Everforth Inc. (EFOR) vs VNET Group, Inc. - Unsponsored ADR (VNET)

Everforth Inc. and VNET Group, Inc. - Unsponsored ADR are both Information Technology Services companies. Everforth Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.6B against $1.2B — 1.3× the size. VNET Group, Inc. - Unsponsored ADR has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Everforth Inc. trades at 19.7×. VNET Group, Inc. - Unsponsored ADR grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 26.5% against −0.95%. Everforth Inc. has the higher net margin (2.09% vs −22.1%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.90% vs 2.30%). Across the 20 metrics below, Everforth Inc. leads on 16 and VNET Group, Inc. - Unsponsored ADR on 4.

Valuation

Metric EFOR VNET Information Technology Services median
P/E 19.67 n/m 16.42
P/S 0.40 0.71 1.06
P/B 0.87 1.57 1.57
Price to free cash flow 7.11 n/m 11.62
EV/EBITDA 9.24 30.43 9.74
EV/Sales 0.73 2.37 1.23
Earnings yield 5.08% (33.25%) 4.25%
Free cash flow yield 14.06% (126.81%) 4.50%

Profitability

Metric EFOR VNET Information Technology Services median
Gross margin 28.53% 20.53% 29.97%
Operating margin 4.86% 7.80% 3.30%
Net margin 2.09% (22.05%) 2.09%
Free cash flow margin 5.57% 0.00% 1.51%
Return on equity 4.57% (42.08%) 3.67%
Return on assets 2.15% (5.40%) 0.47%
Return on invested capital 3.90% 2.30% 0.57%

Growth

Metric EFOR VNET Information Technology Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.95%) 26.49% 7.12%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (32.11%) (700.00%) 1.38%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.59% 13.96% 7.86%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (10.74%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric EFOR VNET Information Technology Services median
Debt to equity 0.80 5.22 0.45
Current ratio 2.13 0.97 1.66
Net debt to EBITDA 2.93 5.17 0.45

Dividend

Metric EFOR VNET Information Technology Services median
Dividend yield — — 1.97%
Payout ratio — — 0.30

Size

Metric EFOR VNET Information Technology Services median
Market cap 1.62b 1.23b 1.11b

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