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 $38.9M against $11.0M — 3.5× 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 33.25
P/S 9.18 1.13 4.50
P/B 0.52 0.97 2.90
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 24.81
EV/EBITDA 0.19 n/m 17.92
EV/Sales (2.65) 0.88 4.71
Earnings yield (172.21%) (6.09%) 0.60%
Free cash flow yield (171.01%) (9.85%) 1.27%

Profitability

Metric ASTC MIND Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Gross margin 23.77% 42.24% 45.75%
Operating margin (1,548.52%) (2.67%) 7.34%
Net margin (1,580.18%) (6.77%) 1.56%
Free cash flow margin (1,569.77%) (11.10%) 5.84%
Return on equity (75.39%) (6.81%) 2.87%
Return on assets (60.75%) (5.71%) 0.99%
Return on invested capital (182.64%) (2.37%) 3.88%

Growth

Metric ASTC MIND Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Revenue growth (TTM) (12.96%) (28.46%) 11.15%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (2.04%) (92.77%) 11.47%
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 2.24
Net debt to EBITDA 0.87 (5.11) 0.44

Dividend

Metric ASTC MIND Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Dividend yield — — 0.58%
Payout ratio — — 0.36

Size

Metric ASTC MIND Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Market cap 10.96m 38.90m 444.25m

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