China BAK Battery, Inc. (CBAT) vs Lightbridge Corporation (LTBR)

China BAK Battery, Inc. and Lightbridge Corporation are both Electrical Equipment & Parts companies. Lightbridge Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $260.0M against $123.2M — 2.1× the size. China BAK Battery, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 50.5% against −76.9%. Lightbridge Corporation has the higher net margin (0.00% vs −7.43%) and the lower return on invested capital (−1,640.3% vs −139.1%). Across the 18 metrics below, Lightbridge Corporation leads on 11 and China BAK Battery, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric CBAT LTBR Electrical Equipment & Parts median
P/E n/m n/m 36.10
P/S 0.49 1,246.07 2.73
P/B 1.09 0.92 3.57
Price to free cash flow 3.12 n/m 33.31
EV/EBITDA n/m 0.65 18.07
EV/Sales 0.24 (107.78) 2.75
Earnings yield (14.40%) (11.53%) (5.84%)
Free cash flow yield 32.02% (7.77%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric CBAT LTBR Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Gross margin 6.38% 38.94% 25.38%
Operating margin (11.00%) 0.00% 0.00%
Net margin (7.43%) 0.00% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 16.04% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on equity (15.47%) (13.91%) 0.94%
Return on assets (4.26%) (13.77%) (1.50%)
Return on invested capital (139.05%) (1,640.27%) 0.00%

Growth

Metric CBAT LTBR Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 50.51% (76.94%) 9.28%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (176.92%) 1.23% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 29.95% (45.59%) 9.80%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CBAT LTBR Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Debt to equity 0.08 0.00 0.08
Current ratio 0.65 116.56 2.18
Net debt to EBITDA 9.10 8.69 0.26

Dividend

Metric CBAT LTBR Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Dividend yield — — 0.84%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric CBAT LTBR Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Market cap 123.18m 259.96m 177.98m

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