KB Home vs M/I Homes
KBH and MHO side by side, both in operative builders. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KBH and MHO compare
KB Home and M/I Homes are about the same size, with market caps of $2.9B and $3.2B.
On earnings, M/I Homes is cheaper: it trades at 12.1× trailing earnings, against 13.5× for KB Home.
M/I Homes grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−6.0% versus −20.8% for KB Home).
M/I Homes keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 6.6% compared with 4.4% at KB Home.
KB Home pays a dividend yielding 1.6%; M/I Homes does not pay one.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | KBH | MHO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.9B | $3.2B |
| Share price | $47.90 | $126.96 |
| Change, 1 year | −21.9% | −1.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 10.1% | 111% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.02 | 1.16 |
| Employees | 1,200 | 1,801 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 | 11 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.5× | 12.1× (better) |
| P/S | 0.6× (better) | 0.8× |
| P/B | 0.8× (better) | 1.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 7.4× |
| P/FCF | 102× | 23.2× (better) |
| FCF yield | 0.98% | 4.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $54.44 | $110.04 |
| Margin of safety | 12.0% (better) | −15.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −20.8% | −6.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.3% (better) | 7.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −56.1% | −41.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −50.1% | −38.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 14.5% (better) | 12.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 20.7% |
| Operating margin | – | 8.2% |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 6.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 0.55% | 3.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 5.9% | 8.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | – | 10.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.91 | 3.29 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.6% | – |
| Payout ratio | 27.9% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | – |
| Buyback yield | 9.7% (better) | 6.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 11.3% (better) | 6.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 104% | 98.8% |
| Held by insiders | 4.8% | 3.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$17.9M (better) | −$25.3M |
| Short interest, % of float | 14.8% | 6.3% |
Go deeper
- KBH stock overview
- KBH income statement
- KBH valuation and score
- MHO stock overview
- MHO income statement
- MHO valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.