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CompX International vs FGI Industries

CIX and FGI side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.

How CIX and FGI compare

CompX International is the larger company, worth 35 times as much as FGI Industries ($537M against $15.3M).

CompX International grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.3% versus −5.3% for FGI Industries).

CompX International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.0% compared with −3.1% at FGI Industries.

CompX International pays a dividend yielding 2.8%; FGI Industries does not pay one.

CompX International scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 5 for FGI Industries), 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.

MetricCIXFGI
Size and price
Market cap$537M$15.3M
Share price$43.49$7.93
Change, 1 year99.8%51.0%
Change, 5 years93.4%–
Beta (5Y)0.861.13
Employees549426
StockData Score
Total score16 (better)5
Valuation score03 (better)
Growth score2 (better)1
Performance score5 (better)0
Health score6 (better)1
Dividend score3 (better)0
Valuation
P/E23.0×–
P/S3.2×0.1× (better)
P/B3.7×0.9× (better)
EV/EBITDA15.2× (better)52.2×
P/FCF22.7×8.5× (better)
FCF yield4.4%11.7% (better)
Fair value$29.72$39.71
Margin of safety−46.3%80.0% (better)
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)4.3% (better)−5.3%
Revenue growth, 5Y average6.7%–
Net income growth (TTM)19.8%–
EPS growth (TTM)20.4%–
EPS growth, 5Y average13.7%–
Profitability
Gross margin32.5% (better)28.3%
Operating margin16.9% (better)0.33%
Net margin14.0% (better)−3.1%
FCF margin14.3% (better)1.4%
Return on equity16.3% (better)−20.6%
Return on invested capital23.4% (better)1.2%
Financial health
Debt / equity0.000.76 (better)
Net debt / EBITDA–20.54
Interest coverage–0.3×
Current ratio5.39 (better)1.18
Altman Z-score17.76 (better)2.17
Piotroski F-score7 (better)4
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend yield2.8%–
Payout ratio63.9%–
Years of dividend growth0–
Dividend growth, 5Y average40.6%–
Shareholder yield2.8% (better)0.00%
Ownership
Held by institutions6.5%–
Held by insiders0.51%6.9%
Insider net buying, 12 months−$44.4K–
Short interest, % of float0.92%–

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