Katapult vs McGrath RentCorp
KPLT and MGRC side by side, both in miscellaneous equipment rental and leasing. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KPLT and MGRC compare
McGrath RentCorp is the larger company, worth 56 times as much as Katapult ($2.9B against $51.6M).
On earnings, Katapult is cheaper: it trades at 7.4× trailing earnings, against 19.0× for McGrath RentCorp.
Katapult grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.0% versus −0.92% for McGrath RentCorp).
McGrath RentCorp keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.4% compared with 5.4% at Katapult.
McGrath RentCorp pays a dividend yielding 1.7%; Katapult does not pay one.
McGrath RentCorp scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 6 for Katapult), 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 | KPLT | MGRC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $51.6M | $2.9B |
| Share price | $10.38 | $118.28 |
| Change, 1 year | −6.7% | 6.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −90.3% | 49.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.68 | 0.59 |
| Employees | 87 | 1,306 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.4× (better) | 19.0× |
| P/S | 0.2× (better) | 3.1× |
| P/B | – | 2.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 0.2× (better) | 8.3× |
| P/FCF | – | 13.8× |
| PEG | – | 1.81 |
| FCF yield | −5.1% | 7.3% (better) |
| Fair value | – | $120.98 |
| Margin of safety | – | 2.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.0% (better) | −0.92% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.4% | 10.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −39.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −39.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 8.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.5% | 48.5% (better) |
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 25.5% (better) |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 16.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | −0.87% | 22.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 12.7% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 14.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Interest coverage | 0.2× | 8.4× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.90 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 1.23 | 2.69 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.7% |
| Payout ratio | – | 31.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 2.9% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 1.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 35.4% | 92.5% |
| Held by insiders | – | 1.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$6.5K (better) | −$4.5M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 2.1% |
Go deeper
- KPLT stock overview
- KPLT income statement
- KPLT valuation and score
- MGRC stock overview
- MGRC income statement
- MGRC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.