AAR vs StandardAero
AIR and SARO side by side, both in aircraft and parts. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AIR and SARO compare
StandardAero is the larger company, worth 2.1 times as much as AAR ($9.2B against $4.4B).
On earnings, AAR is cheaper: it trades at 22.2× trailing earnings, against 26.4× for StandardAero.
AAR grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (22.0% versus 8.7% for StandardAero).
AAR keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.5% compared with 5.5% at StandardAero.
AAR scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 8 for StandardAero), 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 | AIR | SARO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.4B | $9.2B |
| Share price | $108.42 | $27.73 |
| Change, 1 year | 29.6% | 5.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 198% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.04 | 1.05 |
| Employees | 7,100 | 8,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 22.2× (better) | 26.4× |
| P/S | 1.2× (better) | 1.4× |
| P/B | 2.5× (better) | 3.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.8× (better) | 14.0× |
| P/FCF | 27.3× (better) | 28.5× |
| PEG | 0.91 | – |
| FCF yield | 3.7% (better) | 3.5% |
| Fair value | $143.97 | $31.44 |
| Margin of safety | 24.7% (better) | 11.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 22.0% (better) | 8.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 14.9% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 569% (better) | 88.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 552% (better) | 90.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 37.2% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.1% (better) | 15.5% |
| Operating margin | – | 9.7% |
| Net margin | 5.5% (better) | 5.5% |
| FCF margin | 4.6% | 5.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | 12.9% | 12.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | – | 9.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.50 (better) | 0.88 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.93 (better) | 2.79 |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.8× |
| Current ratio | 2.83 (better) | 2.26 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.48 (better) | 2.59 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 109% |
| Held by insiders | 2.6% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$27.8M (better) | −$2.5B |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.2% | – |
Go deeper
- AIR stock overview
- AIR income statement
- AIR valuation and score
- SARO stock overview
- SARO income statement
- SARO valuation and score
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