Albany International vs Interface
AIN and TILE side by side, both in consumer discretionary. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AIN and TILE compare
Albany International and Interface are about the same size, with market caps of $1.9B and $1.8B.
On earnings, Interface is cheaper: it trades at 13.4× trailing earnings, against 22.1× for Albany International.
Albany International grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (14.2% versus 5.1% for Interface).
Interface keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.6% compared with 6.7% at Albany International.
Both pay dividends: Albany International yields 1.6% and Interface 0.35%.
Interface scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 14 for Albany International), 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 | AIN | TILE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.9B | $1.8B |
| Share price | $68.46 | $31.73 |
| Change, 1 year | 43.8% | 21.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −21.2% | 99.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.97 | 1.20 |
| Employees | 5,700 | 3,570 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 | 20 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 22.1× | 13.4× (better) |
| P/S | 1.5× | 1.3× (better) |
| P/B | 2.5× (better) | 2.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.8× | 7.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 27.9× | 13.6× (better) |
| PEG | – | 0.17 |
| FCF yield | 3.6% | 7.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $75.67 | $35.00 |
| Margin of safety | 9.5% (better) | 9.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 14.2% (better) | 5.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.6% (better) | 4.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 22.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 22.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 34.2% | 40.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | 11.2% | 13.8% (better) |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 9.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 5.3% | 9.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | 11.6% | 20.8% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 9.1% | 20.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.54 | 0.18 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.46 | 0.21 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 14.5× |
| Current ratio | 2.41 (better) | 2.30 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.54 | 4.66 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.6% (better) | 0.35% |
| Payout ratio | 35.7% | 4.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | 8 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.2% (better) | −8.8% |
| Buyback yield | 0.77% | 1.8% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.4% (better) | 2.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 106% | 103% |
| Held by insiders | 0.64% | 2.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $0 (better) | −$7.9M |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.2% | 6.1% |
Go deeper
- AIN stock overview
- AIN income statement
- AIN valuation and score
- TILE stock overview
- TILE income statement
- TILE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.