CARLISLE COMPANIES INCORPORATED vs ENPRO INC, two Footwear stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CSL and NPO diverge most: on return on equity, CSL reads 44.8% and NPO reads 2.8%; on p/e, CSL reads 20.6 and NPO reads 153.0. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CSL's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What NPO'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 | CSL | NPO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $359.80 | $313.59 |
| Market cap | $14.6B | $6.7B |
| Sector | Footwear | Footwear |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +8.2% | — |
| P/E | 20.6 | 153.0 |
| P/B | 9.01 | 4.27 |
| P/S | 2.86 | 5.69 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.8 | 26.9 |
| Revenue growth | +1.4% | +10.3% |
| Gross margin | — | 42.9% |
| Operating margin | 22.4% | 14.4% |
| Net margin | 14.2% | 3.7% |
| Return on equity | 44.8% | 2.8% |
| Return on assets | 11.6% | 1.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 17.4% | 6.1% |
| FCF yield | 6.0% | 1.7% |
| Dividend yield | 1.2% | 0.4% |
| Debt / equity | 1.79 | 0.39 |
| Current ratio | 2.60 | 2.20 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.99 | 4.99 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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