Eastern vs Rectitude
EML and RECT 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 EML and RECT compare
Rectitude grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.1% versus −0.58% for Eastern).
Rectitude keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 7.0% compared with 4.3% at Eastern.
Eastern pays a dividend yielding 1.4%; Rectitude does not pay one.
Eastern scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 6 for Rectitude), 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 | EML | RECT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $189M | – |
| Share price | $31.42 | $1.34 |
| Change, 1 year | 59.8% | −38.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 28.2% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.92 | 0.60 |
| Employees | 1,246 | 145 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.4× | – |
| P/S | 0.7× | – |
| P/B | 1.4× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.6× | – |
| P/FCF | 23.5× | – |
| FCF yield | 4.2% | – |
| Fair value | $29.44 | – |
| Margin of safety | −6.7% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.58% | 17.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.7% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 49.9% | 60.5% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 52.1% | 56.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −7.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 21.9% | 32.2% (better) |
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 8.3% (better) |
| Net margin | 4.3% | 7.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 3.2% (better) | −4.6% |
| Return on equity | 8.5% | 13.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 5.1% | 16.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.30 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.80 | – |
| Interest coverage | 4.4× | 24.3× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.73 (better) | 2.53 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.38 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.4% | – |
| Payout ratio | 24.3% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.00% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.84% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.2% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 74.0% | 0.25% |
| Held by insiders | 27.1% | 76.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $984K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.8% | – |
Go deeper
- EML stock overview
- EML income statement
- EML valuation and score
- RECT stock overview
- RECT income statement
- RECT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.