Columbus McKinnon vs Hyster-Yale
CMCO and HY side by side, both in construction, mining, and materials handling. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CMCO and HY compare
Columbus McKinnon is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Hyster-Yale ($597M against $488M).
Columbus McKinnon grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (55.2% versus −14.2% for Hyster-Yale).
Hyster-Yale keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −3.9% compared with −21.2% at Columbus McKinnon.
Both pay dividends: Columbus McKinnon yields 1.4% and Hyster-Yale 5.3%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CMCO | HY |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $597M | $488M |
| Share price | $20.70 | $27.22 |
| Change, 1 year | 31.0% | −8.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −57.9% | −33.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.29 | 1.13 |
| Employees | 7,300 | 7,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 7 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.4× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | 0.4× (better) | 1.3× |
| P/FCF | – | 104× |
| FCF yield | −20.5% | 0.96% (better) |
| Fair value | $53.79 | $60.32 |
| Margin of safety | 61.5% (better) | 54.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 55.2% (better) | −14.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 12.9% (better) | 6.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −4896% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −5286% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 28.8% (better) | 15.1% |
| Operating margin | −9.6% | −2.8% (better) |
| Net margin | −21.2% | −3.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | −8.2% | 0.14% (better) |
| Return on equity | −27.8% (better) | −28.6% |
| Return on invested capital | −4.5% (better) | −9.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.74 | 1.06 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | −3.1× |
| Current ratio | 2.00 (better) | 1.24 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.48 | 2.06 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.4% | 5.3% (better) |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 12 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 3.1% (better) | 2.4% |
| Buyback yield | – | −1.7% |
| Shareholder yield | 1.4% | 3.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 88.9% | 48.6% |
| Held by insiders | 76.7% | 48.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $586K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 36.7% | 7.1% |
Go deeper
- CMCO stock overview
- CMCO income statement
- CMCO valuation and score
- HY stock overview
- HY income statement
- HY valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.