CompX International vs Eastern
CIX and EML 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 CIX and EML compare
CompX International is the larger company, worth 2.8 times as much as Eastern ($543M against $192M).
On earnings, Eastern is cheaper: it trades at 17.6× trailing earnings, against 23.3× for CompX International.
CompX International grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.3% versus −0.58% for Eastern).
CompX International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.0% compared with 4.3% at Eastern.
Both pay dividends: CompX International yields 2.7% and Eastern 1.4%.
CompX International scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 14 for Eastern), 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 | CIX | EML |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $543M | $192M |
| Share price | $43.98 | $31.87 |
| Change, 1 year | 99.8% | 61.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 95.6% | 30.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.86 | 0.93 |
| Employees | 549 | 1,246 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 14 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 23.3× | 17.6× (better) |
| P/S | 3.3× | 0.8× (better) |
| P/B | 3.7× | 1.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.4× | 12.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | 22.9× (better) | 23.9× |
| FCF yield | 4.4% (better) | 4.2% |
| Fair value | $29.43 | $29.16 |
| Margin of safety | −49.5% | −9.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.3% (better) | −0.58% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.7% (better) | 4.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 19.8% | 49.9% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 20.4% | 52.1% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 13.7% (better) | −7.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 32.5% (better) | 21.9% |
| Operating margin | 16.9% (better) | 4.2% |
| Net margin | 14.0% (better) | 4.3% |
| FCF margin | 14.3% (better) | 3.2% |
| Return on equity | 16.3% (better) | 8.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 23.4% (better) | 5.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.30 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 1.80 |
| Interest coverage | – | 4.4× |
| Current ratio | 5.39 (better) | 2.73 |
| Altman Z-score | 17.93 (better) | 3.39 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.7% (better) | 1.4% |
| Payout ratio | 63.9% | 24.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 40.6% (better) | 0.00% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.83% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.7% (better) | 2.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 6.5% | 74.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.51% | 27.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$44.4K | $984K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.92% | 2.8% |
Go deeper
- CIX stock overview
- CIX income statement
- CIX valuation and score
- EML stock overview
- EML income statement
- EML valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.