Belden vs Kaiser Aluminum
BDC and KALU side by side, both in rolling, drawing, and extruding of nonferrous. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BDC and KALU compare
Belden is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as Kaiser Aluminum ($4.0B against $1.8B).
On earnings, Kaiser Aluminum is cheaper: it trades at 8.6× trailing earnings, against 23.0× for Belden.
Kaiser Aluminum grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (40.4% versus 17.7% for Belden).
Belden keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.6% compared with 4.8% at Kaiser Aluminum.
Both pay dividends: Belden yields 0.20% and Kaiser Aluminum 2.8%.
Kaiser Aluminum scores higher on the StockData Score (23 against 7 for Belden), 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 | BDC | KALU |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.0B | $1.8B |
| Share price | $102.21 | $110.99 |
| Change, 1 year | −11.7% | 19.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 52.4% | 10.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.10 | 1.59 |
| Employees | 7,000 | 3,840 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 23 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 23.0× | 8.6× (better) |
| P/S | 1.3× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 2.9× | 1.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.4× | 5.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 17.5× | 14.5× (better) |
| PEG | 20.97 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.7% | 6.9% (better) |
| Fair value | $76.20 | $232.89 |
| Margin of safety | −34.1% | 52.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.7% | 40.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.2% | 23.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −22.8% | 110% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −21.0% | 105% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 30.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.8% (better) | 13.4% |
| Operating margin | 9.0% (better) | 7.7% |
| Net margin | 5.6% (better) | 4.8% |
| FCF margin | 7.3% (better) | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | 13.4% | 24.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 8.1% | 13.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.19 | 1.06 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.77 | 1.98 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 6.1× |
| Current ratio | 1.82 | 2.63 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.72 | 3.05 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.20% | 2.8% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 4.4% | 23.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.00% | 2.8% (better) |
| Buyback yield | −0.34% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −0.14% | 2.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 107% | 102% |
| Held by insiders | 1.6% | 2.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.9M (better) | −$15.9M |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.5% | 4.7% |
Go deeper
- BDC stock overview
- BDC income statement
- BDC valuation and score
- KALU stock overview
- KALU income statement
- KALU valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.