Acme United vs Lifetime Brands
ACU and LCUT side by side, both in cutlery, handtools, and general hardware. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ACU and LCUT compare
Acme United is the larger company, worth 1.5 times as much as Lifetime Brands ($262M against $179M).
On earnings, Lifetime Brands is cheaper: it trades at 6.0× trailing earnings, against 25.2× for Acme United.
Acme United grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.1% versus 1.2% for Lifetime Brands).
Acme United keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.1% compared with 4.3% at Lifetime Brands.
Both pay dividends: Acme United yields 0.93% and Lifetime Brands 2.2%.
Lifetime Brands scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 15 for Acme United), 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 | LCUT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $262M | $179M |
| Share price | $68.46 | $7.77 |
| Change, 1 year | 87.3% | 139% |
| Change, 5 years | 90.2% | −57.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.46 | 0.98 |
| Employees | 649 | 1,080 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 25.2× | 6.0× (better) |
| P/S | 1.2× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 2.1× | 0.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.0× | 2.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 19.0× | 3.5× (better) |
| PEG | 0.56 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.3% | 28.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $56.81 | $22.25 |
| Margin of safety | −20.5% | 65.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.1% (better) | 1.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.7% (better) | −3.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 13.3% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 11.5% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 1.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 41.7% | 43.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 7.2% | 7.4% (better) |
| Net margin | 5.1% (better) | 4.3% |
| FCF margin | 6.3% | 7.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 9.4% | 14.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 9.5% | 23.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.22 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.86 (better) | −0.08 |
| Interest coverage | 7.7× (better) | 2.9× |
| Current ratio | 3.89 (better) | 2.45 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.45 (better) | 1.89 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.93% | 2.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 21.5% | 13.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 0.00% |
| Buyback yield | −1.0% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −0.08% | 2.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 73.6% | 43.4% |
| Held by insiders | 12.3% | 47.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.4M | −$355K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.5% | 14.2% |
Go deeper
- ACU stock overview
- ACU income statement
- ACU valuation and score
- LCUT stock overview
- LCUT income statement
- LCUT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.