Brinks vs Expeditors International of Washington
BCO and EXPD side by side, both in transportation services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BCO and EXPD compare
Expeditors International of Washington is the larger company, worth 6.1 times as much as Brinks ($25.8B against $4.2B).
On earnings, Brinks is cheaper: it trades at 23.7× trailing earnings, against 28.9× for Expeditors International of Washington.
Brinks grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.1% versus 6.8% for Expeditors International of Washington).
Expeditors International of Washington keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 7.6% compared with 3.3% at Brinks.
Both pay dividends: Brinks yields 0.99% and Expeditors International of Washington 0.79%.
Brinks scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 15 for Expeditors International of Washington), 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 | BCO | EXPD |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.2B | $25.8B |
| Share price | $102.71 | $198.85 |
| Change, 1 year | −8.9% | 69.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 45.8% | 58.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.83 | 0.85 |
| Employees | 65K | 20K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 15 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Health score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 23.7× (better) | 28.9× |
| P/S | 0.8× (better) | 2.1× |
| P/B | 13.6× | 12.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.8× (better) | 20.0× |
| P/FCF | 10.7× (better) | 28.0× |
| PEG | 2.49 | – |
| FCF yield | 9.3% (better) | 3.6% |
| Fair value | $126.34 | $126.10 |
| Margin of safety | 18.7% (better) | −57.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.1% (better) | 6.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.3% (better) | 2.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 11.2% (better) | 7.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 16.1% (better) | 12.3% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 72.2% (better) | 7.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 26.4% | – |
| Operating margin | 10.5% (better) | 9.8% |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 7.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.2% | 7.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 64.0% (better) | 42.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.7% | 83.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 13.66 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.89 | – |
| Interest coverage | 2.3× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.62 (better) | 1.57 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.64 | 9.22 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.99% (better) | 0.79% |
| Payout ratio | 23.3% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 5 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.9% (better) | 8.2% |
| Buyback yield | 2.6% | 3.5% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.6% | 4.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 110% | 98.6% |
| Held by insiders | 1.2% | 0.73% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$169K (better) | −$3.3M |
| Short interest, % of float | 13.1% | 3.4% |
Go deeper
- BCO stock overview
- BCO income statement
- BCO valuation and score
- EXPD stock overview
- EXPD income statement
- EXPD valuation and score
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