Snap-on vs Simpson Manufacturing
SNA and SSD side by side, both in cutlery, handtools, and general hardware. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SNA and SSD compare
Snap-on is the larger company, worth 2.3 times as much as Simpson Manufacturing ($18.4B against $7.9B).
On earnings, Snap-on is cheaper: it trades at 18.1× trailing earnings, against 21.1× for Simpson Manufacturing.
Simpson Manufacturing grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.5% versus 4.0% for Snap-on).
Snap-on keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 19.6% compared with 15.6% at Simpson Manufacturing.
Both pay dividends: Snap-on yields 2.7% and Simpson Manufacturing 0.61%.
Simpson Manufacturing scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 16 for Snap-on), 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 | SNA | SSD |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $18.4B | $7.9B |
| Share price | $355.66 | $193.34 |
| Change, 1 year | 5.5% | 7.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 67.8% | 61.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.74 | 1.03 |
| Employees | 13K | 3,337 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 6 | 6 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.1× (better) | 21.1× |
| P/S | 3.5× | 3.3× (better) |
| P/B | 3.0× (better) | 3.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.2× | 12.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 16.9× |
| PEG | 4.04 (better) | 10.46 |
| FCF yield | – | 5.9% |
| Fair value | $327.47 | $171.50 |
| Margin of safety | −8.6% (better) | −12.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.0% | 6.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.5% | 13.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 3.4% | 14.7% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 4.5% | 16.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 10.9% | 14.1% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 45.7% |
| Operating margin | 25.4% (better) | 20.6% |
| Net margin | 19.6% (better) | 15.6% |
| FCF margin | – | 19.3% |
| Return on equity | 17.6% | 18.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 19.6% | 21.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.15 | 0.01 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.56 | −0.73 |
| Interest coverage | 26.6× | – |
| Current ratio | 3.43 (better) | 3.29 |
| Altman Z-score | 7.22 | 7.23 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.7% (better) | 0.61% |
| Payout ratio | 47.5% | 12.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 12 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 14.7% (better) | 4.6% |
| Buyback yield | 1.9% | 2.0% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 4.7% (better) | 2.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 96.9% | 100% |
| Held by insiders | 2.4% | 0.41% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$61.5M | −$1.3M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.2% | 3.7% |
Go deeper
- SNA stock overview
- SNA income statement
- SNA valuation and score
- SSD stock overview
- SSD income statement
- SSD valuation and score
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