KB HOME vs M/I HOMES, INC., two Homebuilders stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where KBH and MHO diverge most: on implied growth (priced in), KBH reads +1.1% and MHO reads -4.2%; on ev/ebitda, KBH reads 340.7 and MHO reads 9.5. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. On valuation, today's KBH price has a different growth bar priced in than MHO (+1.1% implied for KBH vs -4.2% for MHO); the higher figure is the steeper assumption to clear, not a better or worse stock. What KBH's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). 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 | KBH | MHO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $54.95 | $145.94 |
| Market cap | $3.4B | $3.8B |
| Sector | Homebuilders | Homebuilders |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +1.1% | -4.2% |
| P/E | 13.4 | 12.3 |
| P/B | 0.91 | 1.18 |
| P/S | 0.63 | 0.90 |
| EV/EBITDA | 340.7 | 9.5 |
| Revenue growth | -18.2% | -5.0% |
| Operating margin | — | 9.5% |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 7.4% |
| Return on equity | 7.2% | 9.8% |
| Return on assets | 4.0% | 6.5% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 9.7% |
| FCF yield | 10.4% | 5.1% |
| Dividend yield | 1.8% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.44 | 3.34 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 9 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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