Acuity vs Woodward
AYI and WWD side by side, both in electronic and other electrical equipment and components, except computer equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AYI and WWD compare
Woodward is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as Acuity ($20.0B against $9.9B).
On earnings, Acuity is cheaper: it trades at 19.6× trailing earnings, against 37.7× for Woodward.
Woodward grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (22.3% versus 6.8% for Acuity).
Woodward keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.2% compared with 11.4% at Acuity.
Both pay dividends: Acuity yields 0.24% and Woodward 0.37%.
Acuity scores higher on the StockData Score (23 against 14 for Woodward), 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 | AYI | WWD |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $9.9B | $20.0B |
| Share price | $333.75 | $338.55 |
| Change, 1 year | −8.1% | 24.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 54.6% | 197% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.05 | 1.06 |
| Employees | 14K | 7,100 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 23 (better) | 14 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.6× (better) | 37.7× |
| P/S | 2.1× (better) | 4.8× |
| P/B | 3.3× (better) | 8.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.5× (better) | 24.3× |
| P/FCF | 13.3× (better) | 53.1× |
| PEG | 1.18 | 0.98 (better) |
| FCF yield | 7.5% (better) | 1.9% |
| Fair value | $412.88 | $288.05 |
| Margin of safety | 19.2% (better) | −17.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.8% | 22.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.0% | 7.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 34.0% | 42.4% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 36.1% | 42.2% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 15.3% (better) | 14.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 50.6% (better) | 29.5% |
| Operating margin | 15.4% | – |
| Net margin | 11.4% | 13.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 16.1% (better) | 9.0% |
| Return on equity | 18.6% | 22.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 17.9% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.23 (better) | 0.54 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.07 (better) | 1.01 |
| Interest coverage | 19.9× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.69 (better) | 1.65 |
| Altman Z-score | 6.13 | 6.49 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.24% | 0.37% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 4.5% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 8.2% | 12.5% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 2.9% | 3.0% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.1% | 3.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 91.3% |
| Held by insiders | 0.53% | 0.41% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$18.0M (better) | −$29.9M |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.3% | 2.3% |
Go deeper
- AYI stock overview
- AYI income statement
- AYI valuation and score
- WWD stock overview
- WWD income statement
- WWD valuation and score
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