CompX International vs Lifetime Brands
CIX and LCUT 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 LCUT compare
CompX International is the larger company, worth 3.0 times as much as Lifetime Brands ($543M against $179M).
On earnings, Lifetime Brands is cheaper: it trades at 6.0× trailing earnings, against 23.3× for CompX International.
CompX International grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.3% versus 1.2% for Lifetime Brands).
CompX International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.0% compared with 4.3% at Lifetime Brands.
Both pay dividends: CompX International yields 2.7% and Lifetime Brands 2.2%.
Lifetime Brands scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 16 for CompX 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 | CIX | LCUT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $543M | $179M |
| Share price | $43.98 | $7.77 |
| Change, 1 year | 99.8% | 139% |
| Change, 5 years | 95.6% | −57.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.86 | 0.98 |
| Employees | 549 | 1,080 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 23.3× | 6.0× (better) |
| P/S | 3.3× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 3.7× | 0.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.4× | 2.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 22.9× | 3.5× (better) |
| FCF yield | 4.4% | 28.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $29.43 | $22.25 |
| Margin of safety | −49.5% | 65.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.3% (better) | 1.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.7% (better) | −3.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 19.8% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 20.4% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 13.7% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 32.5% | 43.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 16.9% (better) | 7.4% |
| Net margin | 14.0% (better) | 4.3% |
| FCF margin | 14.3% (better) | 7.6% |
| Return on equity | 16.3% (better) | 14.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 23.4% | 23.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −0.08 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.9× |
| Current ratio | 5.39 (better) | 2.45 |
| Altman Z-score | 17.93 (better) | 1.89 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.7% (better) | 2.2% |
| Payout ratio | 63.9% | 13.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 40.6% (better) | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.7% (better) | 2.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 6.5% | 43.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.51% | 47.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$44.4K (better) | −$355K |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.92% | 14.2% |
Go deeper
- CIX stock overview
- CIX income statement
- CIX valuation and score
- LCUT stock overview
- LCUT income statement
- LCUT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.