FMC vs Innospec
FMC 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 FMC and IOSP compare
Innospec is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as FMC ($1.9B against $877M).
Innospec grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.7% versus −22.0% for FMC).
Both pay dividends: FMC yields 5.7% and Innospec 2.3%.
Innospec scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 6 for FMC), 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 | FMC | IOSP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $877M | $1.9B |
| Share price | $5.64 | $78.29 |
| Change, 1 year | −59.7% | 4.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −94.6% | −10.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.80 | 0.86 |
| Employees | 5,500 | 2,450 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 1.0× |
| P/B | – | 1.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 8.3× |
| P/FCF | 2.4× | – |
| FCF yield | 42.2% | – |
| Fair value | – | $110.48 |
| Margin of safety | – | 29.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −22.0% | 4.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −5.7% | 8.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 32.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 22.0% | 27.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | −97.0% | 8.8% (better) |
| Net margin | −151% | – |
| FCF margin | 13.1% | – |
| Return on equity | −227% | – |
| Return on invested capital | −38.4% | 12.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | −10.0× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.66 | 2.95 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −0.19 | 5.05 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.7% (better) | 2.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 12 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.22% | 10.5% (better) |
| Buyback yield | −46.0% | 0.70% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | −40.3% | 3.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 82.3% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 20.9% | 1.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $202K (better) | −$902K |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 31.2% | 1.9% |
Go deeper
- FMC stock overview
- FMC income statement
- FMC 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.