Caseys General Stores vs Murphy USA
CASY and MUSA side by side, both in retail-auto dealers & gasoline stations. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CASY and MUSA compare
Caseys General Stores is the larger company, worth 2.6 times as much as Murphy USA ($25.1B against $9.8B).
On earnings, Murphy USA is cheaper: it trades at 15.0× trailing earnings, against 32.8× for Caseys General Stores.
Murphy USA grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.2% versus 13.8% for Caseys General Stores).
Caseys General Stores keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.1% compared with 2.9% at Murphy USA.
Both pay dividends: Caseys General Stores yields 0.44% and Murphy USA 0.48%.
Murphy USA scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 17 for Caseys General Stores), 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 | CASY | MUSA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $25.1B | $9.8B |
| Share price | $680.19 | $534.95 |
| Change, 1 year | 28.6% | 36.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 238% | 209% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.54 | 0.31 |
| Employees | 200 | 17K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 32.8× | 15.0× (better) |
| P/S | 1.3× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 6.1× (better) | 12.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 9.3× |
| P/FCF | 38.7× | 14.7× (better) |
| PEG | 1.91 | – |
| FCF yield | 2.6% | 6.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $354.45 | $494.52 |
| Margin of safety | −91.9% | −8.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.8% | 20.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 15.1% (better) | 11.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 32.9% | 40.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 33.2% | 50.5% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 18.0% (better) | 13.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 23.8% | – |
| Operating margin | – | 4.2% |
| Net margin | 4.1% (better) | 2.9% |
| FCF margin | 3.5% (better) | 2.9% |
| Return on equity | 20.0% | 99.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | – | 27.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.59 (better) | 2.76 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 1.57 |
| Interest coverage | – | 8.5× |
| Current ratio | 1.02 (better) | 0.87 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.68 | 7.68 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.44% | 0.48% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 11.1% | 7.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 5 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 53.8% |
| Buyback yield | 0.85% | 3.8% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 1.3% | 4.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.4% | 83.5% |
| Held by insiders | 0.58% | 6.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$28.7M (better) | −$53.1M |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.6% | 5.2% |
Go deeper
- CASY stock overview
- CASY income statement
- CASY valuation and score
- MUSA stock overview
- MUSA income statement
- MUSA valuation and score
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