Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (AQST) vs Emergent Biosolutions Inc. (EBS)

Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. and Emergent Biosolutions Inc. are both Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic companies. Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $509.6M against $368.1M — 1.4× the size. Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 22.6% against −9.56%. Emergent Biosolutions Inc. has the higher net margin (−23.0% vs −144.6%) and the lower return on invested capital (−5.27% vs 0.00%). Across the 18 metrics below, Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. leads on 10 and Emergent Biosolutions Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric AQST EBS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
P/E n/m n/m 19.25
P/S 8.74 0.43 2.11
P/B n/m 0.96 1.78
Price to free cash flow n/m 3.82 16.14
EV/EBITDA n/m 20.89 12.58
EV/Sales 7.85 1.00 2.73
Earnings yield (17.20%) (53.92%) (4.38%)
Free cash flow yield (9.73%) 26.15% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric AQST EBS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Gross margin 67.04% 55.87% 53.94%
Operating margin (97.52%) (8.57%) 0.00%
Net margin (144.63%) (22.96%) 0.00%
Free cash flow margin (84.95%) 11.18% 0.00%
Return on equity 121.12% (40.29%) (0.40%)
Return on assets (69.29%) (13.95%) (3.32%)
Return on invested capital 0.00% (5.27%) 0.00%

Growth

Metric AQST EBS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Revenue growth (TTM) 22.56% (9.56%) 10.01%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (52.94%) 125.83% 49.06%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (0.58%) (13.74%) 6.74%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (29.64%) 0.00%

Health

Metric AQST EBS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Debt to equity (0.90) 1.70 0.05
Current ratio 7.19 5.42 2.31
Net debt to EBITDA 1.57 1.76 0.97

Dividend

Metric AQST EBS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Dividend yield — — 1.57%
Payout ratio — — 0.27

Size

Metric AQST EBS Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic median
Market cap 509.58m 368.14m 276.90m

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