ClearOne, Inc. (CLRO) vs DZS Inc. (DZSIQ)

ClearOne, Inc. and DZS Inc. are both Communication Equipment companies. ClearOne, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $9.2M against $6.7M — 1.4× the size. DZS Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 21.0% against −18.5%. ClearOne, Inc. has the higher net margin (0.00% vs −30.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (0.00% vs −160.0%). Across the 16 metrics below, DZS Inc. leads on 10 and ClearOne, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric CLRO DZSIQ Communication Equipment median
P/E n/m n/m 33.61
P/S 0.76 n/m 2.16
P/B n/m n/m 2.40
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 25.02
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 13.78
EV/Sales 0.87 0.12 2.27
Earnings yield (317.89%) 0.00% (0.65%)
Free cash flow yield (157.68%) 0.00% 1.61%

Profitability

Metric CLRO DZSIQ Communication Equipment median
Gross margin 0.00% 19.93% 39.47%
Operating margin 0.00% (45.20%) 2.39%
Net margin 0.00% (30.69%) (0.74%)
Free cash flow margin 0.00% (17.85%) 1.39%
Return on equity (275.72%) (155.14%) (1.91%)
Return on assets (160.66%) (32.19%) (0.20%)
Return on invested capital 0.00% (160.03%) 0.72%

Growth

Metric CLRO DZSIQ Communication Equipment median
Revenue growth (TTM) (18.54%) 20.98% 11.48%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (166.26%) (222.56%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (14.58%) (2.83%) 4.92%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CLRO DZSIQ Communication Equipment median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.51 0.06
Current ratio 1.05 1.22 2.01
Net debt to EBITDA 0.18 (0.34) 0.67

Dividend

Metric CLRO DZSIQ Communication Equipment median
Dividend yield — — 2.63%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric CLRO DZSIQ Communication Equipment median
Market cap 9.18m 6.65m 563.45m

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