Mission Produce vs Del Monte
AVO and DMC side by side, both in consumer staples. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AVO and DMC compare
Del Monte is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Mission Produce ($1.3B against $1.0B).
On earnings, Del Monte is cheaper: it trades at 15.9× trailing earnings, against 394× for Mission Produce.
Del Monte grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.4% versus −6.2% for Mission Produce).
Del Monte keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 1.9% compared with 0.12% at Mission Produce.
Del Monte pays a dividend yielding 3.3%; Mission Produce does not pay one.
Del Monte scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 5 for Mission Produce), 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 | AVO | DMC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.0B | $1.3B |
| Share price | $11.83 | $27.22 |
| Change, 1 year | −6.9% | −25.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −38.8% | 1.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.40 | 0.29 |
| Employees | 3,800 | 6,088 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 394× | 15.9× (better) |
| P/S | 0.8× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 1.4× | 0.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 21.8× | 8.8× (better) |
| FCF yield | −0.22% (better) | −2.6% |
| Fair value | $7.53 | $39.30 |
| Margin of safety | −57.1% | 30.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −6.2% | 1.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.0% (better) | 0.56% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −95.9% | 2.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −94.4% | 4.9% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 3.3% | 12.8% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 11.4% (better) | 9.6% |
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 2.9% (better) |
| Net margin | 0.12% | 1.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | −0.17% (better) | −0.76% |
| Return on equity | 0.24% | 4.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 1.4% | 4.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.52 | 0.25 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.41 | 2.36 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 2.2× | 7.5× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.92 | 2.30 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.07 | 2.78 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 3.3% |
| Payout ratio | – | 69.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 6 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 32.0% |
| Buyback yield | 0.96% | 2.7% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.96% | 6.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 46.8% | 72.3% |
| Held by insiders | 46.3% | 54.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $82.6M (better) | −$2.4M |
| Short interest, % of float | 12.2% | 9.1% |
Go deeper
- AVO stock overview
- AVO income statement
- AVO valuation and score
- DMC stock overview
- DMC income statement
- DMC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.