Ecovyst vs Ingevity
ECVT and NGVT side by side, both in chemicals and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ECVT and NGVT compare
Ingevity is the larger company, worth 1.8 times as much as Ecovyst ($2.1B against $1.2B).
On earnings, Ecovyst is cheaper: it trades at 34.3× trailing earnings, against 36.3× for Ingevity.
Ecovyst grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (44.6% versus −3.7% for Ingevity).
Ingevity keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.3% compared with 3.7% at Ecovyst.
Ecovyst scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 6 for Ingevity), 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 | ECVT | NGVT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.2B | $2.1B |
| Share price | $10.97 | $61.72 |
| Change, 1 year | 25.9% | 25.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 13.0% | −21.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.85 | 1.21 |
| Employees | 617 | 1,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 | 3 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 34.3× (better) | 36.3× |
| P/S | 1.2× (better) | 1.9× |
| P/B | 2.0× (better) | 33.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.6× (better) | 23.1× |
| P/FCF | 44.8× | 17.3× (better) |
| FCF yield | 2.2% | 5.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $7.15 | $35.71 |
| Margin of safety | −53.4% (better) | −72.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 44.6% (better) | −3.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.8% (better) | −0.81% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.7% | 42.0% (better) |
| Operating margin | 8.5% | – |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 5.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.8% | 10.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 5.9% | 59.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.4% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.81 (better) | 18.18 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.09 (better) | 7.68 |
| Interest coverage | 3.8× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.82 (better) | 1.48 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.65 | 2.29 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 4.9% | 7.4% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 4.9% | 7.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 100% | 102% |
| Held by insiders | 2.5% | 1.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $137K (better) | −$1.8M |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.2% | 3.7% |
Go deeper
- ECVT stock overview
- ECVT income statement
- ECVT valuation and score
- NGVT stock overview
- NGVT income statement
- NGVT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.