Walt Disney vs Vail Resorts
DIS and MTN side by side, both in miscellaneous amusement and recreation. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DIS and MTN compare
Walt Disney is the larger company, worth 35 times as much as Vail Resorts ($192B against $5.4B).
On earnings, Walt Disney is cheaper: it trades at 22.9× trailing earnings, against 36.9× for Vail Resorts.
Walt Disney grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.6% versus −4.3% for Vail Resorts).
Walt Disney keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.7% compared with 5.2% at Vail Resorts.
Both pay dividends: Walt Disney yields 1.4% and Vail Resorts 5.8%.
Walt Disney scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 9 for Vail Resorts), 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 | DIS | MTN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $192B | $5.4B |
| Share price | $110.94 | $151.83 |
| Change, 1 year | 0.63% | 2.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −36.8% | −59.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.08 | 0.84 |
| Employees | 231K | 40K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 22.9× (better) | 36.9× |
| P/S | 1.9× | 1.9× (better) |
| P/B | 1.7× (better) | 22.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.1× (better) | 11.9× |
| P/FCF | 23.1× | 21.8× (better) |
| PEG | 0.39 | – |
| FCF yield | 4.3% | 4.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $181.19 | $144.85 |
| Margin of safety | 38.8% (better) | −4.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.6% (better) | −4.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.6% | 8.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −25.5% (better) | −47.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −24.0% (better) | −45.3% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 5.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 18.4% (better) | 14.8% |
| Net margin | 8.7% (better) | 5.2% |
| FCF margin | 8.4% | 8.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 7.8% | 44.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 8.9% | 10.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.42 (better) | 13.25 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.72 (better) | 4.02 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.0× |
| Current ratio | 0.71 | 0.80 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.47 (better) | 1.51 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.4% | 5.8% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 215% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Buyback yield | 4.3% (better) | 0.83% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.7% | 6.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 76.8% | 130% |
| Held by insiders | 0.05% | 10.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $21.6K | $5.0M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 9 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.1% | 21.4% |
Go deeper
- DIS stock overview
- DIS income statement
- DIS valuation and score
- MTN stock overview
- MTN income statement
- MTN valuation and score
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