RPM International vs Westlake
RPM and WLK side by side, both in chemicals and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How RPM and WLK compare
RPM International is the larger company, worth 1.5 times as much as Westlake ($13.1B against $8.7B).
RPM International grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.0% versus −4.0% for Westlake).
RPM International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.7% compared with −10.9% at Westlake.
Both pay dividends: RPM International yields 1.6% and Westlake 3.1%.
RPM International scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 9 for Westlake), 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 | RPM | WLK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $13.1B | $8.7B |
| Share price | $102.44 | $68.28 |
| Change, 1 year | −5.5% | −7.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 14.1% | −31.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.91 | 0.93 |
| Employees | 18K | 15K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.0× | – |
| P/S | 1.6× | 0.8× (better) |
| P/B | 3.8× | 1.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.3× | – |
| P/FCF | 18.5× | – |
| PEG | 1.64 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.4% (better) | −3.0% |
| Fair value | $115.92 | $112.33 |
| Margin of safety | 11.6% | 39.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.0% (better) | −4.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.2% | 8.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 0.22% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 0.93% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 6.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 41.2% (better) | 9.6% |
| Operating margin | – | −11.0% |
| Net margin | 8.7% (better) | −10.9% |
| FCF margin | 8.9% (better) | −2.3% |
| Return on equity | 21.1% (better) | −13.0% |
| Return on invested capital | – | −8.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.69 | 0.58 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.70 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | −6.1× |
| Current ratio | 1.76 | 2.45 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.47 (better) | 1.71 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.6% | 3.1% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 39.9% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 12 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 14.7% |
| Buyback yield | 0.63% | 0.72% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.2% | 3.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 85.4% | 31.1% |
| Held by insiders | 1.3% | 73.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$465K (better) | −$10.2M |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.0% | 14.6% |
Go deeper
- RPM stock overview
- RPM income statement
- RPM valuation and score
- WLK stock overview
- WLK income statement
- WLK valuation and score
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