National Presto Industries vs Smith & Wesson Brands
NPK and SWBI side by side, both in fabricated metal products, except machinery and transportation equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NPK and SWBI compare
National Presto Industries is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Smith & Wesson Brands ($993M against $698M).
National Presto Industries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.9% versus 17.0% for Smith & Wesson Brands).
National Presto Industries keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.0% compared with 4.4% at Smith & Wesson Brands.
Both pay dividends: National Presto Industries yields 0.72% and Smith & Wesson Brands 3.3%.
National Presto Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 13 for Smith & Wesson Brands), 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 | NPK | SWBI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $993M | $698M |
| Share price | $139.11 | $15.57 |
| Change, 1 year | 45.1% | 80.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 61.0% | −34.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.64 | 0.83 |
| Employees | 1,200 | 46 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 (better) | 13 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.7× | 1.3× (better) |
| P/B | 2.3× | 1.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.8× | 10.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | 21.3× | 8.5× (better) |
| FCF yield | 4.7% | 11.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $132.93 | $14.26 |
| Margin of safety | −4.7% (better) | −9.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 20.9% (better) | 17.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.4% (better) | −13.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 48.1% | 106% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −38.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.7% | 27.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | 12.4% (better) | 6.6% |
| Net margin | 10.0% (better) | 4.4% |
| FCF margin | 8.1% | 14.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | 14.2% (better) | 6.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 14.0% (better) | 7.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 4.76 (better) | 3.62 |
| Altman Z-score | 9.29 (better) | 5.48 |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.72% | 3.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 12.5% | 95.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Shareholder yield | 0.72% | 3.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 61.4% | 64.8% |
| Held by insiders | 28.1% | 23.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$418K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.2% | 5.0% |
Go deeper
- NPK stock overview
- NPK income statement
- NPK valuation and score
- SWBI stock overview
- SWBI income statement
- SWBI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.