Gold.com vs WESCO International
GOLD and WCC side by side, both in wholesale trade-durable goods. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GOLD and WCC compare
WESCO International is the larger company, worth 15 times as much as Gold.com ($15.7B against $1.1B).
On earnings, Gold.com is cheaper: it trades at 12.0× trailing earnings, against 20.0× for WESCO International.
Gold.com grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (110% versus 13.5% for WESCO International).
WESCO International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.0% compared with 0.34% at Gold.com.
Both pay dividends: Gold.com yields 5.0% and WESCO International 0.61%.
Gold.com scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 12 for WESCO International), 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 | GOLD | WCC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.1B | $15.7B |
| Share price | $36.22 | $321.79 |
| Change, 1 year | 37.8% | 20.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 8.1% | 136% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.12 | 1.65 |
| Employees | 1,355 | 21K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 12.0× (better) | 20.0× |
| P/S | 0.0× (better) | 0.6× |
| P/B | 1.3× (better) | 2.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.7× (better) | 12.6× |
| P/FCF | 2.8× (better) | 37.7× |
| FCF yield | 35.4% (better) | 2.7% |
| Fair value | $68.08 | $264.08 |
| Margin of safety | 46.8% (better) | −21.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 110% (better) | 13.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 27.4% (better) | 13.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 1048% (better) | 22.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 975% (better) | 26.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −19.4% | 53.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 1.9% | 21.5% (better) |
| Operating margin | – | 5.6% |
| Net margin | 0.34% | 3.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 1.5% | 1.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 11.4% | 15.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | – | 10.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 (better) | 1.10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.61 | 3.12 (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.15 | 2.01 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 7.25 (better) | 3.17 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 5.0% (better) | 0.61% |
| Payout ratio | 62.0% | 12.0% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.48% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.0% (better) | 1.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 59.3% | 96.9% |
| Held by insiders | 32.3% | 2.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$9.6M (better) | −$62.6M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 17.8% | 2.0% |
Go deeper
- GOLD stock overview
- GOLD income statement
- GOLD valuation and score
- WCC stock overview
- WCC income statement
- WCC valuation and score
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