Acme United vs FGI Industries
ACU and FGI side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ACU and FGI compare
Acme United is the larger company, worth 22 times as much as FGI Industries ($262M against $12.2M).
Acme United grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.1% versus −8.2% for FGI Industries).
Acme United keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.1% compared with −2.6% at FGI Industries.
Acme United pays a dividend yielding 0.93%; FGI Industries does not pay one.
Acme United scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 6 for FGI Industries), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ACU | FGI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $262M | $12.2M |
| Share price | $68.46 | $6.30 |
| Change, 1 year | 87.3% | 17.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 90.2% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.46 | 1.09 |
| Employees | 649 | 426 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 25.2× | – |
| P/S | 1.2× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | 2.1× | 0.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.0× | – |
| P/FCF | 19.0× | 5.4× (better) |
| PEG | 0.56 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.3% | 18.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $56.81 | $37.72 |
| Margin of safety | −20.5% | 83.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.1% (better) | −8.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.7% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 13.3% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 11.5% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 1.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 41.7% (better) | 28.7% |
| Operating margin | 7.2% (better) | −0.37% |
| Net margin | 5.1% (better) | −2.6% |
| FCF margin | 6.3% (better) | 1.8% |
| Return on equity | 9.4% (better) | −18.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 9.5% (better) | −1.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.22 (better) | 0.76 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.86 | – |
| Interest coverage | 7.7× (better) | −0.3× |
| Current ratio | 3.89 (better) | 1.13 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.45 (better) | 1.95 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.93% | – |
| Payout ratio | 21.5% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | – |
| Buyback yield | −1.0% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −0.08% | 0.00% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 73.6% | – |
| Held by insiders | 12.3% | 6.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.4M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.5% | – |
Go deeper
- ACU stock overview
- ACU income statement
- ACU valuation and score
- FGI stock overview
- FGI income statement
- FGI valuation and score
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