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| Metric | OPTXSYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS, INC. | NLSTNETLIST INC | CTSCTS CORP | KEKimball Electronics, Inc. | Median of the restexcluding OPTX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $6.66▼ 0.44 (6.20%) | $5.81▼ 0.33 (5.34%) | $53.53▼ 2.70 (4.80%) | $25.00▼ 1.48 (5.57%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 5.0/10 | 4.7/10 | 8.7/10 | 7.0/10 | 7.0/10 |
| Market value | $245.9M | $1.79B | $1.54B | $599.3M | |
| Revenue | $28.1M | $188.6M | $541.3M | $1.43B | |
| Profit | -$1.8M | -$24.8M | $65.3M | $28.0M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | -1.3% | 28.2% | 5.2% | -3.7% | 5.2% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | 23.3% | 6.1% | 38.4% | 8.2% | 8.2% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | -1.8% | -13.5% | 15.3% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | -6.4% | -13.2% | 12.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | 0.1% | -7.8% | 16.0% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -18.8% | 477.1% | 11.8% | 4.8% | 11.8% |
| Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies. | -3.4% | — | 13.7% | 5.7% | 9.7% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | — | 23.57x | 21.43x | 22.50x |
| EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies. | 118.59x | — | — | 5.98x | 5.98x |
| Price to book | 25.77x | -343.19x | 2.79x | 1.02x | 1.02x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 1.55x | -10.51x | 0.39x | 0.87x | 0.39x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 8/9 | 5/8 | 7/8 | 7/9 | 7.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | safe | safe | safe | safe |
How OPTX compares with the others
- OPTX's operating margin of -1.8% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (4.6%).
- Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -1.3% against 5.2%.
- It has no P/E to set against theirs, because it did not make a profit.
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 1.5x against 0.4x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.