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Alta Equipment vs DXP Enterprises

ALTG and DXPE side by side, both in wholesale trade-durable goods. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.

How ALTG and DXPE compare

DXP Enterprises is the larger company, worth 13 times as much as Alta Equipment ($2.4B against $179M).

DXP Enterprises grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.9% versus −0.68% for Alta Equipment).

DXP Enterprises keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.4% compared with −2.8% at Alta Equipment.

DXP Enterprises scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 6 for Alta Equipment), 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.

MetricALTGDXPE
Size and price
Market cap$179M$2.4B
Share price$5.49$154.78
Change, 1 year9.6%53.3%
Change, 5 years−67.4%384%
Beta (5Y)1.590.98
Employees2,7503,286
StockData Score
Total score69 (better)
Valuation score4 (better)0
Growth score14 (better)
Performance score03 (better)
Health score12 (better)
Dividend score00
Valuation
P/E–25.8×
P/S0.1× (better)1.1×
P/B–4.2×
EV/EBITDA4.4× (better)15.3×
P/FCF2.1× (better)22.9×
PEG–0.87
FCF yield46.9% (better)4.4%
Fair value$23.90$109.84
Margin of safety77.0% (better)−40.9%
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)−0.68%12.9% (better)
Revenue growth, 5Y average16.0% (better)14.9%
Net income growth (TTM)–12.9%
EPS growth (TTM)–13.8%
Profitability
Gross margin25.9%31.6% (better)
Operating margin1.0%8.9% (better)
Net margin−2.8%4.4% (better)
FCF margin4.6%4.7% (better)
Return on equity–18.6%
Return on invested capital3.2%13.4% (better)
Financial health
Debt / equity–1.44
Net debt / EBITDA3.193.07 (better)
Interest coverage0.2×3.0× (better)
Current ratio1.352.96 (better)
Altman Z-score1.393.56 (better)
Piotroski F-score56 (better)
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend yield0.00%–
Payout ratio–0.09%
Years of dividend growth0–
Shareholder yield0.00%0.00%
Ownership
Held by institutions64.9%75.4%
Held by insiders44.9%36.6%
Insider net buying, 12 months$468K (better)−$3.7M
Short interest, % of float3.8%4.6%

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