Myers Industries vs Advanced Drainage Systems
MYE and WMS side by side, both in miscellaneous plastics products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MYE and WMS compare
Advanced Drainage Systems is the larger company, worth 9.2 times as much as Myers Industries ($10.2B against $1.1B).
On earnings, Advanced Drainage Systems is cheaper: it trades at 23.4× trailing earnings, against 38.9× for Myers Industries.
Myers Industries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (24.8% versus 10.4% for Advanced Drainage Systems).
Advanced Drainage Systems keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.0% compared with 3.3% at Myers Industries.
Both pay dividends: Myers Industries yields 1.8% and Advanced Drainage Systems 0.56%.
Advanced Drainage Systems scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 11 for Myers Industries), 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 | MYE | WMS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.1B | $10.2B |
| Share price | $29.57 | $135.43 |
| Change, 1 year | 70.1% | −3.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 42.9% | 9.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.74 | 1.43 |
| Employees | 2,200 | 4,950 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 | 17 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 38.9× | 23.4× (better) |
| P/S | 1.3× (better) | 3.2× |
| P/B | 3.7× (better) | 5.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.4× (better) | 13.0× |
| P/FCF | 13.7× (better) | 18.6× |
| FCF yield | 7.3% (better) | 5.4% |
| Fair value | $24.09 | $132.53 |
| Margin of safety | −22.7% | −2.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 24.8% (better) | 10.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.1% (better) | 9.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 2.8% | 4.2% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 2.7% | 4.5% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −1.8% | 16.0% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 33.9% | 38.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 10.7% | 20.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 14.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 9.5% | 17.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | 9.7% | 26.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 12.5% | 18.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.96 | 0.90 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.19 | 1.62 (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.89 | 2.12 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.95 | 4.34 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.8% (better) | 0.56% |
| Payout ratio | 71.4% | 12.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.00% | 14.9% (better) |
| Buyback yield | −0.07% | 3.2% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 1.8% | 3.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 97.3% | 92.4% |
| Held by insiders | 10.3% | 1.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $156K (better) | −$14.8M |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.5% | 4.0% |
Go deeper
- MYE stock overview
- MYE income statement
- MYE valuation and score
- WMS stock overview
- WMS income statement
- WMS valuation and score
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