Griffon vs Janus International
GFF and JBI side by side, both in fabricated metal products, except machinery and transportation equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GFF and JBI compare
Griffon is the larger company, worth 9.1 times as much as Janus International ($4.8B against $529M).
On earnings, Griffon is cheaper: it trades at 27.1× trailing earnings, against 129× for Janus International.
Griffon grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (26.9% versus 0.78% for Janus International).
Griffon keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 6.5% compared with 0.52% at Janus International.
Griffon pays a dividend yielding 0.83%; Janus International does not pay one.
Griffon scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 7 for Janus International), 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 | GFF | JBI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.8B | $529M |
| Share price | $106.16 | $3.88 |
| Change, 1 year | 47.4% | −39.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 306% | −71.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.09 | 1.01 |
| Employees | 5,100 | 2,243 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 27.1× (better) | 129× |
| P/S | 1.7× | 0.6× (better) |
| P/B | 37.2× | 1.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.1× | 8.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | 16.2× | 5.0× (better) |
| FCF yield | 6.2% | 20.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $89.74 | $8.29 |
| Margin of safety | −18.3% | 53.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 26.9% (better) | 0.78% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.0% | 10.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 156% (better) | −90.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 193% (better) | −91.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −1.7% (better) | −15.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 40.5% (better) | 34.4% |
| Operating margin | 16.7% (better) | 5.5% |
| Net margin | 6.5% (better) | 0.52% |
| FCF margin | 10.8% | 11.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 185% (better) | 0.86% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.4% (better) | 2.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 9.81 | 0.96 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.35 (better) | 3.73 |
| Interest coverage | 5.2× (better) | 1.5× |
| Current ratio | 2.41 | 2.72 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.29 (better) | 1.91 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.83% | – |
| Payout ratio | 21.8% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 13 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 19.1% | – |
| Buyback yield | 2.9% | 8.0% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.8% | 8.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 80.6% | 92.0% |
| Held by insiders | 6.9% | 5.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$37.4M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.4% | 3.7% |
Go deeper
- GFF stock overview
- GFF income statement
- GFF valuation and score
- JBI stock overview
- JBI income statement
- JBI valuation and score
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