ASP Isotopes Inc. (ASPI) vs Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (ASPN)

ASP Isotopes Inc. and Aspen Aerogels, Inc. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Aspen Aerogels, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $428.2M against $263.7M — 1.6× the size. ASP Isotopes Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 573.4% against −39.3%. Aspen Aerogels, Inc. has the higher net margin (−60.8% vs −428.0%) and the lower return on invested capital (−131.5% vs −22.2%). Across the 17 metrics below, Aspen Aerogels, Inc. leads on 11 and ASP Isotopes Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric ASPI ASPN Specialty Chemicals median
P/E n/m n/m 24.46
P/S 6.88 1.98 1.64
P/B 0.77 2.30 1.88
Price to free cash flow n/m 14.68 19.15
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 12.87
EV/Sales 7.03 1.73 1.88
Earnings yield (72.79%) (30.98%) 2.42%
Free cash flow yield (39.31%) 6.81% 2.25%

Profitability

Metric ASPI ASPN Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 18.32% 2.42% 27.84%
Operating margin (321.11%) (59.33%) 5.64%
Net margin (428.00%) (60.81%) 4.19%
Free cash flow margin (270.50%) 13.47% 3.49%
Return on equity (87.13%) (53.16%) 2.34%
Return on assets (37.30%) (29.43%) 0.45%
Return on invested capital (22.17%) (131.54%) 3.21%

Growth

Metric ASPI ASPN Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 573.42% (39.28%) 6.39%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (234.92%) (2,882.35%) (9.77%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 22.01% 6.33%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric ASPI ASPN Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.96 0.12 0.59
Current ratio 3.87 2.10 2.28
Net debt to EBITDA 1.98 0.16 2.03

Dividend

Metric ASPI ASPN Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield — — 1.80%
Payout ratio — — 0.40

Size

Metric ASPI ASPN Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 263.69m 428.23m 2.08b

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