Eastern vs FGI Industries
EML and FGI side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How EML and FGI compare
Eastern is the larger company, worth 16 times as much as FGI Industries ($192M against $12.2M).
Eastern grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−0.58% versus −8.2% for FGI Industries).
Eastern keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.3% compared with −2.6% at FGI Industries.
Eastern pays a dividend yielding 1.4%; FGI Industries does not pay one.
Eastern scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 6 for FGI Industries), 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 | EML | FGI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $192M | $12.2M |
| Share price | $31.87 | $6.30 |
| Change, 1 year | 61.6% | 17.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 30.1% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.93 | 1.09 |
| Employees | 1,246 | 426 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.6× | – |
| P/S | 0.8× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | 1.4× | 0.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.7× | – |
| P/FCF | 23.9× | 5.4× (better) |
| FCF yield | 4.2% | 18.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $29.16 | $37.72 |
| Margin of safety | −9.3% | 83.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.58% (better) | −8.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.7% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 49.9% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 52.1% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −7.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 21.9% | 28.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 4.2% (better) | −0.37% |
| Net margin | 4.3% (better) | −2.6% |
| FCF margin | 3.2% (better) | 1.8% |
| Return on equity | 8.5% (better) | −18.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.1% (better) | −1.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.30 (better) | 0.76 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.80 | – |
| Interest coverage | 4.4× (better) | −0.3× |
| Current ratio | 2.73 (better) | 1.13 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.39 (better) | 1.95 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.4% | – |
| Payout ratio | 24.3% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.00% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.83% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.2% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 74.0% | – |
| Held by insiders | 27.1% | 6.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $984K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.8% | – |
Go deeper
- EML stock overview
- EML income statement
- EML valuation and score
- FGI stock overview
- FGI income statement
- FGI valuation and score
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