Albany International vs Hexcel
AIN and HXL side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AIN and HXL compare
Hexcel is the larger company, worth 3.1 times as much as Albany International ($6.0B against $1.9B).
On earnings, Albany International is cheaper: it trades at 22.0× trailing earnings, against 35.6× for Hexcel.
Albany International grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (14.2% versus 7.6% for Hexcel).
Hexcel keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.5% compared with 6.7% at Albany International.
Both pay dividends: Albany International yields 1.6% and Hexcel 0.68%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AIN | HXL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.9B | $6.0B |
| Share price | $68.31 | $79.46 |
| Change, 1 year | 48.6% | 15.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −21.3% | 34.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.97 | 1.09 |
| Employees | 5,700 | 5,563 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 | 14 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 22.0× (better) | 35.6× |
| P/S | 1.5× (better) | 3.0× |
| P/B | 2.5× (better) | 4.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.8× (better) | 18.7× |
| P/FCF | 27.8× (better) | 28.7× |
| FCF yield | 3.6% (better) | 3.5% |
| Fair value | $74.82 | $68.76 |
| Margin of safety | 8.7% (better) | −15.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 14.2% (better) | 7.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.6% (better) | 4.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 149% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 162% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 34.2% (better) | 25.2% |
| Operating margin | 11.2% | 12.2% (better) |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 8.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 5.3% | 10.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | 11.6% | 11.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 9.1% (better) | 8.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.54 (better) | 0.71 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.46 (better) | 2.33 |
| Interest coverage | – | 5.2× |
| Current ratio | 2.41 | 2.57 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.53 | 5.05 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.6% (better) | 0.68% |
| Payout ratio | 35.7% | 31.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 8 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.2% | 32.0% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 0.78% | 5.9% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.4% | 6.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 106% | 114% |
| Held by insiders | 0.64% | 1.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $0 (better) | −$2.1M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.2% | 7.1% |
Go deeper
- AIN stock overview
- AIN income statement
- AIN valuation and score
- HXL stock overview
- HXL income statement
- HXL valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.