GrowGeneration vs Hydrofarm
GRWG and HYFM side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GRWG and HYFM compare
GrowGeneration is the larger company, worth 26 times as much as Hydrofarm ($88.4M against $3.4M).
GrowGeneration grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.6% versus −34.1% for Hydrofarm).
GrowGeneration keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −10.1% compared with −267% at Hydrofarm.
GrowGeneration scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 1 for Hydrofarm), 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 | GRWG | HYFM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $88.4M | $3.4M |
| Share price | $1.50 | $0.696 |
| Change, 1 year | −3.8% | −71.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −93.2% | −99.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.38 | 2.65 |
| Employees | 253 | 251 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.5× | 0.0× (better) |
| P/B | 1.0× | – |
| FCF yield | – | −158% |
| Fair value | $3.22 | – |
| Margin of safety | 53.4% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.6% (better) | −34.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −3.5% (better) | −17.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 26.4% (better) | 9.4% |
| Operating margin | −10.8% (better) | −253% |
| Net margin | −10.1% (better) | −267% |
| FCF margin | – | −5.0% |
| Return on equity | −17.1% (better) | −536% |
| Return on invested capital | −26.6% (better) | −135% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | −16.8× |
| Current ratio | 3.89 (better) | 0.27 |
| Altman Z-score | −0.37 (better) | −20.98 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 28.7% | 6.3% |
| Held by insiders | 9.3% | 20.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$107K | −$7.4K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.3% | 11.5% |
Go deeper
- GRWG stock overview
- GRWG income statement
- GRWG valuation and score
- HYFM stock overview
- HYFM income statement
- HYFM valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.