Kaiser Aluminum vs Mueller Industries
KALU and MLI side by side, both in rolling, drawing, and extruding of nonferrous. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KALU and MLI compare
Mueller Industries is the larger company, worth 6.3 times as much as Kaiser Aluminum ($12.1B against $1.9B).
On earnings, Kaiser Aluminum is cheaper: it trades at 8.6× trailing earnings, against 14.2× for Mueller Industries.
Kaiser Aluminum grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (32.8% versus 14.8% for Mueller Industries).
Mueller Industries keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 18.2% compared with 5.5% at Kaiser Aluminum.
Both pay dividends: Kaiser Aluminum yields 2.6% and Mueller Industries 1.2%.
Kaiser Aluminum scores higher on the StockData Score (21 against 17 for Mueller Industries), 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 | KALU | MLI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.9B | $12.1B |
| Share price | $116.28 | $54.56 |
| Change, 1 year | 25.5% | 4.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 8.3% | 287% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.60 | 0.89 |
| Employees | 3,840 | 4,832 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 21 (better) | 17 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.6× (better) | 14.2× |
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 2.6× |
| P/B | 2.0× (better) | 3.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.2× (better) | 9.4× |
| P/FCF | 21.9× | 18.1× (better) |
| PEG | – | 2.52 |
| FCF yield | 4.6% | 5.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $264.35 | $54.07 |
| Margin of safety | 56.0% (better) | −0.90% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 32.8% (better) | 14.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 23.5% (better) | 11.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 209% (better) | 19.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 201% (better) | 21.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 30.2% | 40.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 14.5% | 28.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | 8.2% | 23.0% (better) |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 18.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.1% | 14.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 26.4% (better) | 26.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.7% | 40.3% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.10 | 0.00 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.11 (better) | −1.24 |
| Interest coverage | 6.2× | 5352× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.50 | 4.78 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.92 | 14.53 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.6% (better) | 1.2% |
| Payout ratio | 22.9% | 15.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 2.8% | 38.0% (better) |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.63% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.6% (better) | 1.8% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 102% | 95.5% |
| Held by insiders | 2.4% | 3.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$16.7M (better) | −$45.1M |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.0% | 2.2% |
Go deeper
- KALU stock overview
- KALU income statement
- KALU valuation and score
- MLI stock overview
- MLI income statement
- MLI valuation and score
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