Astrotech Corporation (ASTC) vs Microvision, Inc. (MVIS)

Astrotech Corporation and Microvision, Inc. are both Scientific & Technical Instruments companies. Microvision, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $37.6M against $11.0M — 3.4× the size. Microvision, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.2% against −13.0%. Astrotech Corporation has the higher net margin (−1,580.2% vs −3,976.7%) and the lower return on invested capital (−182.6% vs 0.00%). Across the 19 metrics below, Astrotech Corporation leads on 14 and Microvision, Inc. on 5.

Valuation

Metric ASTC MVIS Scientific & Technical Instruments median
P/E n/m n/m 33.25
P/S 9.18 8.93 4.50
P/B 0.52 1.24 2.90
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 24.81
EV/EBITDA 0.19 0.03 17.92
EV/Sales (2.65) (0.70) 4.71
Earnings yield (172.21%) (470.27%) 0.60%
Free cash flow yield (171.01%) (266.38%) 1.27%

Profitability

Metric ASTC MVIS Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Gross margin 23.77% (550.59%) 45.75%
Operating margin (1,548.52%) (3,545.86%) 7.34%
Net margin (1,580.18%) (3,976.67%) 1.56%
Free cash flow margin (1,569.77%) (2,378.17%) 5.84%
Return on equity (75.39%) (233.74%) 2.87%
Return on assets (60.75%) (99.65%) 0.99%
Return on invested capital (182.64%) 0.00% 3.88%

Growth

Metric ASTC MVIS Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Revenue growth (TTM) (12.96%) 11.15% 11.15%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (2.04%) 23.91% 11.47%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 22.28% (17.13%) 7.89%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric ASTC MVIS Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.00
Current ratio 7.06 0.68 2.24
Net debt to EBITDA 0.87 1.38 0.44

Dividend

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

Size

Metric ASTC MVIS Scientific & Technical Instruments median
Market cap 10.96m 37.63m 444.25m

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