Karat Packaging vs Myers Industries
KRT and MYE side by side, both in miscellaneous plastics products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KRT and MYE compare
Myers Industries is the larger company, worth 1.5 times as much as Karat Packaging ($1.1B against $732M).
On earnings, Karat Packaging is cheaper: it trades at 15.6× trailing earnings, against 37.8× for Myers Industries.
Myers Industries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (24.8% versus 11.0% for Karat Packaging).
Karat Packaging keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.4% compared with 3.3% at Myers Industries.
Both pay dividends: Karat Packaging yields 5.0% and Myers Industries 1.9%.
Karat Packaging scores higher on the StockData Score (24 against 12 for Myers 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 | KRT | MYE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $732M | $1.1B |
| Share price | $36.75 | $28.74 |
| Change, 1 year | 66.2% | 62.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 75.0% | 40.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.80 | 0.78 |
| Employees | 696 | 2,200 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 24 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 15.6× (better) | 37.8× |
| P/S | 1.5× | 1.3× (better) |
| P/B | 4.5× | 3.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.3× (better) | 12.1× |
| P/FCF | 11.4× (better) | 13.3× |
| PEG | 1.65 | – |
| FCF yield | 8.8% (better) | 7.5% |
| Fair value | $44.98 | $24.10 |
| Margin of safety | 18.3% (better) | −19.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 11.0% | 24.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.6% | 10.1% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 56.1% (better) | 2.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 57.3% (better) | 2.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 6.7% (better) | −1.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 40.3% (better) | 33.9% |
| Operating margin | 11.8% (better) | 10.7% |
| Net margin | 9.4% (better) | 3.3% |
| FCF margin | 12.8% (better) | 9.5% |
| Return on equity | 29.8% (better) | 9.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 33.0% (better) | 12.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.14 (better) | 0.96 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.29 | 2.19 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 34.1× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.83 | 1.89 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 6.22 (better) | 2.92 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.0% (better) | 1.9% |
| Payout ratio | 76.9% | 71.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 114% (better) | 0.00% |
| Buyback yield | – | −0.07% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.0% (better) | 1.8% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 35.7% | 97.2% |
| Held by insiders | 57.4% | 10.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$593K | $0 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.8% | 4.7% |
Go deeper
- KRT stock overview
- KRT income statement
- KRT valuation and score
- MYE stock overview
- MYE income statement
- MYE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.