Ampco Pittsburgh vs Perma-Pipe International
AP and PPIH side by side, both in general industrial machinery and equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AP and PPIH compare
Perma-Pipe International is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Ampco Pittsburgh ($237M against $152M).
Perma-Pipe International grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (24.8% versus 1.3% for Ampco Pittsburgh).
Perma-Pipe International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 6.9% compared with −13.1% at Ampco Pittsburgh.
Perma-Pipe International scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 2 for Ampco Pittsburgh), 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 | AP | PPIH |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $152M | $237M |
| Share price | $7.34 | $28.97 |
| Change, 1 year | 276% | 3.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 47.1% | 244% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.29 | 0.56 |
| Employees | 1,432 | 909 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 2 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 15.2× |
| P/S | 0.4× (better) | 1.1× |
| P/B | 4.7× | 2.5× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 7.2× |
| P/FCF | 12.8× (better) | 17.4× |
| PEG | – | 0.36 |
| FCF yield | 7.8% (better) | 5.7% |
| Fair value | – | $36.89 |
| Margin of safety | – | 21.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.3% | 24.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.7% | 20.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 55.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 53.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.9% | 31.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | −10.2% | 12.1% (better) |
| Net margin | −13.1% | 6.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.7% | 6.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | −123% | 17.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −21.6% | 25.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.76 | 0.39 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 0.13 |
| Interest coverage | −4.0× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.68 | 2.19 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.66 | 3.06 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 55.7% | 51.1% |
| Held by insiders | 44.8% | 2.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $29.4K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.1% | 4.4% |
Go deeper
- AP stock overview
- AP income statement
- AP valuation and score
- PPIH stock overview
- PPIH income statement
- PPIH valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.