RPM International Inc. (RPM) vs Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. (SOLS)

RPM International Inc. and Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. RPM International Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $12.6B against $9.0B — 1.4× the size. RPM International Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 19.4× against 26.2×. RPM International Inc. has the higher net margin (8.38% vs 5.13%) and the lower return on invested capital (10.9% vs 12.7%). Across the 19 metrics below, RPM International Inc. leads on 16 and Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. on 3.

Valuation

Metric RPM SOLS Specialty Chemicals median
P/E 19.39 26.18 24.83
P/S 1.62 2.20 1.46
P/B 3.85 5.67 1.76
Price to free cash flow 18.27 51.41 19.84
EV/EBITDA 12.59 12.75 13.18
EV/Sales 1.90 2.52 1.84
Earnings yield 5.16% 3.82% 2.11%
Free cash flow yield 5.47% 1.95% 2.29%

Profitability

Metric RPM SOLS Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 41.44% 30.62% 29.23%
Operating margin 12.29% 14.36% 3.63%
Net margin 8.38% 5.13% 2.89%
Free cash flow margin 8.88% 4.27% 3.78%
Return on equity 21.25% 8.81% 3.62%
Return on assets 8.17% 7.10% 0.35%
Return on invested capital 10.92% 12.65% 2.75%

Growth

Metric RPM SOLS Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.66% — 4.51%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (3.36%) (60.91%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.19% — 6.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 5.73% — 0.00%

Health

Metric RPM SOLS Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.76 1.30 0.54
Current ratio 1.68 1.46 1.94
Net debt to EBITDA 1.87 1.85 2.03

Dividend

Metric RPM SOLS Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 1.47% — 1.69%
Payout ratio 0.42 — 0.25

Size

Metric RPM SOLS Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 12.59b 8.99b 2.43b

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