Vestis vs WillScot
VSTS and WSC side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How VSTS and WSC compare
WillScot is the larger company, worth 1.9 times as much as Vestis ($3.6B against $1.9B).
WillScot grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.44% versus −0.39% for Vestis).
Vestis keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −0.20% compared with −2.6% at WillScot.
WillScot pays a dividend yielding 1.4%; Vestis does not pay one.
WillScot scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 3 for Vestis), 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 | VSTS | WSC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.9B | $3.6B |
| Share price | $14.19 | $19.84 |
| Change, 1 year | 164% | 10.5% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −49.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.95 | 1.32 |
| Employees | 1,900 | 4,700 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.7× (better) | 1.5× |
| P/B | 2.1× (better) | 3.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.3× (better) | 28.1× |
| P/FCF | 13.7× | 5.2× (better) |
| FCF yield | 7.3% | 19.1% (better) |
| Fair value | $12.86 | $27.99 |
| Margin of safety | −10.3% | 29.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.39% | 0.44% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 12.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −127% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −130% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 26.3% | 50.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | 3.6% | 6.7% (better) |
| Net margin | −0.20% (better) | −2.6% |
| FCF margin | 5.1% | 29.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | −0.60% (better) | −6.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.0% (better) | 2.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.24 (better) | 3.60 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.36 (better) | 13.73 |
| Current ratio | 2.17 (better) | 0.78 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.81 (better) | 0.72 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 1.4% (better) |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.52% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 1.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 97.9% | 119% |
| Held by insiders | 17.6% | 3.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $9.2M (better) | −$4.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.6% | 7.4% |
Go deeper
- VSTS stock overview
- VSTS income statement
- VSTS valuation and score
- WSC stock overview
- WSC income statement
- WSC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.