Ducommun vs Loar
DCO and LOAR side by side, both in aircraft and parts. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DCO and LOAR compare
Loar is the larger company, worth 3.3 times as much as Ducommun ($7.0B against $2.1B).
Loar grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (33.8% versus 9.0% for Ducommun).
Loar keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 9.4% compared with 6.1% at Ducommun.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | DCO | LOAR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.1B | $7.0B |
| Share price | $139.14 | $74.77 |
| Change, 1 year | 44.9% | 4.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 203% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.91 | 1.01 |
| Employees | 2,130 | 1,700 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 7 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 40.4× | – |
| P/S | 2.4× (better) | 11.0× |
| P/B | 2.9× (better) | 5.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.2× (better) | 53.6× |
| FCF yield | −0.65% | – |
| Fair value | $104.18 | $40.18 |
| Margin of safety | −33.6% (better) | −86.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.0% | 33.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.6% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −5.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 27.8% | 52.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 9.9% | 22.9% (better) |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 9.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | −1.5% | – |
| Return on equity | 7.9% (better) | 5.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.8% (better) | 6.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.35 (better) | 0.78 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.76 (better) | 5.43 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.2× |
| Current ratio | 3.04 | 5.38 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.21 | 4.42 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | −0.03% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% (better) | −0.03% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 97.1% | 94.7% |
| Held by insiders | 9.9% | 77.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$8.8M | $12.2M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.6% | 35.3% |
Go deeper
- DCO stock overview
- DCO income statement
- DCO valuation and score
- LOAR stock overview
- LOAR income statement
- LOAR valuation and score
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