ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED vs Frontdoor, Inc., two Business Services stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ABM and FTDR diverge most: on p/b, ABM reads 1.64 and FTDR reads 19.38; on return on equity, ABM reads 9.3% and FTDR reads 96.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ABM's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ABM | FTDR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $49.64 | $79.87 |
| Market cap | $2.9B | $5.5B |
| Sector | Business Services | Business Services |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +4.8% |
| P/E | 17.9 | 21.1 |
| P/B | 1.64 | 19.38 |
| P/S | 0.32 | 2.56 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.8 | 71.0 |
| Revenue growth | +6.0% | +9.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 58.6% |
| Operating margin | 4.0% | — |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 12.7% |
| Return on equity | 9.3% | 96.1% |
| Return on assets | 3.0% | 12.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.1% | — |
| FCF yield | 10.6% | 7.0% |
| Dividend yield | 2.1% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.99 | 4.08 |
| Current ratio | 1.42 | 1.59 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.64 | 7.73 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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