Installed Building Products, Inc. vs M/I HOMES, INC., two Homebuilders stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where IBP and MHO diverge most: on revenue growth, IBP reads +0.2% and MHO reads -5.0%; on debt / equity, IBP reads 1.72 and MHO reads 0.00. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What MHO'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 | IBP | MHO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $204.15 | $140.11 |
| Market cap | $5.5B | $3.7B |
| Sector | Homebuilders | Homebuilders |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +20.1% | — |
| P/E | 22.0 | 11.8 |
| P/B | 8.53 | 1.14 |
| P/S | 1.84 | 0.86 |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.1 | 9.1 |
| Revenue growth | +0.2% | -5.0% |
| Gross margin | 33.3% | — |
| Operating margin | 12.2% | 9.5% |
| Net margin | 8.5% | 7.4% |
| Return on equity | 39.2% | 9.8% |
| Return on assets | 11.1% | 6.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 16.1% | 9.7% |
| FCF yield | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| Dividend yield | 1.6% | — |
| Debt / equity | 1.72 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.98 | — |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 4.56 | 3.28 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
Each week boothcheck ranks the stocks whose prices are betting on the most. Read the most stretched bets archive →
boothcheck is also on Android. Get the app on Google Play →
The stronger value is highlighted per metric where one is strictly better on that single number; it is not an overall verdict on either company. For informational and research purposes only. Not investment advice. Not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security. boothcheck is not a registered investment adviser. Past performance does not guarantee future results.