Ecovyst vs Innospec
ECVT and IOSP side by side, both in chemicals and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ECVT and IOSP compare
Innospec is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Ecovyst ($1.9B against $1.2B).
Ecovyst grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (44.6% versus 4.7% for Innospec).
Innospec pays a dividend yielding 2.3%; Ecovyst does not pay one.
Innospec 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 | IOSP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.2B | $1.9B |
| Share price | $10.82 | $78.29 |
| Change, 1 year | 26.1% | 4.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 11.4% | −10.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.85 | 0.86 |
| Employees | 617 | 2,450 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 33.8× | – |
| P/S | 1.2× | 1.0× (better) |
| P/B | 2.0× | 1.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.4× | 8.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | 44.2× | – |
| FCF yield | 2.3% | – |
| Fair value | $7.22 | $110.48 |
| Margin of safety | −49.9% | 29.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 44.6% (better) | 4.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.8% | 8.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 32.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.7% | 27.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 8.5% | 8.8% (better) |
| Net margin | 3.7% | – |
| FCF margin | 2.8% | – |
| Return on equity | 5.9% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 5.4% | 12.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.81 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.09 | – |
| Interest coverage | 3.8× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.82 | 2.95 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.63 | 5.05 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 12 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 10.5% |
| Buyback yield | 4.9% (better) | 0.70% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.9% (better) | 3.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 100% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 2.5% | 1.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $137K (better) | −$902K |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.2% | 1.9% |
Go deeper
- ECVT stock overview
- ECVT income statement
- ECVT valuation and score
- IOSP stock overview
- IOSP income statement
- IOSP valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.