Energy Focus, Inc. (EFOI) vs Northann Corp. (NCLX)

Energy Focus, Inc. and Northann Corp. are both Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances companies. Energy Focus, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $17.4M against $8.5M — 2.0× the size. Energy Focus, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 53.5% against 6.58%. Energy Focus, Inc. has the higher net margin (−23.8% vs −78.9%) and the lower return on invested capital (−42.9% vs −32.5%). Across the 15 metrics below, Energy Focus, Inc. leads on 9 and Northann Corp. on 6.

Valuation

Metric EFOI NCLX Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
P/E n/m n/m 14.03
P/S 2.65 n/m 0.52
P/B 5.15 n/m 1.06
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 9.86
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 7.67
EV/Sales 2.81 0.27 0.67
Earnings yield (9.19%) 0.00% 3.50%
Free cash flow yield (9.92%) 0.00% 7.55%

Profitability

Metric EFOI NCLX Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Gross margin 4.57% 17.80% 37.53%
Operating margin (23.71%) (77.57%) 2.03%
Net margin (23.77%) (78.93%) 1.65%
Free cash flow margin (25.65%) (46.45%) 3.92%
Return on equity (50.21%) (106.81%) 5.51%
Return on assets (23.88%) (50.50%) 1.69%
Return on invested capital (42.88%) (32.54%) 3.55%

Growth

Metric EFOI NCLX Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Revenue growth (TTM) 53.53% 6.58% 1.14%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 43.75% 39.71% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (26.70%) — 0.64%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% — 0.00%

Health

Metric EFOI NCLX Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.23 0.17
Current ratio 1.54 1.51 1.97
Net debt to EBITDA 1.08 (0.30) 0.06

Dividend

Metric EFOI NCLX Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Dividend yield 1.42% — 2.20%
Payout ratio 0.00 — 0.09

Size

Metric EFOI NCLX Furnishings Fixtures & Appliances median
Market cap 17.42m 8.54m 212.02m

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