Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. (AADX) vs Firefly Aerospace, Inc. (FLY)

Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. and Firefly Aerospace, Inc. are both Aerospace & Defense companies. Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.9B against $1.9B — 1.5× the size. Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. has the higher net margin (−34.4% vs −129.1%) and the higher return on invested capital (−3.69% vs −34.8%). Across the 16 metrics below, Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. leads on 11 and Firefly Aerospace, Inc. on 5.

Valuation

Metric AADX FLY Aerospace & Defense median
P/E n/m n/m 31.60
P/S 3.14 9.58 3.36
P/B 1.99 2.25 2.99
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 33.23
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 19.00
EV/Sales 3.92 7.44 3.37
Earnings yield (656,473.99%) (17.29%) 0.90%
Free cash flow yield (7.54%) (11.86%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric AADX FLY Aerospace & Defense median
Gross margin 25.40% 22.92% 25.95%
Operating margin (13.91%) (117.99%) 1.21%
Net margin (34.42%) (129.06%) 2.11%
Free cash flow margin (23.64%) (113.66%) 0.00%
Return on equity 0.00% (242.95%) 2.67%
Return on assets 0.00% (35.18%) 1.90%
Return on invested capital (3.69%) (34.77%) 0.25%

Growth

Metric AADX FLY Aerospace & Defense median
Revenue growth (TTM) — 179.17% 18.25%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 51.03% 76.71% 24.80%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — — 9.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — — 0.00%

Health

Metric AADX FLY Aerospace & Defense median
Debt to equity 0.52 0.02 0.18
Current ratio 2.51 2.73 2.85
Net debt to EBITDA 6.60 2.57 1.29

Dividend

Metric AADX FLY Aerospace & Defense median
Dividend yield — — 0.87%
Payout ratio — — 0.30

Size

Metric AADX FLY Aerospace & Defense median
Market cap 1.91b 2.85b 1.94b

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