Belden vs Mueller Industries
BDC and MLI 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 MLI compare
Mueller Industries is the larger company, worth 2.9 times as much as Belden ($12.1B against $4.1B).
On earnings, Mueller Industries is cheaper: it trades at 14.2× trailing earnings, against 23.8× for Belden.
Belden grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.7% versus 14.8% for Mueller Industries).
Mueller Industries keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 18.2% compared with 5.6% at Belden.
Both pay dividends: Belden yields 0.19% and Mueller Industries 1.2%.
Mueller Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 8 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 | MLI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.1B | $12.1B |
| Share price | $105.70 | $54.56 |
| Change, 1 year | −11.5% | 4.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 59.9% | 287% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.09 | 0.89 |
| Employees | 7,000 | 4,832 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 17 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 23.8× | 14.2× (better) |
| P/S | 1.3× (better) | 2.6× |
| P/B | 3.0× (better) | 3.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.7× | 9.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 18.1× (better) | 18.1× |
| PEG | 21.69 | 2.52 (better) |
| FCF yield | 5.5% (better) | 5.5% |
| Fair value | $81.48 | $54.07 |
| Margin of safety | −29.7% | −0.90% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.7% (better) | 14.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.2% | 11.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −22.8% | 19.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −21.0% | 21.9% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 40.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.8% (better) | 28.8% |
| Operating margin | 9.0% | 23.0% (better) |
| Net margin | 5.6% | 18.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.3% | 14.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 13.4% | 26.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 8.1% | 40.3% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.19 | 0.00 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.77 (better) | −1.24 |
| Interest coverage | – | 5352× |
| Current ratio | 1.82 | 4.78 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.73 | 14.53 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.19% | 1.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 4.4% | 15.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.00% | 38.0% (better) |
| Buyback yield | −0.33% | 0.63% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | −0.14% | 1.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 107% | 95.5% |
| Held by insiders | 1.6% | 3.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.9M (better) | −$45.1M |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.7% | 2.2% |
Go deeper
- BDC stock overview
- BDC income statement
- BDC valuation and score
- MLI stock overview
- MLI income statement
- MLI valuation and score
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