Acorn Energy Inc. (ACFN) vs Arrive AI Inc. (ARAI)

Acorn Energy Inc. and Arrive AI Inc. are both Scientific & Technical Instruments companies. Acorn Energy Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $52.2M against $12.9M — 4.0× the size. Arrive AI Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Acorn Energy Inc. trades at 33.9×. Acorn Energy Inc. has the higher net margin (16.1% vs −52,884.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.78% vs 0.00%). Across the 16 metrics below, Acorn Energy Inc. leads on 14 and Arrive AI Inc. on 2.

Valuation

Metric ACFN ARAI Scientific & Technical Instruments median
P/E 33.85 n/m 35.93
P/S 5.50 191.79 4.46
P/B 5.95 2.11 3.00
Price to free cash flow 43.43 n/m 24.96
EV/EBITDA 57.75 n/m 19.60
EV/Sales 5.08 93.98 4.98
Earnings yield 2.95% (337.45%) 0.53%
Free cash flow yield 2.30% (115.85%) 1.12%

Profitability

Metric ACFN ARAI Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Gross margin 80.29% 100.00% 45.75%
Operating margin 7.15% (26,338.51%) 7.34%
Net margin 16.12% (52,884.48%) 1.56%
Free cash flow margin 12.66% (22,219.73%) 5.84%
Return on equity 19.57% 1.07% 2.87%
Return on assets 11.90% (263.98%) 0.99%
Return on invested capital 9.78% 0.00% 3.88%

Growth

Metric ACFN ARAI Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Revenue growth (TTM) (27.50%) — 11.28%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (60.56%) (155.43%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 14.15% — 7.89%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 105.19% — 0.00%

Health

Metric ACFN ARAI Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.01 0.00
Current ratio 2.12 0.92 2.24
Net debt to EBITDA (2.09) 0.22 0.44

Dividend

Metric ACFN ARAI Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Dividend yield — — 0.72%
Payout ratio — — 0.00

Size

Metric ACFN ARAI Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Market cap 52.20m 12.91m 483.67m

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