APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. vs ARROW ELECTRONICS, INC., two Distribution stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AIT and ARW diverge most: on p/s, AIT reads 2.69 and ARW reads 0.33; on return on assets, AIT reads 13.5% and ARW reads 2.0%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AIT's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What ARW'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 | AIT | ARW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $345.30 | $216.73 |
| Market cap | $13.0B | $11.2B |
| Sector | Distribution | Distribution |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 32.6 | 15.5 |
| P/B | 7.00 | 1.64 |
| P/S | 2.69 | 0.33 |
| EV/EBITDA | 24.0 | 11.5 |
| Revenue growth | +7.6% | +20.5% |
| Gross margin | 30.4% | 11.5% |
| Operating margin | 11.0% | 3.8% |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 2.2% |
| Return on equity | 21.7% | 10.7% |
| Return on assets | 13.5% | 2.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 17.4% | 8.5% |
| FCF yield | 3.4% | 2.7% |
| Dividend yield | 0.5% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.20 | 0.36 |
| Current ratio | 2.95 | 1.24 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 9.46 | 7.44 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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