Karman vs Park Aerospace
KRMN and PKE side by side, both in aircraft and parts. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KRMN and PKE compare
Karman is the larger company, worth 10 times as much as Park Aerospace ($5.4B against $536M).
On earnings, Park Aerospace is cheaper: it trades at 33.8× trailing earnings, against 104× for Karman.
Karman grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (56.3% versus 27.7% for Park Aerospace).
Park Aerospace keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 18.4% compared with 7.5% at Karman.
Park Aerospace pays a dividend yielding 2.1%; Karman does not pay one.
Park Aerospace scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 10 for Karman), 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 | KRMN | PKE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.4B | $536M |
| Share price | $40.66 | $24.33 |
| Change, 1 year | −40.0% | 24.9% |
| Change, 5 years | – | 72.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.48 | 0.72 |
| Employees | 1,400 | 125 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 | 4 |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 104× | 33.8× (better) |
| P/S | 8.1× | 6.6× (better) |
| P/B | 12.2× | 3.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 36.3× | 22.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 46.8× |
| PEG | – | 13.51 |
| FCF yield | −0.14% | 2.1% (better) |
| Fair value | $13.21 | $21.07 |
| Margin of safety | −208% | −15.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 56.3% (better) | 27.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 9.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 345% (better) | 103% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 388% (better) | 100% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 18.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 42.1% (better) | 32.7% |
| Operating margin | 16.3% | 21.1% (better) |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 18.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | −1.1% | 14.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | 12.4% (better) | 11.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.3% | 29.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.94 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.65 | – |
| Interest coverage | 1.9× | – |
| Current ratio | 3.10 | 22.75 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.59 | 27.37 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.1% |
| Payout ratio | – | 69.4% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 2.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 93.8% | 88.6% |
| Held by insiders | 62.2% | 4.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$9.2M (better) | −$9.4M |
| Short interest, % of float | 38.6% | 6.4% |
Go deeper
- KRMN stock overview
- KRMN income statement
- KRMN valuation and score
- PKE stock overview
- PKE income statement
- PKE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.