Ecovyst vs Hawkins
ECVT and HWKN side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ECVT and HWKN compare
Hawkins is the larger company, worth 2.6 times as much as Ecovyst ($3.1B against $1.2B).
On earnings, Ecovyst is cheaper: it trades at 34.3× trailing earnings, against 36.1× for Hawkins.
Ecovyst grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (44.6% versus 9.0% for Hawkins).
Hawkins keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 7.5% compared with 3.7% at Ecovyst.
Hawkins pays a dividend yielding 0.65%; Ecovyst does not pay one.
Hawkins scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 9 for Ecovyst), 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 | ECVT | HWKN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.2B | $3.1B |
| Share price | $10.97 | $148.68 |
| Change, 1 year | 25.9% | 12.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 13.0% | 323% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.85 | 0.71 |
| Employees | 617 | 1,200 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 34.3× (better) | 36.1× |
| P/S | 1.2× (better) | 2.7× |
| P/B | 2.0× (better) | 5.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.6× | 18.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 44.8× | 33.4× (better) |
| PEG | – | 3.28 |
| FCF yield | 2.2% | 3.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $7.15 | $89.81 |
| Margin of safety | −53.4% (better) | −65.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 44.6% (better) | 9.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.8% | 12.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 3.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 3.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 15.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.7% | 22.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | 8.5% | 11.1% (better) |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 7.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.8% | 8.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | 5.9% | 16.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.4% | 12.8% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.81 | 0.41 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.09 | 1.22 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 3.8× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.82 | 2.28 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.65 | 6.60 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.65% |
| Payout ratio | – | 18.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 7 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 9.7% |
| Buyback yield | 4.9% (better) | 0.60% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.9% (better) | 1.3% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 100% | 78.3% |
| Held by insiders | 2.5% | 4.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $137K | $650K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.2% | 6.5% |
Go deeper
- ECVT stock overview
- ECVT income statement
- ECVT valuation and score
- HWKN stock overview
- HWKN income statement
- HWKN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.