Ducommun vs Karman
DCO and KRMN side by side, both in aircraft and parts. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DCO and KRMN compare
Karman is the larger company, worth 2.6 times as much as Ducommun ($5.4B against $2.1B).
On earnings, Ducommun is cheaper: it trades at 40.4× trailing earnings, against 104× for Karman.
Karman grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (56.3% versus 9.0% for Ducommun).
Karman keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 7.5% compared with 6.1% at Ducommun.
Karman scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 7 for Ducommun), 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 | DCO | KRMN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.1B | $5.4B |
| Share price | $139.14 | $40.66 |
| Change, 1 year | 44.9% | −40.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 203% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.91 | 1.48 |
| Employees | 2,130 | 1,400 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 40.4× (better) | 104× |
| P/S | 2.4× (better) | 8.1× |
| P/B | 2.9× (better) | 12.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.2× (better) | 36.3× |
| FCF yield | −0.65% | −0.14% (better) |
| Fair value | $104.18 | $13.21 |
| Margin of safety | −33.6% (better) | −208% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.0% | 56.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.6% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 345% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 388% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 27.8% | 42.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | 9.9% | 16.3% (better) |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 7.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | −1.5% | −1.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | 7.9% | 12.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 7.8% | 10.3% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.35 (better) | 1.94 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.76 (better) | 4.65 |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.9× |
| Current ratio | 3.04 | 3.10 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.21 (better) | 3.59 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 97.1% | 93.8% |
| Held by insiders | 9.9% | 62.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$8.8M (better) | −$9.2M |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.6% | 38.6% |
Go deeper
- DCO stock overview
- DCO income statement
- DCO valuation and score
- KRMN stock overview
- KRMN income statement
- KRMN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.