China BAK Battery, Inc. (CBAT) vs Tecogen Inc. (TGEN)

China BAK Battery, Inc. and Tecogen Inc. are both Electrical Equipment & Parts companies. China BAK Battery, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $123.2M against $91.2M — 1.4× the size. China BAK Battery, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 50.5% against −6.45%. China BAK Battery, Inc. has the higher net margin (−7.43% vs −42.3%) and the lower return on invested capital (−139.1% vs −55.9%). Across the 18 metrics below, China BAK Battery, Inc. leads on 11 and Tecogen Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric CBAT TGEN Electrical Equipment & Parts median
P/E n/m n/m 36.10
P/S 0.49 3.72 2.73
P/B 1.09 5.21 3.57
Price to free cash flow 3.12 n/m 33.31
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 18.07
EV/Sales 0.24 3.55 2.75
Earnings yield (14.40%) (11.15%) (5.84%)
Free cash flow yield 32.02% (12.96%) 0.00%

Profitability

Metric CBAT TGEN Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Gross margin 6.38% 36.22% 25.38%
Operating margin (11.00%) (42.79%) 0.00%
Net margin (7.43%) (42.28%) 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 16.04% (48.13%) 0.00%
Return on equity (15.47%) (78.46%) 0.94%
Return on assets (4.26%) (34.67%) (1.50%)
Return on invested capital (139.05%) (55.91%) 0.00%

Growth

Metric CBAT TGEN Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 50.51% (6.45%) 9.28%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (176.92%) (57.89%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 29.95% (0.85%) 9.80%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CBAT TGEN Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Debt to equity 0.08 0.06 0.08
Current ratio 0.65 2.93 2.18
Net debt to EBITDA 9.10 1.83 0.26

Dividend

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

Size

Metric CBAT TGEN Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Market cap 123.18m 91.17m 177.98m

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