Astec Industries vs Columbus McKinnon
ASTE and CMCO side by side, both in construction, mining, and materials handling. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ASTE and CMCO compare
Astec Industries is the larger company, worth 1.5 times as much as Columbus McKinnon ($890M against $610M).
Columbus McKinnon grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (55.2% versus 13.8% for Astec Industries).
Astec Industries keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 0.74% compared with −21.2% at Columbus McKinnon.
Both pay dividends: Astec Industries yields 1.0% and Columbus McKinnon 1.3%.
Astec Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 7 for Columbus McKinnon), 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 | ASTE | CMCO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $890M | $610M |
| Share price | $38.64 | $21.15 |
| Change, 1 year | −13.4% | 37.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −44.3% | −57.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.15 | 1.31 |
| Employees | 4,468 | 7,300 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 77.3× | – |
| P/S | 0.6× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 1.3× | 0.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.6× | – |
| P/FCF | 16.1× | – |
| FCF yield | 6.2% (better) | −20.1% |
| Fair value | $33.61 | $54.23 |
| Margin of safety | −15.0% | 61.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.8% | 55.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.6% | 12.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −75.8% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −76.0% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −3.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 25.5% | 28.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | 3.1% (better) | −9.6% |
| Net margin | 0.74% (better) | −21.2% |
| FCF margin | 3.6% (better) | −8.2% |
| Return on equity | 1.7% (better) | −27.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 2.5% (better) | −4.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.55 (better) | 1.74 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.98 | – |
| Interest coverage | 1.7× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.31 (better) | 2.00 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.89 (better) | 0.48 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | 1.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 103% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 3.4% (better) | 3.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 1.0% | 1.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 98.1% | 88.9% |
| Held by insiders | 6.2% | 76.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$59.5K | $586K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.1% | 36.7% |
Go deeper
- ASTE stock overview
- ASTE income statement
- ASTE valuation and score
- CMCO stock overview
- CMCO income statement
- CMCO valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.