Centrus Energy vs Smart Sand
LEU and SND side by side, both in mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels). Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LEU and SND compare
Centrus Energy is the larger company, worth 12 times as much as Smart Sand ($2.2B against $190M).
On earnings, Smart Sand is cheaper: it trades at 11.8× trailing earnings, against 32.9× for Centrus Energy.
Smart Sand grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (21.2% versus 0.09% for Centrus Energy).
Centrus Energy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.8% compared with 3.9% at Smart Sand.
Smart Sand pays a dividend yielding 5.6%; Centrus Energy does not pay one.
Smart Sand scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 7 for Centrus Energy), 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 | LEU | SND |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.2B | $190M |
| Share price | $112.17 | $4.49 |
| Change, 1 year | −61.3% | 102% |
| Change, 5 years | 74.8% | 130% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.48 | 0.91 |
| Employees | 1,100 | 318 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 20 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 32.9× | 11.8× (better) |
| P/S | 4.9× | 0.5× (better) |
| P/B | 2.0× | 0.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 0.5× (better) | 6.6× |
| P/FCF | – | 5.1× |
| PEG | 6.73 | – |
| FCF yield | −13.2% | 19.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $90.79 | $6.51 |
| Margin of safety | −23.6% | 31.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.09% | 21.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 12.7% | 22.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −33.0% | 306% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −48.2% | 322% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 46.9% (better) | −49.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 23.3% (better) | 13.9% |
| Operating margin | −1.3% | 2.9% (better) |
| Net margin | 16.8% (better) | 3.9% |
| FCF margin | −65.0% | 9.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | 10.4% (better) | 6.6% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 4.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.05 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −0.31 |
| Interest coverage | −0.4× | – |
| Current ratio | 8.61 (better) | 1.81 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.86 | 2.74 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 5.6% |
| Payout ratio | – | 64.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 1 |
| Buyback yield | −19.6% | 0.90% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | −19.6% | 6.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 74.9% | 46.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.84% | 34.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$62.3K (better) | −$2.6M |
| Short interest, % of float | 29.3% | 5.6% |
Go deeper
- LEU stock overview
- LEU income statement
- LEU valuation and score
- SND stock overview
- SND income statement
- SND valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.