30 1.16
Price to free cash flow 25.03 n/m 10.18
EV/EBITDA 8.82 13.39 7.39
EV/Sales 1.31 2.14 0.67
Earnings yield 7.58% 5.29% 3.46%
Free cash flow yield 3.99% (1.62%) 2.74%

Profitability

Metric PLOW XPEL Auto Parts median
Gross margin 28.15% 43.63% 22.13%
Operating margin 12.71% 13.98% 3.50%
Net margin 8.53% 11.17% 1.89%
Free cash flow margin 4.52% (3.42%) 1.43%
Return on equity 21.76% 19.14% 0.96%
Return on assets 8.65% 13.16% 1.20%
Return on invested capital 13.37% 13.14% 4.41%

Growth

Metric PLOW XPEL Auto Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 22.75% 12.79% 4.32%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (16.95%) 12.12% 5.72%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.44% 24.54% 7.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 22.88% 0.00%

Health

Metric PLOW XPEL Auto Parts median
Debt to equity 0.43 0.17 0.43
Current ratio 1.97 2.56 1.73
Net debt to EBITDA 1.50 (0.67) 1.26

Dividend

Metric PLOW XPEL Auto Parts median
Dividend yield 3.19% — 1.97%
Payout ratio 0.43 — 0.27

Size

Metric PLOW XPEL Auto Parts median
Market cap 849.93m 1.10b 1.03b

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