Altria vs RLX Technology
MO and RLX side by side, both in consumer staples. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MO and RLX compare
RLX Technology grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (44.0% versus 0.47% for Altria).
Altria keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 34.5% compared with 23.3% at RLX Technology.
Altria pays a dividend yielding 5.5%; RLX Technology does not pay one.
Altria scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 8 for RLX Technology), 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 | MO | RLX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $130B | – |
| Share price | $78.03 | $1.61 |
| Change, 1 year | 25.9% | −32.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 72.6% | −63.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.17 | 0.93 |
| Employees | 5,900 | 897 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 16.1× | – |
| P/S | 5.5× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.4× | – |
| P/FCF | 14.4× | – |
| PEG | 1.81 | – |
| FCF yield | 7.0% | – |
| Fair value | $75.38 | – |
| Margin of safety | −3.5% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.47% | 44.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −2.3% | 0.72% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −8.5% | 67.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −7.6% | 63.1% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 11.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 63.3% (better) | 29.9% |
| Operating margin | 47.0% (better) | 8.3% |
| Net margin | 34.5% (better) | 23.3% |
| FCF margin | 38.6% (better) | 24.9% |
| Return on equity | – | 5.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 43.8% (better) | 3.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.01 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.89 (better) | −23.14 |
| Interest coverage | – | 51.4× |
| Current ratio | 0.58 | 5.70 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 5.26 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.5% | – |
| Payout ratio | 87.7% | 9.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.1% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.79% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 6.3% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 64.4% | 17.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.14% | 66.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.3M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.3% | – |
Go deeper
- MO stock overview
- MO income statement
- MO valuation and score
- RLX stock overview
- RLX income statement
- RLX valuation and score
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