Gorman Rupp vs IDEX
GRC and IEX side by side, both in general industrial machinery and equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GRC and IEX compare
IDEX is the larger company, worth 9.1 times as much as Gorman Rupp ($17.2B against $1.9B).
On earnings, Gorman Rupp is cheaper: it trades at 30.4× trailing earnings, against 33.6× for IDEX.
IDEX grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.3% versus 4.2% for Gorman Rupp).
IDEX keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.5% compared with 8.9% at Gorman Rupp.
Both pay dividends: Gorman Rupp yields 1.1% and IDEX 1.2%.
IDEX scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 13 for Gorman Rupp), 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 | GRC | IEX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.9B | $17.2B |
| Share price | $71.93 | $233.84 |
| Change, 1 year | 61.2% | 34.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 54.8% | −0.29% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.79 | 0.83 |
| Employees | 1,415 | 8,700 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 30.4× (better) | 33.6× |
| P/S | 2.7× (better) | 4.8× |
| P/B | 4.3× | 4.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.1× (better) | 24.9× |
| P/FCF | 18.9× (better) | 26.9× |
| FCF yield | 5.3% (better) | 3.7% |
| Fair value | $61.18 | $179.16 |
| Margin of safety | −17.6% (better) | −30.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.2% | 7.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 14.4% (better) | 8.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 20.3% (better) | 10.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 20.3% (better) | 12.4% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 5.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 31.4% | 44.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 14.8% | 20.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 8.9% | 14.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 14.3% | 17.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | 14.9% (better) | 13.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.6% (better) | 10.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.62 | 0.46 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.86 | 1.67 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 5.0× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.81 | 3.05 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.83 | 5.56 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | 1.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 41.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 5 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 7.3% |
| Buyback yield | 0.14% | 1.7% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 1.2% | 3.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 66.0% | 102% |
| Held by insiders | 14.8% | 0.23% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$400K (better) | −$3.3M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.9% | 3.4% |
Go deeper
- GRC stock overview
- GRC income statement
- GRC valuation and score
- IEX stock overview
- IEX income statement
- IEX valuation and score
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