BRINK’S CO vs EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC., two Transportation stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BCO and EXPD diverge most: on debt / equity, BCO reads 10.57 and EXPD reads 0.00; on return on assets, BCO reads 2.5% and EXPD reads 17.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What BCO's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What EXPD'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 | BCO | EXPD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $118.48 | $167.92 |
| Market cap | $4.9B | $22.0B |
| Sector | Transportation | Transportation |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +13.2% |
| P/E | 27.7 | 27.1 |
| P/B | 12.51 | 9.60 |
| P/S | 0.91 | 1.96 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.6 | 18.1 |
| Revenue growth | +7.3% | +1.6% |
| Operating margin | 8.0% | 10.6% |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 7.5% |
| Return on equity | 45.8% | 36.6% |
| Return on assets | 2.5% | 17.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 9.6% | 35.5% |
| FCF yield | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| Dividend yield | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| Debt / equity | 10.57 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.53 | 1.79 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.46 | 9.67 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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