ASP Isotopes Inc. (ASPI) vs Montauk Renewables, Inc. (MNTK)

ASP Isotopes Inc. and Montauk Renewables, Inc. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Montauk Renewables, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $343.0M against $263.7M — 1.3× the size. ASP Isotopes Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Montauk Renewables, Inc. trades at 38.8×. ASP Isotopes Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 573.4% against 4.28%. Montauk Renewables, Inc. has the higher net margin (4.19% vs −428.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (0.18% vs −22.2%). Across the 17 metrics below, Montauk Renewables, Inc. leads on 13 and ASP Isotopes Inc. on 4.

Valuation

Metric ASPI MNTK Specialty Chemicals median
P/E n/m 38.80 24.46
P/S 6.88 1.81 1.64
P/B 0.77 1.29 1.88
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 19.15
EV/EBITDA n/m 13.78 12.87
EV/Sales 7.03 2.53 1.88
Earnings yield (72.79%) 2.58% 2.42%
Free cash flow yield (39.31%) (24.34%) 2.25%

Profitability

Metric ASPI MNTK Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 18.32% 100.00% 27.84%
Operating margin (321.11%) 0.59% 5.64%
Net margin (428.00%) 4.19% 4.19%
Free cash flow margin (270.50%) (44.07%) 3.49%
Return on equity (87.13%) 3.05% 2.34%
Return on assets (37.30%) 1.86% 0.45%
Return on invested capital (22.17%) 0.18% 3.21%

Growth

Metric ASPI MNTK Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 573.42% 4.28% 6.39%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (234.92%) (85.71%) (9.77%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 11.93% 6.33%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR — (17.61%) 0.00%

Health

Metric ASPI MNTK Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.96 0.57 0.59
Current ratio 3.87 0.62 2.28
Net debt to EBITDA 1.98 3.36 2.03

Dividend

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

Size

Metric ASPI MNTK Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 263.69m 343.04m 2.08b

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