Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. (PPIH) vs Universal Safety Products, Inc. (UUU)

Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. and Universal Safety Products, Inc. are both Building Products & Equipment companies. Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $239.9M against $15.5M — 15.5× the size. Universal Safety Products, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. trades at 14.5×. Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 24.8% against −95.0%. Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. has the higher net margin (6.89% vs −437.8%) and the higher return on invested capital (18.0% vs −660.9%). Across the 18 metrics below, Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. leads on 16 and Universal Safety Products, Inc. on 2.

Valuation

Metric PPIH UUU Building Products & Equipment median
P/E 14.54 n/m 23.15
P/S 1.01 13.72 2.02
P/B 2.44 4.49 2.81
Price to free cash flow 16.62 n/m 16.84
EV/EBITDA 6.84 n/m 12.85
EV/Sales 1.01 11.15 2.04
Earnings yield 6.88% (38.75%) 2.76%
Free cash flow yield 6.02% (8.16%) 4.23%

Profitability

Metric PPIH UUU Building Products & Equipment median
Gross margin 31.13% 10.45% 29.19%
Operating margin 12.06% (429.13%) 6.99%
Net margin 6.89% (437.81%) 4.05%
Free cash flow margin 6.07% (111.89%) 7.60%
Return on equity 17.94% (95.03%) 9.28%
Return on assets 7.39% (79.53%) 2.88%
Return on invested capital 17.97% (660.89%) 5.16%

Growth

Metric PPIH UUU Building Products & Equipment median
Revenue growth (TTM) 24.78% (95.03%) 3.11%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 86.61% (572.73%) (34.13%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 20.02% (22.66%) 5.37%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric PPIH UUU Building Products & Equipment median
Debt to equity 0.39 0.20 0.43
Current ratio 2.19 3.39 1.82
Net debt to EBITDA 0.05 0.66 0.98

Dividend

Metric PPIH UUU Building Products & Equipment median
Dividend yield — 0.00% 1.43%
Payout ratio — — 0.29

Size

Metric PPIH UUU Building Products & Equipment median
Market cap 239.87m 15.45m 1.17b

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