Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. (ESP) vs Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (OESX)

Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. and Orion Energy Systems, Inc. are both Electrical Equipment & Parts companies. Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. is the larger, with a market value of $171.0M against $95.1M — 1.8× the size. Orion Energy Systems, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. trades at 13.8×. Orion Energy Systems, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 16.5% against 4.95%. Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. has the higher net margin (24.2% vs 0.04%) and the higher return on invested capital (47.9% vs 4.61%). Across the 20 metrics below, Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp. leads on 16 and Orion Energy Systems, Inc. on 4.

Valuation

Metric ESP OESX Electrical Equipment & Parts median
P/E 13.79 n/m 31.20
P/S 3.34 0.99 2.28
P/B 2.54 4.88 3.19
Price to free cash flow 59.52 121.58 27.15
EV/EBITDA 8.96 31.12 15.80
EV/Sales 2.35 1.00 2.38
Earnings yield 7.25% (0.13%) (5.87%)
Free cash flow yield 1.68% 0.82% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric ESP OESX Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Gross margin 35.30% 33.63% 25.38%
Operating margin 25.14% 1.60% 0.00%
Net margin 24.24% 0.04% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 5.61% 0.82% 0.00%
Return on equity 20.07% 0.27% 0.14%
Return on assets 12.68% 0.08% (1.50%)
Return on invested capital 47.90% 4.61% 0.00%

Growth

Metric ESP OESX Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 4.95% 16.48% 7.92%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 28.81% 75.28% 27.37%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 10.71% (5.88%) 9.92%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric ESP OESX Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.35 0.16
Current ratio 2.50 1.54 2.31
Net debt to EBITDA (3.75) 19.06 0.26

Dividend

Metric ESP OESX Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Dividend yield 1.80% — 0.48%
Payout ratio 0.26 — 0.10

Size

Metric ESP OESX Electrical Equipment & Parts median
Market cap 171.04m 95.12m 157.22m

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