PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG) vs Sasol Ltd. (SSL)

PPG Industries, Inc. and Sasol Ltd. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. PPG Industries, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $23.6B against $9.1B — 2.6× the size. Sasol Ltd. trades at the lower P/E: 3.0× against 15.3×. Sasol Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 26.6% against 4.99%. PPG Industries, Inc. has the higher net margin (9.57% vs 8.89%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.87% vs 0.00%). Both pay a dividend; Sasol Ltd. yields more (10.7% vs 1.92%). Across the 20 metrics below, Sasol Ltd. leads on 11 and PPG Industries, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric PPG SSL Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 15.32 3.01 24.83
P/S 1.46 n/m 1.46
P/B 2.79 n/m 1.76
Price to free cash flow 17.04 n/m 19.84
EV/EBITDA 10.72 0.37 13.18
EV/Sales 1.78 0.11 1.84
Earnings yield 6.53% 33.21% 2.11%
Free cash flow yield 5.87% 0.00% 2.29%

Profitability

Metric PPG SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 40.90% 33.45% 29.23%
Operating margin 13.35% 0.00% 3.63%
Net margin 9.57% 8.89% 2.89%
Free cash flow margin 8.57% 0.00% 3.78%
Return on equity 19.25% 0.00% 3.62%
Return on assets 7.04% 0.00% 0.35%
Return on invested capital 9.87% 0.00% 2.75%

Growth

Metric PPG SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 4.99% 26.64% 4.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 46.11% 91.38% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.79% 4.12% 6.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 8.28% 4.08% 0.00%

Health

Metric PPG SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.80 0.65 0.54
Current ratio 1.58 1.79 1.94
Net debt to EBITDA 1.89 1.56 2.03

Dividend

Metric PPG SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 1.92% 10.69% 1.69%
Payout ratio 0.45 1.71 0.25

Size

Metric PPG SSL Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 23.63b 9.06b 2.43b

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