Griffon vs Simpson Manufacturing
GFF and SSD side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GFF and SSD compare
Simpson Manufacturing is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Griffon ($8.3B against $4.8B).
On earnings, Simpson Manufacturing is cheaper: it trades at 21.8× trailing earnings, against 27.1× for Griffon.
Griffon grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (26.9% versus 5.4% for Simpson Manufacturing).
Simpson Manufacturing keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 15.6% compared with 6.5% at Griffon.
Both pay dividends: Griffon yields 0.83% and Simpson Manufacturing 0.59%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GFF | SSD |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.8B | $8.3B |
| Share price | $106.16 | $201.65 |
| Change, 1 year | 47.4% | 19.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 306% | 69.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.09 | 1.02 |
| Employees | 5,100 | 3,337 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 | 16 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 27.1× | 21.8× (better) |
| P/S | 1.7× (better) | 3.4× |
| P/B | 37.2× | 3.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.1× (better) | 12.9× |
| P/FCF | 16.2× (better) | 16.7× |
| PEG | – | 10.79 |
| FCF yield | 6.2% (better) | 6.0% |
| Fair value | $89.74 | $173.97 |
| Margin of safety | −18.3% | −15.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 26.9% (better) | 5.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.0% | 13.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 156% (better) | 10.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 193% (better) | 12.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −1.7% | 14.1% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 40.5% | 45.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 16.7% | 20.5% (better) |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 15.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 10.8% | 20.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 185% (better) | 18.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.4% | 22.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 9.81 | 0.01 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.35 (better) | −0.79 |
| Interest coverage | 5.2× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.41 | 3.37 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.29 | 7.69 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.83% (better) | 0.59% |
| Payout ratio | 21.8% | 12.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | 13 (better) | 12 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 19.1% (better) | 4.6% |
| Buyback yield | 2.9% (better) | 2.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.8% (better) | 2.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 80.6% | 100% |
| Held by insiders | 6.9% | 0.41% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$37.4M | −$1.2M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.4% | 3.9% |
Go deeper
- GFF stock overview
- GFF income statement
- GFF valuation and score
- SSD stock overview
- SSD income statement
- SSD valuation and score
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