Eastern vs Hillman Solutions
EML and HLMN side by side, both in cutlery, handtools, and general hardware. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How EML and HLMN compare
Hillman Solutions is the larger company, worth 8.0 times as much as Eastern ($1.5B against $192M).
On earnings, Eastern is cheaper: it trades at 17.6× trailing earnings, against 35.8× for Hillman Solutions.
Hillman Solutions grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.5% versus −0.58% for Eastern).
Eastern keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.3% compared with 2.6% at Hillman Solutions.
Eastern pays a dividend yielding 1.4%; Hillman Solutions does not pay one.
Eastern scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 10 for Hillman Solutions), 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 | HLMN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $192M | $1.5B |
| Share price | $31.87 | $7.87 |
| Change, 1 year | 61.6% | −9.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 30.1% | −24.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.93 | 0.94 |
| Employees | 1,246 | 3,986 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.6× (better) | 35.8× |
| P/S | 0.8× (better) | 1.0× |
| P/B | 1.4× | 1.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.7× | 8.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | 23.9× (better) | 25.1× |
| FCF yield | 4.2% (better) | 4.0% |
| Fair value | $29.16 | $10.67 |
| Margin of safety | −9.3% | 26.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.58% | 6.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.7% (better) | 2.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 49.9% | 89.5% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 52.1% | 100% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −7.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 21.9% | 48.0% (better) |
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 6.9% (better) |
| Net margin | 4.3% (better) | 2.6% |
| FCF margin | 3.2% | 3.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 8.5% (better) | 3.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.1% (better) | 4.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.30 (better) | 0.57 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.80 (better) | 2.56 |
| Interest coverage | 4.4× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.73 (better) | 2.71 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.39 (better) | 1.74 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| 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% | 2.3% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.2% | 2.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 74.0% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 27.1% | 1.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $984K (better) | −$110K |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.8% | 2.8% |
Go deeper
- EML stock overview
- EML income statement
- EML valuation and score
- HLMN stock overview
- HLMN income statement
- HLMN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.