Innospec vs Orion
IOSP and OEC 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 IOSP and OEC compare
Innospec is the larger company, worth 8.8 times as much as Orion ($2.0B against $226M).
Innospec grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.7% versus 0.86% for Orion).
Both pay dividends: Innospec yields 2.2% and Orion 1.6%.
Innospec scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 8 for Orion), 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 | IOSP | OEC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.0B | $226M |
| Share price | $80.39 | $3.99 |
| Change, 1 year | 7.4% | −16.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −7.9% | −78.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.86 | 1.06 |
| Employees | 2,450 | 1,650 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 4 | 4 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.1× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | 1.4× | 0.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.5× | 5.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 5.2× |
| FCF yield | – | 19.3% |
| Fair value | $109.30 | $25.42 |
| Margin of safety | 26.5% | 84.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.7% (better) | 0.86% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.3% | 9.7% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 32.1% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 27.7% (better) | 18.5% |
| Operating margin | 8.8% (better) | 4.0% |
| Net margin | – | −1.8% |
| FCF margin | – | 2.4% |
| Return on equity | – | −8.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.4% (better) | 2.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 2.48 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 4.30 |
| Current ratio | 2.95 (better) | 1.06 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.12 (better) | 1.44 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.2% (better) | 1.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 12 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.5% (better) | −16.7% |
| Buyback yield | 0.68% (better) | 0.35% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.9% (better) | 1.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 94.1% |
| Held by insiders | 1.6% | 4.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$874K | – |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.9% | 4.0% |
Go deeper
- IOSP stock overview
- IOSP income statement
- IOSP valuation and score
- OEC stock overview
- OEC income statement
- OEC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.