Mistras vs VSE
MG and VSEC side by side, both in engineering, accounting, research, management, and related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MG and VSEC compare
VSE is the larger company, worth 8.4 times as much as Mistras ($5.4B against $643M).
On earnings, Mistras is cheaper: it trades at 32.0× trailing earnings, against 47.5× for VSE.
VSE grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (55.6% versus 4.6% for Mistras).
VSE keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 7.3% compared with 2.8% at Mistras.
VSE pays a dividend yielding 0.21%; Mistras does not pay one.
VSE scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 9 for Mistras), 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 | MG | VSEC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $643M | $5.4B |
| Share price | $20.18 | $191.94 |
| Change, 1 year | 54.4% | 8.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 128% | 217% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.68 | 1.42 |
| Employees | 4,800 | 1,600 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 32.0× (better) | 47.5× |
| P/S | 0.9× (better) | 3.3× |
| P/B | 2.6× | 1.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.0× (better) | 23.4× |
| P/FCF | 19.1× (better) | 196× |
| PEG | 0.89 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.2% (better) | 0.51% |
| Fair value | $16.15 | $190.79 |
| Margin of safety | −25.0% | −0.60% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.6% | 55.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.1% | 10.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 14.8% | 957% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 10.5% | 635% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 28.7% | – |
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 11.9% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 7.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | 4.5% (better) | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | 8.8% (better) | 6.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.9% (better) | 5.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.70 | 0.32 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.33 (better) | 3.33 |
| Interest coverage | 3.2× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.74 | 3.63 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.86 | 3.08 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.21% |
| Payout ratio | – | 8.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 2.1% |
| Buyback yield | – | −23.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% (better) | −23.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 62.4% | 120% |
| Held by insiders | 68.2% | 5.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$61.7K (better) | −$5.8M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.1% | – |
Go deeper
- MG stock overview
- MG income statement
- MG valuation and score
- VSEC stock overview
- VSEC income statement
- VSEC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.