Compass Diversified vs Flexsteel Industries
CODI and FLXS side by side, both in consumer discretionary. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CODI and FLXS compare
Compass Diversified is the larger company, worth 2.9 times as much as Flexsteel Industries ($918M against $312M).
Flexsteel Industries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.4% versus −4.8% for Compass Diversified).
Flexsteel Industries keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 6.7% compared with −5.3% at Compass Diversified.
Flexsteel Industries pays a dividend yielding 1.2%; Compass Diversified does not pay one.
Flexsteel Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (22 against 5 for Compass Diversified), 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 | CODI | FLXS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $918M | $312M |
| Share price | $12.20 | $74.90 |
| Change, 1 year | 104% | 114% |
| Change, 5 years | −60.7% | 158% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.32 | 0.81 |
| Employees | 1,288 | 1,200 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 22 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 12.2× |
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 0.7× |
| P/B | 1.9× (better) | 2.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.5× | 7.6× (better) |
| P/FCF | 11.5× | 7.4× (better) |
| PEG | – | 0.40 |
| FCF yield | 8.7% | 13.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $15.97 | $88.15 |
| Margin of safety | 23.6% (better) | 15.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −4.8% | 3.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.3% (better) | −0.84% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 33.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 49.4% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 14.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 44.6% (better) | 24.3% |
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 8.7% (better) |
| Net margin | −5.3% | 6.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | 4.4% | 9.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | −17.7% | 20.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 2.2% | 23.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.35 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.31 | – |
| Current ratio | 2.26 (better) | 2.18 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.51 | 5.84 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 1.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 14.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −19.1% | 13.6% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% (better) | −0.01% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 1.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 74.8% | 67.4% |
| Held by insiders | 38.8% | 14.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $2.7M (better) | −$3.0M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.1% | 6.9% |
Go deeper
- CODI stock overview
- CODI income statement
- CODI valuation and score
- FLXS stock overview
- FLXS income statement
- FLXS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.