Compass Diversified vs MillerKnoll
CODI and MLKN 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 MLKN compare
MillerKnoll is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Compass Diversified ($1.5B against $918M).
MillerKnoll grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.2% versus −4.8% for Compass Diversified).
MillerKnoll keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.6% compared with −5.3% at Compass Diversified.
MillerKnoll pays a dividend yielding 3.4%; Compass Diversified does not pay one.
MillerKnoll scores higher on the StockData Score (16 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 | MLKN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $918M | $1.5B |
| Share price | $12.20 | $21.84 |
| Change, 1 year | 104% | 54.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −60.7% | −48.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.32 | 1.30 |
| Employees | 1,288 | 11K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 15.5× |
| P/S | 0.5× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 1.9× | 1.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.5× | 7.6× (better) |
| P/FCF | 11.5× (better) | 13.0× |
| PEG | – | 0.46 |
| FCF yield | 8.7% (better) | 7.7% |
| Fair value | $15.97 | $28.31 |
| Margin of safety | 23.6% (better) | 22.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −4.8% | 1.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.3% | 9.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −14.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 44.6% (better) | 39.5% |
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 5.2% (better) |
| Net margin | −5.3% | 2.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 4.4% (better) | 3.0% |
| Return on equity | −17.7% | 7.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 2.2% | 6.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.35 | 0.96 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.31 | 3.26 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.9× |
| Current ratio | 2.26 (better) | 1.65 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.51 | 1.85 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 3.4% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 52.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −19.1% | 6.0% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% (better) | −0.55% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 2.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 74.8% | 96.4% |
| Held by insiders | 38.8% | 2.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $2.7M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.1% | 4.9% |
Go deeper
- CODI stock overview
- CODI income statement
- CODI valuation and score
- MLKN stock overview
- MLKN income statement
- MLKN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.