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Exponent vs RMR

EXPO and RMR side by side, both in management and public relations services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.

How EXPO and RMR compare

Exponent is the larger company, worth 7.7 times as much as RMR ($4.2B against $537M).

On earnings, RMR is cheaper: it trades at 27.5× trailing earnings, against 37.6× for Exponent.

Exponent grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.4% versus −8.2% for RMR).

Exponent keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.4% compared with 1.7% at RMR.

Both pay dividends: Exponent yields 1.4% and RMR 10.7%.

Exponent scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 8 for RMR), 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.

MetricEXPORMR
Size and price
Market cap$4.2B$537M
Share price$87.31$16.75
Change, 1 year24.4%7.4%
Change, 5 years−30.2%−53.1%
Beta (5Y)0.870.76
Employees1,31350K
StockData Score
Total score20 (better)8
Valuation score2 (better)0
Growth score3 (better)0
Performance score5 (better)3
Health score6 (better)2
Dividend score4 (better)3
Valuation
P/E37.6×27.5× (better)
P/S6.3×0.8× (better)
P/B13.5×2.5× (better)
EV/EBITDA26.8×11.0× (better)
P/FCF29.5×–
PEG20.49–
FCF yield3.4%–
Fair value$70.23$16.58
Margin of safety−24.3%−1.0% (better)
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)15.4% (better)−8.2%
Revenue growth, 5Y average7.8% (better)1.2%
Net income growth (TTM)9.4% (better)−39.2%
EPS growth (TTM)13.2% (better)−40.8%
EPS growth, 5Y average6.0% (better)−22.3%
Profitability
Operating margin21.3% (better)6.4%
Net margin17.4% (better)1.7%
FCF margin21.3%–
Return on equity32.3% (better)4.9%
Return on invested capital51.7% (better)20.4%
Financial health
Debt / equity0.00–
Interest coverage–3.5×
Current ratio1.93 (better)1.69
Altman Z-score9.78 (better)3.22
Piotroski F-score55
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend yield1.4%10.7% (better)
Payout ratio53.2%287%
Years of dividend growth13–
Dividend growth, 5Y average9.6%–
Buyback yield4.1% (better)0.27%
Shareholder yield5.5%11.0% (better)
Ownership
Held by institutions97.8%43.9%
Held by insiders1.3%2.2%
Insider net buying, 12 months−$2.7M–
Short interest, % of float5.2%4.1%

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