Philip Morris International vs RLX Technology
PM and RLX side by side, both in consumer staples. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How PM and RLX compare
RLX Technology grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (44.0% versus 7.9% for Philip Morris International).
Philip Morris International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 24.8% compared with 23.3% at RLX Technology.
Philip Morris International pays a dividend yielding 3.0%; RLX Technology does not pay one.
Philip Morris International scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 8 for RLX Technology), 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 | PM | RLX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $310B | – |
| Share price | $198.96 | $1.56 |
| Change, 1 year | 27.9% | −34.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 120% | −65.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.33 | 0.92 |
| Employees | 85K | 897 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 29.0× | – |
| P/S | 7.2× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.9× | – |
| P/FCF | 22.8× | – |
| PEG | 3.77 | – |
| FCF yield | 4.4% | – |
| Fair value | $141.94 | – |
| Margin of safety | −40.2% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.9% | 44.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.2% (better) | 0.72% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 24.1% | 67.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 23.9% | 63.1% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 7.1% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 67.7% (better) | 29.9% |
| Operating margin | 38.6% (better) | 8.3% |
| Net margin | 24.8% (better) | 23.3% |
| FCF margin | 31.5% (better) | 24.9% |
| Return on equity | – | 5.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 38.7% (better) | 3.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.01 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.18 (better) | −23.14 |
| Interest coverage | – | 51.4× |
| Current ratio | 1.02 | 5.70 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.81 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 8 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.0% | – |
| Payout ratio | 85.9% | 9.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 3.5% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 3.0% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 84.0% | 17.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.17% | 66.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$28.8M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 6 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.96% | – |
Go deeper
- PM stock overview
- PM income statement
- PM valuation and score
- RLX stock overview
- RLX income statement
- RLX valuation and score
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