Covista Inc. vs NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC., two Education stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CVSA and EDU diverge most: on debt / equity, CVSA reads 0.46 and EDU reads 0.00; on revenue growth, CVSA reads +9.3% and EDU reads +17.4%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CVSA's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What EDU'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 | CVSA | EDU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $129.69 | $58.62 |
| Market cap | $4.4B | $9.1B |
| Sector | Education | Education |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 18.4 | — |
| P/B | 3.05 | 2.10 |
| P/S | 2.26 | 1.60 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.7 | 8.8 |
| Revenue growth | +9.3% | +17.4% |
| Operating margin | 19.0% | 11.4% |
| Net margin | 12.9% | 8.4% |
| Return on equity | 17.4% | 11.0% |
| Return on assets | 8.3% | 5.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 14.8% | 11.8% |
| FCF yield | 8.9% | 8.6% |
| Debt / equity | 0.46 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.09 | 1.50 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.87 | 2.69 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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