Lincoln Electric vs NN
LECO and NNBR side by side, both in industrial and commercial machinery and computer equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LECO and NNBR compare
Lincoln Electric is the larger company, worth 47 times as much as NN ($15.1B against $325M).
Lincoln Electric grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.3% versus 5.1% for NN).
Lincoln Electric keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.4% compared with −6.2% at NN.
Lincoln Electric pays a dividend yielding 1.1%; NN does not pay one.
Lincoln Electric scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 4 for NN), 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 | LECO | NNBR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $15.1B | $325M |
| Share price | $276.92 | $3.93 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.1% | 107% |
| Change, 5 years | 93.2% | −30.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.98 | 1.75 |
| Employees | 66 | 1,650 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 27.7× | – |
| P/S | 3.4× | 0.7× (better) |
| P/B | 9.7× (better) | 15.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.4× (better) | 20.5× |
| P/FCF | 27.8× (better) | 42.2× |
| PEG | 5.48 | – |
| FCF yield | 3.6% (better) | 2.4% |
| Fair value | $230.49 | $1.74 |
| Margin of safety | −20.1% (better) | −126% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.3% (better) | 5.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.8% (better) | −0.25% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 10.1% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 12.5% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 22.2% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.0% (better) | 15.0% |
| Operating margin | 17.1% (better) | −3.0% |
| Net margin | 12.4% (better) | −6.2% |
| FCF margin | 12.1% (better) | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | 37.7% (better) | −70.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 24.6% (better) | −5.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.74 (better) | 7.85 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.04 (better) | 6.49 |
| Interest coverage | 13.1× (better) | −0.6× |
| Current ratio | 1.98 (better) | 1.79 |
| Altman Z-score | 7.79 (better) | 0.58 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | – |
| Payout ratio | 30.9% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 9.0% | – |
| Buyback yield | 1.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.7% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 81.7% | 36.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.53% | 28.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$8.3M | −$7.9M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.2% | 5.9% |
Go deeper
- LECO stock overview
- LECO income statement
- LECO valuation and score
- NNBR stock overview
- NNBR income statement
- NNBR valuation and score
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