Acme United vs Rectitude
ACU and RECT 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 RECT compare
Rectitude grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.1% versus 13.1% for Acme United).
Rectitude keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 7.0% compared with 5.1% at Acme United.
Acme United pays a dividend yielding 0.91%; Rectitude does not pay one.
Acme United scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 6 for Rectitude), 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 | RECT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $269M | – |
| Share price | $70.20 | $1.34 |
| Change, 1 year | 90.4% | −38.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 95.0% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.46 | 0.60 |
| Employees | 649 | 145 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 25.8× | – |
| P/S | 1.2× | – |
| P/B | 2.2× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.3× | – |
| P/FCF | 19.5× | – |
| PEG | 0.58 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.1% | – |
| Fair value | $57.40 | – |
| Margin of safety | −22.3% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.1% | 17.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.7% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 13.3% | 60.5% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 11.5% | 56.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 1.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 41.7% (better) | 32.2% |
| Operating margin | 7.2% | 8.3% (better) |
| Net margin | 5.1% | 7.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 6.3% (better) | −4.6% |
| Return on equity | 9.4% | 13.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 9.5% | 16.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.22 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.86 | – |
| Interest coverage | 7.7× | 24.3× (better) |
| Current ratio | 3.89 (better) | 2.53 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.50 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.91% | – |
| Payout ratio | 21.5% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | – |
| Buyback yield | −0.99% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −0.08% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 73.6% | 0.25% |
| Held by insiders | 12.3% | 76.5% |
| 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
- RECT stock overview
- RECT income statement
- RECT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.