Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (CLWT) vs LiqTech International, Inc. (LIQT)

Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited and LiqTech International, Inc. are both Pollution & Treatment Controls companies. LiqTech International, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $9.9M against $8.8M — 1.1× the size. LiqTech International, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited trades at 15.3×. Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.02% against −0.17%. Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited has the higher net margin (1.79% vs −63.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (0.00% vs −43.3%). Across the 19 metrics below, Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited leads on 13 and LiqTech International, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric CLWT LIQT Pollution & Treatment Controls median
P/E 15.25 n/m —
P/S 0.28 0.39 2.50
P/B 0.57 0.23 3.39
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m —
EV/EBITDA n/m 1.25 18.45
EV/Sales 0.13 (0.47) 2.74
Earnings yield 6.56% (289.66%) (14.48%)
Free cash flow yield (2.93%) (144.51%) (11.96%)

Profitability

Metric CLWT LIQT Pollution & Treatment Controls median
Gross margin 25.67% 9.07% 32.15%
Operating margin 0.00% (55.87%) (17.50%)
Net margin 1.79% (63.66%) (17.98%)
Free cash flow margin 0.00% (56.15%) (10.60%)
Return on equity 0.00% (49.46%) (36.99%)
Return on assets 0.00% (28.21%) (24.89%)
Return on invested capital 0.00% (43.29%) (0.06%)

Growth

Metric CLWT LIQT Pollution & Treatment Controls median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.02% (0.17%) 8.69%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (80.00%) 45.73% 11.29%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (0.14%) (6.03%) 12.30%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (27.22%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CLWT LIQT Pollution & Treatment Controls median
Debt to equity 0.01 0.09 0.07
Current ratio 2.01 4.37 1.84
Net debt to EBITDA 22.67 (0.56) 0.50

Dividend

Metric CLWT LIQT Pollution & Treatment Controls median
Dividend yield 0.00% — —
Payout ratio — — —

Size

Metric CLWT LIQT Pollution & Treatment Controls median
Market cap 8.82m 9.89m 62.87m

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