Astrotech Corporation (ASTC) vs MIND Technology, Inc. (MIND)

Astrotech Corporation and MIND Technology, Inc. are both Scientific & Technical Instruments companies. MIND Technology, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $29.7M against $8.4M — 3.6× the size. Astrotech Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −13.0% against −28.5%. MIND Technology, Inc. has the higher net margin (−6.77% vs −1,580.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (−2.37% vs −182.6%). Across the 17 metrics below, MIND Technology, Inc. leads on 11 and Astrotech Corporation on 6.

Valuation

Metric ASTC MIND Scientific & Technical Instruments median
P/E n/m n/m 28.21
P/S 7.82 0.88 4.46
P/B 0.44 0.76 3.10
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 24.15
EV/EBITDA 0.28 n/m 18.28
EV/Sales (4.01) 0.64 4.64
Earnings yield (202.14%) (7.78%) 0.68%
Free cash flow yield (200.73%) (12.60%) 1.98%

Profitability

Metric ASTC MIND Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Gross margin 23.77% 42.24% 47.24%
Operating margin (1,548.52%) (2.67%) 8.96%
Net margin (1,580.18%) (6.77%) 1.92%
Free cash flow margin (1,569.77%) (11.10%) 10.59%
Return on equity (75.39%) (6.81%) 2.66%
Return on assets (60.75%) (5.71%) 1.12%
Return on invested capital (182.64%) (2.37%) 4.79%

Growth

Metric ASTC MIND Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Revenue growth (TTM) (12.96%) (28.46%) 9.26%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (2.04%) (92.77%) 13.24%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 22.28% 14.06% 7.89%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric ASTC MIND Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.00
Current ratio 7.06 6.92 2.30
Net debt to EBITDA 0.87 (5.11) 0.45

Dividend

Metric ASTC MIND Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Dividend yield — — 0.62%
Payout ratio — — 0.22

Size

Metric ASTC MIND Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Market cap 8.37m 29.72m 549.07m

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