Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (ASPN) vs Identiv, Inc. (INVE)

Aspen Aerogels, Inc. and Identiv, Inc. are both Building Products & Equipment companies. Aspen Aerogels, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $448.1M against $55.5M — 8.1× the size. Identiv, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 3.11% against −49.1%. Aspen Aerogels, Inc. has the higher net margin (−62.5% vs −66.4%) and the higher return on invested capital (−58.1% vs −93.5%). Across the 18 metrics below, Aspen Aerogels, Inc. leads on 9 and Identiv, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric ASPN INVE Building Products & Equipment median
P/E n/m n/m 23.15
P/S 2.13 2.23 2.02
P/B 2.24 0.41 2.81
Price to free cash flow 12.51 n/m 16.84
EV/EBITDA n/m 3.71 12.85
EV/Sales 1.83 (2.68) 2.04
Earnings yield (29.48%) (29.60%) 2.76%
Free cash flow yield 7.99% (17.02%) 4.23%

Profitability

Metric ASPN INVE Building Products & Equipment median
Gross margin 2.68% 15.89% 29.19%
Operating margin (61.04%) (82.43%) 6.99%
Net margin (62.45%) (66.35%) 4.05%
Free cash flow margin 17.01% (37.88%) 7.60%
Return on equity (50.36%) (11.52%) 9.28%
Return on assets (27.49%) (10.93%) 2.88%
Return on invested capital (58.13%) (93.49%) 5.16%

Growth

Metric ASPN INVE Building Products & Equipment median
Revenue growth (TTM) (49.12%) 3.11% 3.11%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (2,882.35%) (125.90%) (34.13%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 22.01% (24.39%) 5.37%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric ASPN INVE Building Products & Equipment median
Debt to equity 0.49 0.00 0.43
Current ratio 2.52 20.35 1.82
Net debt to EBITDA 0.16 6.54 0.98

Dividend

Metric ASPN INVE Building Products & Equipment median
Dividend yield — — 1.43%
Payout ratio — — 0.29

Size

Metric ASPN INVE Building Products & Equipment median
Market cap 448.14m 55.50m 1.17b

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