Simpson Manufacturing vs Stanley Black & Decker
SSD and SWK 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 SSD and SWK compare
Stanley Black & Decker is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as Simpson Manufacturing ($15.6B against $7.9B).
On earnings, Simpson Manufacturing is cheaper: it trades at 21.1× trailing earnings, against 25.2× for Stanley Black & Decker.
Simpson Manufacturing grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.5% versus 0.57% for Stanley Black & Decker).
Simpson Manufacturing keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 15.6% compared with 4.1% at Stanley Black & Decker.
Both pay dividends: Simpson Manufacturing yields 0.61% and Stanley Black & Decker 3.2%.
Simpson Manufacturing scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 12 for Stanley Black & Decker), 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 | SSD | SWK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $7.9B | $15.6B |
| Share price | $193.34 | $103.44 |
| Change, 1 year | 7.7% | 47.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 61.7% | −43.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.03 | 1.21 |
| Employees | 3,337 | 44K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 2 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 21.1× (better) | 25.2× |
| P/S | 3.3× | 1.0× (better) |
| P/B | 3.7× | 1.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.5× | 11.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | 16.9× | 12.1× (better) |
| PEG | 10.46 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.9% | 8.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $171.50 | $99.73 |
| Margin of safety | −12.7% | −3.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.5% (better) | 0.57% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.0% (better) | 3.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 14.7% | 29.7% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 16.6% | 29.7% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 14.1% (better) | −18.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 45.7% (better) | 31.9% |
| Operating margin | 20.6% | – |
| Net margin | 15.6% (better) | 4.1% |
| FCF margin | 19.3% (better) | 8.5% |
| Return on equity | 18.7% (better) | 6.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 21.7% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.01 (better) | 0.53 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.73 | 2.47 (better) |
| Current ratio | 3.29 (better) | 1.43 |
| Altman Z-score | 7.23 (better) | 2.30 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.61% | 3.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 12.7% | 81.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 12 | 17 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.6% (better) | 3.5% |
| Buyback yield | 2.0% (better) | 1.7% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.6% | 4.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 100% | 98.6% |
| Held by insiders | 0.41% | 0.30% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.3M | −$918K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.7% | 4.8% |
Go deeper
- SSD stock overview
- SSD income statement
- SSD valuation and score
- SWK stock overview
- SWK income statement
- SWK valuation and score
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