Acorn Energy Inc. (ACFN) vs Microvision, Inc. (MVIS)

Acorn Energy Inc. and Microvision, Inc. are both Scientific & Technical Instruments companies. Acorn Energy Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $47.0M against $37.6M — 1.2× the size. Microvision, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Acorn Energy Inc. trades at 29.6×. Microvision, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.2% against −27.5%. Acorn Energy Inc. has the higher net margin (16.1% vs −3,976.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.78% vs 0.00%). Across the 20 metrics below, Acorn Energy Inc. leads on 15 and Microvision, Inc. on 5.

Valuation

Metric ACFN MVIS Scientific & Technical Instruments median
P/E 29.56 n/m 33.25
P/S 4.80 8.93 4.50
P/B 5.20 1.24 2.90
Price to free cash flow 37.93 n/m 24.81
EV/EBITDA 49.83 0.03 17.92
EV/Sales 4.38 (0.70) 4.71
Earnings yield 3.38% (470.27%) 0.60%
Free cash flow yield 2.64% (266.38%) 1.27%

Profitability

Metric ACFN MVIS Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Gross margin 80.29% (550.59%) 45.75%
Operating margin 7.15% (3,545.86%) 7.34%
Net margin 16.12% (3,976.67%) 1.56%
Free cash flow margin 12.66% (2,378.17%) 5.84%
Return on equity 19.57% (233.74%) 2.87%
Return on assets 11.90% (99.65%) 0.99%
Return on invested capital 9.78% 0.00% 3.88%

Growth

Metric ACFN MVIS Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Revenue growth (TTM) (27.50%) 11.15% 11.15%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (60.56%) 23.91% 11.47%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 14.15% (17.13%) 7.89%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 105.19% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric ACFN MVIS Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.00
Current ratio 2.12 0.68 2.24
Net debt to EBITDA (2.09) 1.38 0.44

Dividend

Metric ACFN MVIS Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Dividend yield — — 0.58%
Payout ratio — — 0.36

Size

Metric ACFN MVIS Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Market cap 47.03m 37.63m 444.25m

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