McGrath RentCorp vs WillScot
MGRC and WSC side by side, both in miscellaneous equipment rental and leasing. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MGRC and WSC compare
McGrath RentCorp and WillScot are about the same size, with market caps of $3.1B and $3.6B.
McGrath RentCorp grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.1% versus 0.44% for WillScot).
McGrath RentCorp keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.8% compared with −2.6% at WillScot.
Both pay dividends: McGrath RentCorp yields 1.5% and WillScot 1.4%.
McGrath RentCorp scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 6 for WillScot), 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 | MGRC | WSC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.1B | $3.6B |
| Share price | $128.68 | $19.66 |
| Change, 1 year | 24.5% | 8.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 61.4% | −50.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.57 | 1.32 |
| Employees | 1,306 | 4,700 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 2 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.8× | – |
| P/S | 3.3× | 1.5× (better) |
| P/B | 2.5× (better) | 3.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.8× (better) | 28.0× |
| P/FCF | 14.9× | 5.2× (better) |
| PEG | 1.88 | – |
| FCF yield | 6.7% | 19.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $127.77 | $27.72 |
| Margin of safety | −0.71% | 29.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.1% (better) | 0.44% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.5% | 12.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 9.6% (better) | −127% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 9.8% (better) | −130% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 8.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 48.8% | 50.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | 25.7% (better) | 6.7% |
| Net margin | 16.8% (better) | −2.6% |
| FCF margin | 22.1% | 29.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | 12.9% (better) | −6.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 14.6% (better) | 2.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 3.60 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 13.73 |
| Interest coverage | 8.7× | – |
| Current ratio | – | 0.78 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.76 (better) | 0.72 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.5% (better) | 1.4% |
| Payout ratio | 30.6% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 2.9% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.53% |
| Shareholder yield | 1.5% | 1.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.8% | 119% |
| Held by insiders | 1.3% | 3.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$8.7M | −$4.2M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.9% | 7.4% |
Go deeper
- MGRC stock overview
- MGRC income statement
- MGRC valuation and score
- WSC stock overview
- WSC income statement
- WSC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.