Snap-on vs Simpson Manufacturing
SNA and SSD 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 SNA and SSD compare
Snap-on is the larger company, worth 2.3 times as much as Simpson Manufacturing ($19.0B against $8.1B).
On earnings, Snap-on is cheaper: it trades at 19.2× trailing earnings, against 21.4× for Simpson Manufacturing.
Simpson Manufacturing grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.4% versus 2.9% for Snap-on).
Snap-on keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 19.2% compared with 15.6% at Simpson Manufacturing.
Both pay dividends: Snap-on yields 2.6% and Simpson Manufacturing 0.60%.
Simpson Manufacturing scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 15 for Snap-on), 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 | SNA | SSD |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $19.0B | $8.1B |
| Share price | $368.62 | $198.01 |
| Change, 1 year | 7.9% | 17.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 70.9% | 66.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.73 | 1.01 |
| Employees | 13K | 3,337 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.2× (better) | 21.4× |
| P/S | 3.6× | 3.3× (better) |
| P/B | 3.1× (better) | 3.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.9× | 12.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 16.4× |
| PEG | 4.27 (better) | 10.59 |
| FCF yield | – | 6.1% |
| Fair value | $322.06 | $172.40 |
| Margin of safety | −14.5% (better) | −14.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.9% | 5.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.5% | 13.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −0.30% | 10.5% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 0.79% | 12.5% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 10.9% | 14.1% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 45.7% |
| Operating margin | 24.9% (better) | 20.5% |
| Net margin | 19.2% (better) | 15.6% |
| FCF margin | – | 20.3% |
| Return on equity | 17.0% | 18.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 19.0% | 22.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.15 | 0.01 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.60 | −0.79 |
| Interest coverage | 25.9× | – |
| Current ratio | 3.54 (better) | 3.37 |
| Altman Z-score | 7.43 | 7.60 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.6% (better) | 0.60% |
| Payout ratio | 50.0% | 12.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 12 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 14.7% (better) | 4.6% |
| Buyback yield | 1.9% | 2.4% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 4.5% (better) | 3.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 97.1% | 100% |
| Held by insiders | 2.4% | 0.41% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$68.7M | −$1.2M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.9% | 3.9% |
Go deeper
- SNA stock overview
- SNA income statement
- SNA valuation and score
- SSD stock overview
- SSD income statement
- SSD valuation and score
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