Byrna Technologies Inc. (BYRN) vs Merlin Inc (MRLN)

Byrna Technologies Inc. and Merlin Inc are both Aerospace & Defense companies. Byrna Technologies Inc. and Merlin Inc are of similar size ($113.2M and $111.9M). Byrna Technologies Inc. has the higher net margin (−9.21% vs −3,463.5%) and the lower return on invested capital (−14.9% vs 0.00%). Across the 14 metrics below, Byrna Technologies Inc. leads on 9 and Merlin Inc on 5.

Valuation

Metric BYRN MRLN Aerospace & Defense median
P/E n/m n/m 31.81
P/S 1.16 14.01 3.55
P/B 2.02 n/m 2.59
Price to free cash flow 33.95 n/m 31.99
EV/EBITDA n/m 0.64 18.08
EV/Sales 1.08 (7.16) 3.37
Earnings yield (7.77%) (279.92%) 1.38%
Free cash flow yield 2.95% (67.90%) 0.21%

Profitability

Metric BYRN MRLN Aerospace & Defense median
Gross margin 54.59% 26.34% 25.48%
Operating margin (11.35%) (1,156.90%) 4.54%
Net margin (9.21%) (3,463.45%) 2.22%
Free cash flow margin 3.57% (951.07%) 1.43%
Return on equity (14.94%) 0.00% 6.43%
Return on assets (12.34%) (239.99%) 2.70%
Return on invested capital (14.90%) 0.00% 1.56%

Growth

Metric BYRN MRLN Aerospace & Defense median
Revenue growth (TTM) (13.42%) — 18.43%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (27.27%) 85.03% 24.27%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 48.12% — 9.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% — 0.00%

Health

Metric BYRN MRLN Aerospace & Defense median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.24
Current ratio 5.54 14.67 2.72
Net debt to EBITDA (1.11) 0.24 1.12

Dividend

Metric BYRN MRLN Aerospace & Defense median
Dividend yield — — 0.90%
Payout ratio — — 0.32

Size

Metric BYRN MRLN Aerospace & Defense median
Market cap 111.87m 113.19m 2.19b

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