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PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG) vs RPM International Inc. (RPM)

PPG Industries, Inc. and RPM International Inc. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. PPG Industries, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $24.0B against $12.8B — 1.9× the size. PPG Industries, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 15.3× against 18.4×. RPM International Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.96% against 4.99%. PPG Industries, Inc. has the higher net margin (9.57% vs 8.63%) and the lower return on invested capital (9.87% vs 11.2%). Both pay a dividend; PPG Industries, Inc. yields more (2.67% vs 2.17%). Across the 23 metrics below, RPM International Inc. leads on 12 and PPG Industries, Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric PPG RPM Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 15.30 18.38 25.37
P/S 1.46 1.59 1.46
P/B 2.79 3.63 1.84
Price to free cash flow 17.02 16.71 21.16
EV/EBITDA 10.71 12.02 12.82
EV/Sales 1.78 1.85 1.85
Earnings yield 6.54% 5.44% 2.11%
Free cash flow yield 5.88% 5.98% 2.16%

Profitability

Metric PPG RPM Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 40.90% 41.17% 29.23%
Operating margin 13.35% 12.56% 3.63%
Net margin 9.57% 8.63% 2.89%
Free cash flow margin 8.57% 9.50% 3.76%
Return on equity 19.25% 21.04% 3.62%
Return on assets 7.04% 8.50% 0.35%
Return on invested capital 9.87% 11.22% 2.75%

Growth

Metric PPG RPM Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 4.99% 5.96% 4.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 46.11% (3.36%) (14.40%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.79% 5.19% 6.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 8.28% 5.73% 0.00%

Health

Metric PPG RPM Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.80 0.69 0.54
Current ratio 1.58 1.76 1.94
Net debt to EBITDA 1.89 1.87 2.03

Dividend

Metric PPG RPM Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 2.67% 2.17% 1.73%
Payout ratio 0.41 0.40 0.41

Size

Metric PPG RPM Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 23.97b 12.76b 2.41b

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