stockrowBadger Meter, Inc. (BMI) vs Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (MLAB)
- Badger Meter, Inc. BMI 158.18 −0.86%
- Mesa Laboratories, Inc. MLAB 128.25 +7.50%
Badger Meter, Inc. and Mesa Laboratories, Inc. are both Scientific & Technical Instruments companies. Badger Meter, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.6B against $667.6M — 6.8× the size. Badger Meter, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 36.3× against 148×. Mesa Laboratories, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 3.04% against −2.21%. Badger Meter, Inc. has the higher net margin (14.4% vs 1.92%) and the higher return on invested capital (17.7% vs 4.67%). Both pay a dividend; Badger Meter, Inc. yields more (1.04% vs 0.50%). Across the 23 metrics below, Badger Meter, Inc. leads on 13 and Mesa Laboratories, Inc. on 10.
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| Metric | BMI | MLAB | Scientific & Technical Instruments median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 41.64% | 64.21% | 47.24% |
| Operating margin | 18.76% | 9.00% | 8.96% |
| Net margin | 14.36% | 1.92% | 1.92% |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.16% | 21.17% | 10.59% |
| Return on equity | 18.70% | 2.66% | 2.66% |
| Return on assets | 13.17% | 1.12% | 1.12% |
| Return on invested capital | 17.72% | 4.67% | 4.79% |
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