Aaron's Holdings Company, Inc. (PRG) vs Vestis Corporation (VSTS)

Aaron's Holdings Company, Inc. and Vestis Corporation are both Rental & Leasing Services companies. Vestis Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $1.9B against $1.5B — 1.2× the size. Vestis Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Aaron's Holdings Company, Inc. trades at 10.3×. Aaron's Holdings Company, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 15.4% against −0.39%. Aaron's Holdings Company, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.46% vs −0.20%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.46% vs 2.97%). Only Aaron's Holdings Company, Inc. pays a dividend (1.41%). Across the 21 metrics below, Aaron's Holdings Company, Inc. leads on 20 and Vestis Corporation on 1.

Valuation

Metric PRG VSTS Rental & Leasing Services median
P/E 10.29 n/m 20.11
P/S 0.56 0.69 1.11
P/B 1.91 2.12 2.44
Price to free cash flow 4.89 12.93 11.04
EV/EBITDA 1.28 12.71 8.70
EV/Sales 0.83 1.13 2.87
Earnings yield 9.72% (0.36%) 3.40%
Free cash flow yield 20.46% 7.73% 0.63%

Profitability

Metric PRG VSTS Rental & Leasing Services median
Gross margin 92.25% 26.30% 48.46%
Operating margin 8.52% 3.64% 8.37%
Net margin 5.46% (0.20%) 1.97%
Free cash flow margin 11.44% 5.33% 2.91%
Return on equity 19.95% (0.60%) 12.31%
Return on assets 8.37% (0.18%) 0.88%
Return on invested capital 9.46% 2.97% 2.86%

Growth

Metric PRG VSTS Rental & Leasing Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 15.43% (0.39%) 4.47%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (20.75%) (293.75%) 1.04%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (0.61%) 1.31% 11.45%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric PRG VSTS Rental & Leasing Services median
Debt to equity 1.07 1.42 1.28
Current ratio 3.81 2.17 1.01
Net debt to EBITDA 0.16 6.12 4.19

Dividend

Metric PRG VSTS Rental & Leasing Services median
Dividend yield 1.41% 0.00% 1.38%
Payout ratio 0.15 — 0.24

Size

Metric PRG VSTS Rental & Leasing Services median
Market cap 1.52b 1.87b 3.37b

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