Avnet vs WESCO International
AVT and WCC side by side, both in wholesale trade-durable goods. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AVT and WCC compare
WESCO International is the larger company, worth 2.3 times as much as Avnet ($15.7B against $6.9B).
On earnings, Avnet is cheaper: it trades at 12.6× trailing earnings, against 20.0× for WESCO International.
Avnet grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (44.3% versus 13.5% for WESCO International).
WESCO International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.0% compared with 1.7% at Avnet.
Both pay dividends: Avnet yields 1.7% and WESCO International 0.61%.
WESCO International scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 10 for Avnet), 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 | AVT | WCC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.9B | $15.7B |
| Share price | $83.97 | $321.79 |
| Change, 1 year | 78.0% | 20.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 116% | 136% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.93 | 1.65 |
| Employees | 15K | 21K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 12.6× (better) | 20.0× |
| P/S | 0.2× (better) | 0.6× |
| P/B | 1.3× (better) | 2.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.5× (better) | 12.6× |
| P/FCF | – | 37.7× |
| FCF yield | −15.3% | 2.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $89.90 | $264.08 |
| Margin of safety | 6.6% (better) | −21.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 44.3% (better) | 13.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.2% | 13.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 142% (better) | 22.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 150% (better) | 26.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 15.7% | 53.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 10.3% | 21.5% (better) |
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 5.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 3.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | −3.2% | 1.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 11.1% | 15.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 9.3% | 10.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.79 (better) | 1.10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.46 | 3.12 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 3.7× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.73 | 2.01 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.00 | 3.17 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.7% (better) | 0.61% |
| Payout ratio | 20.6% | 12.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 13 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.5% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.48% |
| Shareholder yield | 1.7% (better) | 1.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 108% | 96.9% |
| Held by insiders | 1.7% | 2.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$17.2M (better) | −$62.6M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.0% | 2.0% |
Go deeper
- AVT stock overview
- AVT income statement
- AVT valuation and score
- WCC stock overview
- WCC income statement
- WCC valuation and score
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