Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. (AADX) vs HawkEye 360 Inc. (HAWK)

Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. and HawkEye 360 Inc. are both Aerospace & Defense companies. Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.9B against $1.4B — 1.3× the size. HawkEye 360 Inc. has the higher net margin (−10.7% vs −34.4%) and the lower return on invested capital (−3.95% vs −3.69%). Across the 14 metrics below, HawkEye 360 Inc. leads on 12 and Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. on 2.

Valuation

Metric AADX HAWK Aerospace & Defense median
P/E n/m n/m 31.60
P/S 3.14 5.99 3.36
P/B 1.99 1.13 2.99
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 33.23
EV/EBITDA n/m 32.07 19.00
EV/Sales 3.92 2.93 3.37
Earnings yield (656,473.99%) (8.95%) 0.90%
Free cash flow yield (7.54%) (1.56%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric AADX HAWK Aerospace & Defense median
Gross margin 25.40% 66.22% 25.95%
Operating margin (13.91%) (12.35%) 1.21%
Net margin (34.42%) (10.67%) 2.11%
Free cash flow margin (23.64%) (9.35%) 0.00%
Return on equity 0.00% 0.00% 2.67%
Return on assets 0.00% 0.00% 1.90%
Return on invested capital (3.69%) (3.95%) 0.25%

Growth

Metric AADX HAWK Aerospace & Defense median
Revenue growth (TTM) — — 18.25%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 51.03% 104.17% 24.80%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — — 9.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — — 0.00%

Health

Metric AADX HAWK Aerospace & Defense median
Debt to equity 0.52 0.00 0.18
Current ratio 2.51 9.80 2.85
Net debt to EBITDA 6.60 (2.47) 1.29

Dividend

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

Size

Metric AADX HAWK Aerospace & Defense median
Market cap 1.91b 1.43b 1.94b

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