Interface, Inc. (TILE) vs Whirlpool Corporation (WHR)

Interface, Inc. and Whirlpool Corporation are both Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances companies. Interface, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.2B against $2.0B — 1.1× the size. Whirlpool Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Interface, Inc. trades at 15.2×. Interface, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.54% against −6.41%. Interface, Inc. has the higher net margin (10.1% vs −1.03%) and the higher return on invested capital (15.3% vs 2.83%). Both pay a dividend; Whirlpool Corporation yields more (5.97% vs 0.29%). Across the 22 metrics below, Interface, Inc. leads on 14 and Whirlpool Corporation on 8.

Valuation

Metric TILE WHR Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
P/E 15.16 n/m 15.16
P/S 1.53 0.14 0.59
P/B 3.25 0.53 1.11
Price to free cash flow 17.76 5.49 9.74
EV/EBITDA 9.86 7.95 7.36
EV/Sales 1.61 0.54 0.70
Earnings yield 6.60% (6.61%) 2.88%
Free cash flow yield 5.63% 18.23% 7.49%

Profitability

Metric TILE WHR Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 40.48% 13.07% 37.63%
Operating margin 13.60% 2.94% 2.99%
Net margin 10.10% (1.03%) 2.29%
Free cash flow margin 8.61% 2.47% 4.23%
Return on equity 23.23% (4.72%) 7.66%
Return on assets 11.42% (0.89%) 2.30%
Return on invested capital 15.29% 2.83% 3.65%

Growth

Metric TILE WHR Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.54% (6.41%) 0.20%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 32.43% 196.42% (6.04%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.68% (4.41%) 0.50%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (21.62%) 0.00%

Health

Metric TILE WHR Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Debt to equity 0.30 1.84 0.15
Current ratio 2.53 1.15 2.00
Net debt to EBITDA 0.54 4.17 0.21

Dividend

Metric TILE WHR Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Dividend yield 0.29% 5.97% 2.87%
Payout ratio 0.04 0.62 0.51

Size

Metric TILE WHR Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 2.19b 1.98b 225.53m

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