Allient Inc. (ALNT) vs LightPath Technologies, Inc. (LPTH)

Allient Inc. and LightPath Technologies, Inc. are both Electronic Components companies. Allient Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.3B against $431.1M — 3.0× the size. LightPath Technologies, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Allient Inc. trades at 34.4×. LightPath Technologies, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 92.8% against 12.6%. Allient Inc. has the higher net margin (6.24% vs −28.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.94% vs −21.6%). Across the 19 metrics below, Allient Inc. leads on 13 and LightPath Technologies, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric ALNT LPTH Electronic Components median
P/E 34.39 n/m 24.82
P/S 2.15 4.64 2.28
P/B 3.94 2.22 2.86
Price to free cash flow 55.77 n/m 22.99
EV/EBITDA 16.93 n/m 14.69
EV/Sales 2.37 3.34 2.38
Earnings yield 2.91% (6.42%) 2.68%
Free cash flow yield 1.79% (4.82%) 1.70%

Profitability

Metric ALNT LPTH Electronic Components median
Gross margin 34.24% 35.98% 32.78%
Operating margin 9.76% (27.40%) 4.90%
Net margin 6.24% (28.65%) 3.46%
Free cash flow margin 3.85% (22.33%) 1.66%
Return on equity 12.06% (24.89%) 5.59%
Return on assets 6.24% (14.91%) 4.13%
Return on invested capital 7.94% (21.61%) 4.66%

Growth

Metric ALNT LPTH Electronic Components median
Revenue growth (TTM) 12.62% 92.79% 13.94%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 67.09% (5.56%) 35.44%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.62% 13.27% 6.70%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 10.06% 0.00% 7.53%

Health

Metric ALNT LPTH Electronic Components median
Debt to equity 0.53 0.00 0.11
Current ratio 3.49 4.96 2.50
Net debt to EBITDA 1.99 6.38 0.41

Dividend

Metric ALNT LPTH Electronic Components median
Dividend yield 0.18% — 1.10%
Payout ratio 0.06 — 0.28

Size

Metric ALNT LPTH Electronic Components median
Market cap 1.28b 431.05m 1.16b

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