Herbalife vs Perrigo
HLF and PRGO side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HLF and PRGO compare
Perrigo is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Herbalife ($2.2B against $1.4B).
Herbalife grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.5% versus −4.2% for Perrigo).
Herbalife keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.2% compared with −41.9% at Perrigo.
Perrigo pays a dividend yielding 5.5%; Herbalife does not pay one.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | HLF | PRGO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.4B | $2.2B |
| Share price | $13.05 | $15.78 |
| Change, 1 year | 62.7% | −25.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −69.8% | −66.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.62 | 0.60 |
| Employees | 8,500 | 8,100 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 10 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.4× | – |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 0.5× |
| P/B | – | 0.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.9× | – |
| P/FCF | 4.2× (better) | 18.4× |
| FCF yield | 23.6% (better) | 5.4% |
| Fair value | $27.91 | $24.02 |
| Margin of safety | 53.2% (better) | 34.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.5% (better) | −4.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −1.9% | 0.79% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −49.5% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −51.1% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −4.5% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 77.7% (better) | 33.3% |
| Operating margin | 9.5% (better) | −37.7% |
| Net margin | 3.2% (better) | −41.9% |
| FCF margin | 6.2% (better) | 2.9% |
| Return on equity | – | −49.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 32.6% (better) | −18.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.31 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.68 | – |
| Interest coverage | 2.6× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.20 | 2.32 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.45 (better) | −0.39 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 5.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 11 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 5.2% |
| Buyback yield | 0.83% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.83% | 5.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 100% | 116% |
| Held by insiders | 3.2% | 0.36% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.4M | $106K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.0% | 17.5% |
Go deeper
- HLF stock overview
- HLF income statement
- HLF valuation and score
- PRGO stock overview
- PRGO income statement
- PRGO valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.