stockrowInstitutional Financial Markets, Inc. (COHN) vs The9 Limited (NCTY)
- Institutional Financial Markets, Inc. COHN 10.00 −2.25%
- The9 Limited NCTY 2.65 +3.11%
Institutional Financial Markets, Inc. and The9 Limited are both Capital Markets companies. The9 Limited is the larger, with a market value of $38.6M against $32.3M — 1.2× the size. The9 Limited has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Institutional Financial Markets, Inc. trades at 1.0×. Institutional Financial Markets, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 126.4% against −8.79%. Institutional Financial Markets, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.65% vs −152.8%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.99% vs 0.00%). Across the 18 metrics below, Institutional Financial Markets, Inc. leads on 14 and The9 Limited on 4.
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| Metric | COHN | NCTY | Capital Markets median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 100.00% | (32.19%) | 68.15% |
| Operating margin | 22.06% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Net margin | 5.65% | (152.80%) | (0.34%) |
| Free cash flow margin | (2.58%) | (424.18%) | 0.00% |
| Return on equity | 17.61% | (133.93%) | 0.00% |
| Return on assets | 1.84% | (41.27%) | 0.00% |
| Return on invested capital | 7.99% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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