Huntsman vs RPM International
HUN and RPM side by side, both in chemicals and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HUN and RPM compare
RPM International is the larger company, worth 7.7 times as much as Huntsman ($13.1B against $1.7B).
RPM International grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.0% versus 0.65% for Huntsman).
RPM International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.7% compared with −3.1% at Huntsman.
Both pay dividends: Huntsman yields 3.7% and RPM International 1.6%.
RPM International scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 7 for Huntsman), 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 | HUN | RPM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.7B | $13.1B |
| Share price | $9.64 | $102.44 |
| Change, 1 year | 11.1% | −5.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −71.4% | 14.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.87 | 0.91 |
| Employees | 6,000 | 18K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 19.0× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 1.6× |
| P/B | 0.6× (better) | 3.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.9× | 12.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 18.5× |
| PEG | – | 1.64 |
| FCF yield | −0.53% | 5.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $10.01 | $115.92 |
| Margin of safety | 3.7% | 11.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.65% | 6.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 0.95% | 5.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 0.22% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 0.93% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 6.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 13.5% | 41.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | −0.54% | – |
| Net margin | −3.1% | 8.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | −0.15% | 8.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | −6.5% | 21.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −0.57% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.78 | 0.69 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.59 | 1.70 (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.33 | 1.76 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.47 | 3.47 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.7% (better) | 1.6% |
| Payout ratio | – | 39.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.2% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.63% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.7% (better) | 2.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 88.7% | 85.4% |
| Held by insiders | 6.7% | 1.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $1.2M (better) | −$465K |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.1% | 3.0% |
Go deeper
- HUN stock overview
- HUN income statement
- HUN valuation and score
- RPM stock overview
- RPM income statement
- RPM valuation and score
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